In this thriller we meet Laura ‘Lo’ Blacklock, a travel
journalist, on a night when she is alone in her apartment and about to be
robbed. In the middle of the night she
is awoken by sounds in her apartment and when she goes to investigate she is
locked inside her bedroom by the criminal.
Lo is about to
leave for an assignment of a lifetime on a week-long cruise on a luxury ship
for its maiden voyage which will help not only her career but also boost advertisement
for the ship. Lo is one of only a
small handful of journalists and potential investors to get this privilege so
even though she is traumatized by the robbery she insists on leaving for the
trip the next day.
Once onboard Lo
is overwhelmed by the luxury of the boat, the food and some of the people;
unfortunately, the glamour does not last.
The first night on the ship, Lo is again awakened in the middle of the
night but this time by a scream and a very loud splash. She runs to look out and swears she sees a
woman that was thrown overboard but when she sounds the alarm, all passengers
have been accounted for so everyone seems to think she is imagining
things. Can Lo convince someone to look
into this without losing her own mind or life?
My Thoughts:
Wow, this
book. It has been a long time since a
book was a real page turner for me but this one definitely was! “You want dinner? Why? I need to read this
book.” “You want me to come to work?
NO-I must read this book!” I also said
“holy crap” A LOT while reading this…there are so many twists and turns that
with every turn of the page you won’t know what to expect.
Lo is a great main
character and Ms. Ware is such an excellent writer that when Lo’s anxiety or
claustrophobia kicked in-I felt it too.
There were several times in this story that I found myself not breathing
or breathing too quickly right along he Ms. Blacklock because things were just
that intense and vivid for the reader.
For those who
like a twisting, intense thriller such as The Girl On the Train you will like
The Woman in Cabin 10 more. In TGOTT I
never really liked the main character so it was hard to root for her so I
wasn’t as invested nor did I enjoy the story as much as I did with this
one. Lo has her issues and sometimes I
doubted her sanity right along with everyone else but I liked her and wanted her
to be right. It makes a big difference
to me as a reader to like the main character and be able to root for her. I am also still sitting here hours later
contemplating the ending…wow, just wow!
5/5 stars
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Author's links:
website- http://www.ruthware.com/
Twitter- @ruthwarewriter
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