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The Turn of the Key
The Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game, and The Death of Mrs. Westaway comes Ruth Wares highly anticipated fifth novel. A page-turning psychological thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.
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jamield1911
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Really good! I didn't have a clue what could have been going on. I changed my mind every chapter 🤣 the last page sent me sideways!

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Shemac77
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Way better than I was expecting. A little thriller a little gothic.

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Shemac77
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I haven‘t been all that enamored with any of her books; hopefully it changes with this one.

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quietlycuriouskate
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Mehso-so

Read for my local library's new book group. Oh dear, I found this contemporary re-write of "The Turn of the Screw" a bit meh. ? I liked /was unsettled by the Smart house idea, but it became a pile-up of implausibilities and the letter format doesn't work: why is she telling the lawyer how she does her hair? And I'm meant to believe she recalled all that reported speech?! As for the ending, don't start me. Could I put it down, though? I could not.

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DaniJ
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Heard lots of good things about this book, but agreed with the negative things I read. The ending seemed rushed and mashed together without much satisfaction.

Lots of spooky scenes and characters that make you shake your head.

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The.Great.Catsby
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After reading the Woman in Cabin 10 and In a Dark, Dark Wood, I thought I was done with Ruth Ware - not because I don't like her. I just think other authors do it better. But this surprised me. I really fell in love with Ellie! There were quite a few twists that I absolutely did not see coming. Also, I'd love a book with Jack as the main character. There's more there and I want answers.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

08.20.2023

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HiMyNames_Alyssa
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Mehso-so

This book was delightfully creepy at times with a twist I didn't see coming but took wayyy too long to get there and get to the point. It was a written series of letters, but that seemed to only make how long it was make less sense. ⭐️⭐️/5

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HiMyNames_Alyssa
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First line Friday:
"I know you don't know me but please, please, please you have to help me"

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DimeryRene
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Listening to this as I continue my year of rereading all of Ware‘s work. A bit boring to start.

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Kgaudiuso
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I enjoyed this book so much, but was SO disappointed at the end! I feel like I didn‘t get a proper ending and a resolve. Ugh. Why did you have to do that to me Ruth Ware?!

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BarkingMadRead
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Whoa. #thatendingthough my #authoramonth selection is done!! @Soubhiville

dabbe The ending bugs me! It's not enough! 😧 11mo
BarkingMadRead @dabbe it was definitely abrupt! What happens to Rachel? I need to know! 11mo
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Karisimo
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This had been in my TBR pile for a long time so I'm thankful for #AuthorAMonth and @soubhiville for giving me the push I needed to pick it up. In the end it wasn't for me (didn't like the MC at all) and I probably won't read any more Ruth Ware, but I'm glad to have an informed opinion now!

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BarkingMadRead
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Y‘all. Everything hurts and I‘m dying. I rode 51 miles on my peloton today and have 49 to do tomorrow, so it‘s time for a bath and a book. The hubs is making me a pina colada, and it‘s relaxation time! #myfannyhurts #howwillievergetdownthestairs #imayhavetoscootdownonmysorefanny #sendhelp

Soubhiville Wow, go you! I‘m very impressed! Enjoy your relaxation time, you deserve it. 11mo
Cortg That‘s a long ride! 11mo
marleed Wow! I‘ve never ridden a peloton, but my son is obsessed with his and specific classes. He goest to NYC to film for NYE (tough job but someone has to do it!), and he was most excited to attend a live class. I hope your bath is soothing! 11mo
BarkingMadRead @marleed that is so cool! I want to do a live ride in NYC, but I haven‘t managed to get into one yet, and I live in SC so I can‘t really do the waitlist. I‘ll have my day eventually! 11mo
marleed @BarkingMadRead Well to his major disappointment the SW Airlines issues happened that week. Sure enough he was flying there via SWA. He still got there but had to fly to New Jersey and Uber to Manhattan forcing him to miss his opportunity for the live class! He was so close, but hard to really pity a dude wandering TimesSquare with a press pass on NYE! 11mo
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Melismatic
Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware
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Mehso-so

Ok, so now three Ware novels under my belt, I can firmly say her brand of mystery isn‘t for me. This had a fun set up that took *ages* to get cooking. The turn (of the screw) wasn‘t much of a leap or a surprise. The dangling of a carrot isn‘t good suspense to me because all things being true, Rowan isn‘t a character you want to root for throughout. I probably liked this best but wish it was more…*more*. #AuthorAMonth

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BarkingMadRead
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dabbe
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#AuthoraMonth @Soubvihille A modern rewrite of Henry James's THE TURN OF THE SCREW, this book takes us to the highlands of Scotland where a nanny in charge of three girls is in jail for a murder that she writes (to an attorney) she didn't commit. Fast-paced, slow in the middle, weird noises, a Happy house app that terrifies, a perhaps haunted house, this book has it all. After laying out a well-plotted story, though, the ending felt a bit rushed.

