The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

Blurb:

"Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins. The sky is clear, the waters calm, and the veneered, select guests jovial as the exclusive cruise ship, the Aurora, begins her voyage in the picturesque North Sea. At first, Lo's stay is nothing but pleasant: the cabins are plush, the dinner parties are sparkling, and the guests are elegant. But as the week wears on, frigid winds whip the deck, gray skies fall, and Lo witnesses what she can only describe as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard. The problem? All passengers remain accounted for and so, the ship sails on as if nothing has happened, despite Lo's desperate attempts to convey that something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong."

My Review:

I am SHOOK. I have no words. Which obviously makes it hard when writing a review, but seriously y'all - just stop right here and go read The Woman in Cabin 10.

I don't even know where to start. I got into this story from the first page. No, I got into it from the blurb. My husband and I have been on three cruises together, and sure they were huge ships (one of them was the biggest passenger ship in the ocean) instead of a boutique-sized 10-cabin cruise, but we've always had a blast. There are activities all day long, trivia, nightly shows, all you can eat (and drink if you pay extra, which of course we always do), sunshine, laying out by the pool overlooking the ocean, excursions including swimming with dolphins and stingrays...ugh, I'm feeling nostalgic just thinking about it. But then you read about Lo and the Aurora - and let's just say our experiences were drastically different.

It's hard to talk about this book without giving anything away. I honestly don't want you to have any info - I didn't read a single review and didn't really remember the blurb. I straight up judged it by the cover and title alone (yes, I'm that person - but I guarantee you 9 times out of 10 I can accurately judge whether or not I will like a book based on these two things alone).

I was up until 2:30 am last night. Or this morning, I guess. I went to bed at 10 pm thinking I'll just read a little until I fell asleep because I had to get up at 5:30 am for yoga. HA! Ruth Ware had different plans for me. Instead, I stayed up freakishly late for a work night, kept my puppy up as well with the reading light, and then ran upstairs at TWO THIRTY IN THE FREAKING MORNING to tell my husband about this book (he was up late working since he has his own business - do business owners ever sleep?). Then I went to work and have told everyone about Lo and the Aurora and how freaking awesome this book was. So. Go read it.


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