the way that the part i remember most is when they mentioned spotify

I’ve heard a lot of mixed reviews for this one but whether you like this book or not, it all boils down to what you enjoy in mystery-thrillers. if you are looking for a tense, atmospheric and classic mystery murders that is fun time, I think that this delivers. But I do have to say that the reveals could have been more complex so if you’re looking for a mind-blowing mystery… maybe look somewhere else.

i do see why people would find this boring, i really do. But it was like a snowed-in murder movie with drama and I actually found myself excited to read it every time I picked it up. It is intense and can possibly be very triggering if you don’t know what you are getting into so… please read the content warnings at the end

I really liked that the character relationships focused more on camaraderie or the closeness you feel from spending a lot of time with certain people, while questioning those relationships at the same time. It’s present in the book that you start to question yourself enough but not too much that the focus of the story starts to go there. Though it was chilling (pun intended) to think about how the murders. This one might be an unpopular opinion but the perspectives that we got were both intriguing and slightly disturbing to read from once you get to the end.

The app part was a bit funny since it was basically an upgraded spotify that I actually laughed when they mentioned spotify in the book HAHA It made an interesting company dynamic though and the tech aspect had some merit to it. The reason this isn’t a 5-star book is because I didn’t like the sub plot in the story that was “revealed” at the end. We ALL knew it was coming and it wasn’t satisfying. By that point, the book was already done for me to be honest. Most of my attention span ended with that rock scene.

I really enjoyed Ruth Ware’s writing style so I might check out more of her books.

↣ It’s a bit slow moving but i really didn’t mind. I think this book delivered what it was supposed to deliver which was a cozy and atmospheric murder-thriller. I really don’t have much to complain about it because it was entertaining and tense when I wanted it to be. ↢

this was so popular in 2020 that i couldn’t get a copy for a year but here we are now

— 3.5 —
⇢ content warnings// Alcohol consumption, Asphyxia (suffocation), Avalanche (on-page & recounted, theme), Bullying, Death of family and friends, Minor Blood, Gore, and Dead Body depiction (described), Murder, Panic attacks & Flashbacks, Poisoning, Sexual assault, Suicide (discussed)


⤜ pre-read review ⤛

everyone's saying that this is their least favorite ruth ware book but it's ironic that this is the one that is the most intriguing to me :3

snowed in people after an avalanche + murder... like? COUNT ME IN.