IndoorDame I remember listening to this on audio on a particularly atmospheric winter night. Maybe I need to listen to all thrillers on audio in the dark to properly appreciate them 🤔 11mo
dabbe @IndoorDame Atmosphere is everything to a thriller, but I don't know if I could listen. I might get even more scared! 🤣 11mo
IndoorDame @dabbe I like the being scared, but I usually only do audio at night if I know I can stay up late to finish. I‘m not brave enough to go to sleep before the story ends 🤣🤣 11mo
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Andrew65
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A difficult book to review. It was set up well initially, but was then so slow paced that at times I could only read in small sections. The ending was much better but I feel it had more potential than it achieved. Overall a soft pick.
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

7th book finished for #AwesomeApril

dabbe I just finished this last night and TOTALLY agree with all you've said. I also found the ending extremely rushed; I could barely keep up with all that was happening. After the slowness of the middle part, it was a bit disconcerting. 11mo
Andrew65 @dabbe Good to see I‘m not alone with my thoughts on this, and I definitely agree about the ending feeling rushed, and almost felt short changed. (edited) 11mo
dabbe @Andrew65 “Short-changed“ is an excellent term for it. And I wanted more at the end, like where did she end up? I have an idea, but still. Sometimes I do like answers carved in stone! 🤣 11mo
Andrew65 @dabbe Me too, I hate open ended books. You are the author, tell me the end of the story. (edited) 11mo
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Madison91
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This was the last Ruth ware book I‘ve read, and it‘s not as good as some of her others but it‘s still an above average read

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Jenken1998
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Mehso-so

I am working on my ridiculous TBR this year. So you will see many older books being posted. I promise im going to make a huge dent in my shelves. 😁. This one..eh.. It was a slow start.. picked up and got me interested in the middle.. fell flat after the twist.. which i did not guess ahead of time.. then was figureoutable. Lots of unreliable characters. I give it 🗝🗝🗝

Cortg I‘m all about the older books! I just can‘t keep up with the current reads 😂 1y
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Nessavamusic
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This was an entertaining twisty thriller about a nanny accused of murder and a possibly haunted house. Lots of secrets are uncovered so I suggest going in blind if possible. The audiobook is a solid production as well. I‘m not sure how I feel about the ending though, still thinking about it. 4⭐️
#bookspinbingo - 1st bingo of the month!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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candc320
Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware
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This was a really solid modern gothic tale of secrets, lies, and murder. I loved the overall formatting - our main character writing to a lawyer asking for help and telling her story after a devastating occurrence - and trying to figure out exactly what did happened. Great narrator too! 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫 #scarathlon2022 #teamslaughter #boomspinbingo #outstandingoctober #bookishbingo #octoberbookbingo (coffee shop) continued in comments…

candc320 Cont‘d: #spookoween #pointsathon #autumnbingo2022 (Gothic/Noir) #bodycountbingo (unexpected killer) #littenlisten (Longer than 10 hours 1y
TheSpineView Excellent 1y
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KarenUK
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Mehso-so

A gothic atmosphere with a clever suspension of tension, I enjoyed this, but it fell a bit flat with it‘s rushed ending. The high tech home management system was a fun addition, and Rowan made for a believable narrator. But I started to feel some of the tropes of the genre got repetitive. Unsettling noise here…unexplained doors/windows opening there…creepy kids, unfriendly housekeeper etc. A fun read, but not particularly memorable or unique.

Cinfhen Yeah, Ruth Ware isn‘t a favorite of mine 😬 1y
KarenUK @Cinfhen Her writing is fine… just no surprises with the stories, and the characters aren‘t memorable enough. I‘m just over mystery thrillers right now. I think🤷‍♀️.Except I can‘t wait to read the third murder club! Those characters are just lovely! 💕 1y
Cinfhen Agreed about the Thursday Murder gang/ it‘s the characters more than the mystery that keeps you so engaged!!! 1y
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suvata
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TBR since March 12, 2019

Undoubtedly my favorite Ruth Ware book so far. It checked all the boxes: eerie, dark, haunting and creepy to the last page.

When she stumbles across the ad, she‘s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss—a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten. Until …

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Pageturner1
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I wasn‘t for sure at first how I was going to like this book. It came through with its twist and turns and had suspense. It kept me curious waiting for the end.

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TEArificbooks
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Well, I am never going to take a nanny job.

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Eva_B
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This is my first Ruth Ware. And it won‘t be my last. It was great. I read it in one day! A creepy yet compulsive read

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Macnjen
Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware

Great audio narration, good story, though it felt rushed to end.

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camilla_788
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A fantastic thriller. I was hooked from the very beginning.

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ChelsAH10
Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware
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No better place to start a #RuthWare book than in the hospital. 😒

aa_guer2021 Sucks you are at the hospital 🏥 but at least the book is a good one! In a creepy way… 2y
ChelsAH10 @aa_guer2021 for real!! I love love love Ruth Ware. If you like her, check out Leslie Kara ♥️ 2y
aa_guer2021 @ChelsAH10 oooh, will do & thank you! 😁 2y
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Nalbuque
Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware
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Whoa. This was eerily good. Think Bly Manor, with Turn of the Screw, with a bit of crime feel in there… to me it ended a bit abruptly, and even when there was 20 min left on my audio I kept thinking “HOWS THIS GONNA END SO SOON”?! But it‘s prob for the best, quit while you‘re ahead, right? Recommend it for fans of mild horror and suspense 🤘🏽

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xicanti
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I loved this #NewYearWhoDis pick! Ware takes the reader fully inside her protagonist‘s world, and it‘s a creepy, tense, relatable ride. (Freaking out over footsteps in the nonexistent room above your head is a universal experience, yes?) I figured out what was going on, but I was so immersed in the atmosphere that that didn‘t hurt my enjoyment even a little bit.

