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A review by eyreibreathe
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
4.0
"I am the nanny in the Elincourt case, Mr. Wrexham. And I didn't kill that child." Things have gone horribly wrong for Rowan. When she stumbled upon the advert for the job, she couldn't help but be pulled in. A live-in nanny position in beautiful Scotland... and with the cherry of a generous salary on top. She's over the moon when she lands the position, but she soon learns there is something not quite right about Heatherbrae House. A "smart house" where everything is controlled at the touch of a button, where hidden cameras can watch every move...a house that is said to be haunted. And now a child is dead, and Rowan is being held for murder.
Ruth Ware's latest novel, The Turn of the Key, had me hooked almost immediately. Deliciously creepy and darkly atmospheric, it summoned up memories of whispering ghost stories in the dark on long-ago nights. It gave me the same chill, the same eerie foreboding as Ware dropped little snippets of foreshadowing at a perfect pace. I also loved how this book was written in the form of a letter to a lawyer, Rowan desperate for him to take up her case. The fact she was building the story slowly in a letter, a means of communication that would usually be much more concise, gave me the sense that there had to be a reason to all this slow-building detail - a feeling that every layer was important and must culminate in one explosiveness outcome, which made the book all the more compulsive. I just HAD to find out where it all led! Sure enough, it was a twisty ride, and I couldn't get enough. The reason this was a 4-star read for me rather than a 5 - and I'm going to keep this vague so as not to give anything away - is because there are a few details that didn't get resolved, and it left me hanging a little. All in all, though, it was a an addictively good read, and I will be recommending it.
Merged review:
"I am the nanny in the Elincourt case, Mr. Wrexham. And I didn't kill that child." Things have gone horribly wrong for Rowan. When she stumbled upon the advert for the job, she couldn't help but be pulled in. A live-in nanny position in beautiful Scotland... and with the cherry of a generous salary on top. She's over the moon when she lands the position, but she soon learns there is something not quite right about Heatherbrae House. A "smart house" where everything is controlled at the touch of a button, where hidden cameras can watch every move...a house that is said to be haunted. And now a child is dead, and Rowan is being held for murder.
Ruth Ware's latest novel, The Turn of the Key, had me hooked almost immediately. Wonderfully creepy and darkly atmospheric, it summoned up memories of whispering ghost stories in the dark on long-ago nights. It gave me the same chill, the same eerie foreboding as Ware dropped little snippets of foreshadowing at a perfect pace. I also loved how this book was written in the form of a letter to a lawyer, Rowan desperate for him to take up her case. The fact she was building the story slowly in a letter, a means of communication that would usually be much more concise, gave me the sense that there had to be a reason to all this slow-building detail - a feeling that every layer was important and must culminate in one explosiveness outcome, which made the book all the more compulsive. I just HAD to find out where it all led! Sure enough, it was a twisty ride, and I couldn't get enough. The reason this was a 4-star read for me rather than a 5 - and I'm going to keep this vague so as not to give anything away - is because there are a few details that didn't get resolved, and it left me hanging a little. All in all, though, it was a an addictively good read. A big thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!
Ruth Ware's latest novel, The Turn of the Key, had me hooked almost immediately. Deliciously creepy and darkly atmospheric, it summoned up memories of whispering ghost stories in the dark on long-ago nights. It gave me the same chill, the same eerie foreboding as Ware dropped little snippets of foreshadowing at a perfect pace. I also loved how this book was written in the form of a letter to a lawyer, Rowan desperate for him to take up her case. The fact she was building the story slowly in a letter, a means of communication that would usually be much more concise, gave me the sense that there had to be a reason to all this slow-building detail - a feeling that every layer was important and must culminate in one explosiveness outcome, which made the book all the more compulsive. I just HAD to find out where it all led! Sure enough, it was a twisty ride, and I couldn't get enough. The reason this was a 4-star read for me rather than a 5 - and I'm going to keep this vague so as not to give anything away - is because there are a few details that didn't get resolved, and it left me hanging a little. All in all, though, it was a an addictively good read, and I will be recommending it.
Merged review:
"I am the nanny in the Elincourt case, Mr. Wrexham. And I didn't kill that child." Things have gone horribly wrong for Rowan. When she stumbled upon the advert for the job, she couldn't help but be pulled in. A live-in nanny position in beautiful Scotland... and with the cherry of a generous salary on top. She's over the moon when she lands the position, but she soon learns there is something not quite right about Heatherbrae House. A "smart house" where everything is controlled at the touch of a button, where hidden cameras can watch every move...a house that is said to be haunted. And now a child is dead, and Rowan is being held for murder.
Ruth Ware's latest novel, The Turn of the Key, had me hooked almost immediately. Wonderfully creepy and darkly atmospheric, it summoned up memories of whispering ghost stories in the dark on long-ago nights. It gave me the same chill, the same eerie foreboding as Ware dropped little snippets of foreshadowing at a perfect pace. I also loved how this book was written in the form of a letter to a lawyer, Rowan desperate for him to take up her case. The fact she was building the story slowly in a letter, a means of communication that would usually be much more concise, gave me the sense that there had to be a reason to all this slow-building detail - a feeling that every layer was important and must culminate in one explosiveness outcome, which made the book all the more compulsive. I just HAD to find out where it all led! Sure enough, it was a twisty ride, and I couldn't get enough. The reason this was a 4-star read for me rather than a 5 - and I'm going to keep this vague so as not to give anything away - is because there are a few details that didn't get resolved, and it left me hanging a little. All in all, though, it was a an addictively good read. A big thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!