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Just finished One by One by Ruth Ware

songbird — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:44:02 GMT

That writer has done it again. Author of Death of Mrs Westaway and Turn of the Key has this new book out. Exciting book, fast narrative with the point of view of two characters. Set in a French Chalet with an avalanche looming. Enjoyed this.

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RetRN — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:44:53 GMT

I just read it too and loved it.

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LindaSal — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:25:46 GMT

Thanks for posting. I like to read a variety of books and am always looking for a new author !

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FranandZoe — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 13:59:41 GMT

I've read her from her first book. I don't get her lately. One By One is a definite rip off of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. And The Turn of the Key is based on Henry James' The Turn of the Screw. Disappointed in her.

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pateacher — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:16:36 GMT

I finished this book over the weekend.

I enjoyed it very much.

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sunala — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 17:45:29 GMT

I started it about a month ago. I'm not saying I loved it or hated it, but I didn't have much desire to get back to it, so it's about maybe 20% finished. It's a library book on my Kindle and as long as I don't refresh the Kindle, it will remain there. I was starting to get confused with all the different characters, which is a problem I seem to have when there are more than a couple of people in the book. I try to remember them by descriptions such as "ratty black dress" and "choppy blonde haircut," but it doesn't work all that well.

I may go back to it sometime, but I don't think I'll miss it if I don't.

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roeroe1005 — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:57:23 GMT

Thanks for the review. I'll put it on my TBR list at our local library.

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Epicurean — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:49:51 GMT

I'm about 30% into the his book and I'm hating it. I loved her other ones. I'll finish tho,hopefully it will get better.

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1Snickers — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:54:45 GMT

I just got on the list for One by One at the library for my I pad. There's a 6 month wait! 🙁

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CareBears — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 22:05:37 GMT

I started this book this morning, about 1/2 through, I do not hate it, and look forward to finishing!

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songbird — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:33:57 GMT

@sunala @Epicurean You won't regret it going back to it. The last half of the book will not let up.

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songbird — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:35:17 GMT

@CareBears wrote:
I started this book this morning, about 1/2 through, I do not hate it, and look forward to finishing!

the last half of the book is a runaway train....

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number one queen — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 02:30:26 GMT

ONE BY ONE,by Ruth Ware was great I read most of it in one setting! Action packed! I loved it. Fast paced didn't drag on.

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sunala — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 04:58:37 GMT

Well, I returned it, but I may still have it on my Kindle if I didn't renew it yet. If so, I'll read it when I'm done with the book I'm presently reading.

I'm so glad that you all enjoyed it so much. Maybe I will too!

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sunala — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 00:17:21 GMT

@sunala wrote:
Well, I returned it, but I may still have it on my Kindle if I didn't renew it yet. If so, I'll read it when I'm done with the book I'm presently reading.

I'm so glad that you all enjoyed it so much. Maybe I will too!

I did return it so I'm now on the waitlist. We'll see if I'll like it the next time around.

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icezeus — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 20:33:13 GMT

I am not a Ruth Ware Fan, but this title and storyline sounded interesting. I must be a sucker for punishment, because I requested it from my Library. I am number 91 on the list.

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HB glamma — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:26:30 GMT

Help! I didn’t get the ending?!?!
Was Erin a victim, or part of it? I thought it was kind of dumb.

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Alter Ego — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 01:43:04 GMT

@HB glamma wrote:
Help! I didn’t get the ending?!?!
Was Erin a victim, or part of it? I thought it was kind of dumb.

Was there any particular reason you thought so? I didn't get that impression at all, but maybe I missed something.

I just remember the ending dragging on and on. I'm used to Ware having a little twist at the end, but didn't feel like there was anything in this one. I even actively thought that - like, why add all that extra junk in there? That's why I'm wondering if I missed anything - like I was expecting Erin to have murdered her boyfriend, but that wasn't the case. I definitely thought it was an odd ending that went on way too long. At one point I saw there were still three /four hours left and I had no idea how she could actually fill the time!!

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beckyb1012 — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:37:34 GMT

With only 100 pages remaining this book is only going to be one that I can say, yes I read it. It is just a book so far, not really bad but not really good either. Maybe I will feel differently by the final page.

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kaydee50 — Mon, 09 Nov 2020 14:42:20 GMT

I'm just about finished this one also. My first book by her. A little too "contemporary" for me and some illogical situations but I may try another one by her.