Laughterhp Oh I listened to this one on audio too! I really like the narrator. 2y
xicanti @Laughterhp she did a great job! 2y
AvidReader25 I thought this one was so good! 2y
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xicanti @AvidReader25 I‘m excited to read more of her stuff now. 2y
AvidReader25 @xicanti she‘s very hit or miss for me. I think I‘ve read all of her books now and some are great and others are average. 2y
xicanti @AvidReader25 I‘ll keep that in mind. 2y
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xicanti
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I did some #audioknitting yesterday in company with this creepy #NewYearWhoDis book. The fox has a second eye!

The blurbs don‘t tout THE TURN OF THE KEY as a retelling of THE TURN OF THE SCREW, but that‘s what it is, right? I haven‘t read the original book, but I did watch THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR and this seems to have a lot of similarities with that. (No lesbians yet, alas. I always hope there‘ll be lesbians and/or bi women in a cast.)

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lenaars
Mehso-so

Started off slowly building the suspense and made me quite invested in the main character's story, but the ending just ruined it completely. I found it quite predictable and anticlimactic, as well as rushed for whatever reason. Still tension building and character building remain the strongest points of this book for me.

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paramegan
Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware

Back after so long!! Finally getting back into reading after months without 😅 Crazy since you'd think lockdown would've had me reading more but nope! So much going on - I graduated college!!! 🥳 Starting grad school in the Spring and made a promise to myself to read more and retrain my brain away from my phone and back to my books!! So excited to be back hopefully 2022 will be better weather for us all.

Librarybelle Congratulations and welcome back! 2y
paramegan @Librarybelle thank you!! 2y
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behudd
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I don‘t often read books like this, but this one makes me want to! Finishing it at work was hilarious as multiple coworkers asked me if I was ok as the story wrapped up 😂 Ware crafts a lot of twists - some I guessed & some I did not - and I enjoyed the ride for sure! This is a book club book, and I‘m glad, as always, for the push to read different genres.Also, the audiobook was incredible. Highly recommend experiencing the book that way.

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Sunday is always my day to start a new book. I just rarely remember to post it 🤷‍♀️

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BookishGirl06
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Mehso-so

I finished a #bookspin pick. It was ok but I didn‘t really get into the story. The reveal about Rowan felt kind of silly and the ending doesn‘t feel real.

TheAromaofBooks I've had mixed results with Ware's books. 2y
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BookishGirl06
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“Dear Mr. Wrexham, I know you don‘t know me but please, please, please you have to help me “. Interesting #firstlinefridays

ShyBookOwl Oh I've been considering this as a Spooktober read! 2y
BookishGirl06 @ShyBookOwl it‘s an ok book but the ending is just unrealistic IMO 2y
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rsteve388
Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware
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#OnSale #Audiobooks #Scarathlon2021 #TeamSlaughter

I listened to this on Audiobook and it is excellent in that format. Highly recommend if you like audiobooks.

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BookishGirl06
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One of my #bookspin pics for the month. Sounds interesting enough. Think I tried one of this other authors books, but didn‘t make it very far into it

TheAromaofBooks I've had mixed results with her books. 2y
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jenniferw88
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Day 29 of #tbrpile.

Allylu Ruth Ware! I‘m a fan! 2y
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sparrowssavvy
Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware
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While I loved the concept of a retelling of The Turn of the Screw as a mystery, there was something missing from this for me. The unique format of this as a letter was super cool. The twists were quite good as well, especially the ending, which I thought was a really solid conclusion and one I didn‘t see coming. I plowed through the first half and then kind of stuttered through for the last half.

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Jari-chan
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I really got into the atmosphere in this one. It's not as strong as the other books I read by Ware so far, but still enjoyable, and especially the endI thought was well done. Rowan is not really a heroine one would like, but to me it was all part of the story. Like we're not supposed to like her, but to rethink her actions and thoughts. And that made the story more believable and real to me.

@TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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Jari-chan
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Managed my first #BookSpinBingo 😁 Hopefully, I'll be able to clear the board this month, too. Not sure about the Free spots, though... Well, I'll keep reading 😄

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay bingo!!!! 3y
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Jari-chan
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My print books for August - another month with quite a lot of ebooks planned 🙈 At least this reading month already starts better than July did 🎉

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BoleyBooks
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚 #boleybooks #turnofthekey #ruthware #bookbeast #bookjoy #readwithme
What are you reading? 😊

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Jemgirl2014
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Oh, my God! This is so exciting! This is my favorite book by her. I can't wait to see its film adaptation!

Pageturner1 I know what book i am reading next. Its on my TBR. 3y
Jemgirl2014 @Pageturner1 It's sooo good! 😃 3y
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