In a dark, dark wood

I just finished reading In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. I recommend this novel to anyone who loves the mystery thriller genre. I gave it 5 stars on Goodreads.

This was the second book I have read by this author, the other one being The Woman in Cabin 10. This one was similar in its ability to build suspense and keep the reader guessing. The pieces didn’t start to fall in place until the end.

I couldn’t quite predict who did it because the motive didn’t make sense. I think that’s the real key to mystery. If the reader can’t figure out a motive, then the whole crime makes no sense. Once you’ve figured out everyone’s motive, you know who the killer probably is. The character is going through this in her own mind as well. It’s probably how most real crimes are solved, come to think of it. Motive creates the criminal in most cases.

The book is written from a more traditional single character point of view, rather than jumping from mind to mind (multicharacter point of view), which is something I have gotten used to in books like Gone Girl and The Paris Apartment. I don’t mind, but I have a growing love for multiple points of view, probably because in real life I’m always trying to figure out what other people are thinking. I’ve been pretty surprised a few times by real people.

Give it a go. I think you will enjoy this book.

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Read any books by Ruth Ware? Do you like books written in single character point of view or multicharacter point of view? Have any great book suggestions? Let me know in the comments, and please like, share, and subscribe!