And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten—by the luxurious “smart” home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish Highlands, and by this. There's build up, and build up, and more build up. This is a novel for all mystery readers, especially those who want a little cringing with their reading. The only thing that vexed me about this book was the anticlimactic ending. —Fresh Air's Maureen Corrigan for The Washington Post "Let’s just say that if you’ve got an Echo, you’re going to unplug it as soon as you finish the book… What Ware does beautifully is infuse The Turn of the Key with a … In a letter written to a lawyer she hopes will defend her, she explains that the children she had met at the interview were not well-behaved, as she had been led to believe. I am officially done with Ruth Ware Ruth Ware spoiled me with her first book. i’ve heard a lot of mixed things about ruth ware in the past, but honestly this was pretty solid. We’d love your help. It's just that I struggled to finish it, because it was uninteresting, at least for me. The Turn of the Key takes place in an old home, Heatherbrae House, that has been restored faithfully in parts of it while other parts have been gutted and transformed into the most modern of homes. In “The Turn of the Key,” Ruth Ware does an excellent job of pulling the reader in and building suspense. To see what your friends thought of this book. You can unsubscribe at any time. The Turn of the Screw can be interpret, It's a tribute/retelling of The Turn of the Screw. I have read all her books except The Death of Mrs. Westaway (which is sitting here in my bookcase waiting to be read). There was a number of plot twists I could not have possibly seen coming. -_-, [ basically, it was a passive, off page reveal with an abrupt end. Admittedly, it gets a little long in the middle and I found myself wanting to hurry things along. Review: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Gallery Books, imprint of Simon & Schuster. Rowan Caine is the new nanny in a well-to-do household in Scotland. I waited and waited for the part that would freak me out but it didn't come at all. Having loved Ruth Ware's previous books I was looking forward to this one with great anticipation. Not only that, the features don't always work as intended or don't work at all, making the home seem like it's gone rogue. In the beginning of the book, Rowan is writing a letter to Mr. Wexham, begging for him to help her. The thing is she is not entirely blameless. All the stars for this one! Ruth Ware is very distinguished thriller writer, firmly on my go-to-author list because I've enjoyed all her books I've read so far. Ruth Ware is a No. Clues are seeded through the tale like poisonous plants that you only recognise when it's far too late. Vintage Ruth Ware.”, Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door, “A ghost story for the twenty-first century, a propulsive gothic thriller with characters you’ll really care about. While Ware is known for her sudden reversals, I promise you that you’ll never see the end of The Turn of the Key coming. It was like, here's the twist, do whatever you want with that info. The audiobook was quite well made, I'll give you that, because I don't think I would have finished it in paper form. Gothic, creepy, a house with a hideous history...OMG yes please!! The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware is my favorite thriller so far this year. I am quite inexperienced with thrillers, maybe this is how they usually go, however I was not pleased with this. She knows she’s made mistakes. Ware sets her tale in an old mansion that’s been renovated into “smart house.” Full of spellbinding menace and told in Ruth Ware’s signature suspenseful style, The Turn of the Key is an unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time. My edition of this book was published in the UK in April 2020, and in April 2020 the social media world went mad over this book. I just finished this book and love how uncomfortable and dreadful it is for most of it. 3 — loves haunted-house novels, especially “The Haunting of Hill House.” And the twist, well kind of surprising, but it just didn't lead the story anywhere. 1 New York Times bestselling author, and her fans are legion and loyal.”. She is looking for another post when she come across an incredible job as a live in Nanny for the Elincourt family, the parents Bill and Sandra are architects, living in the remote Scottish Highlands, and the pay for the post is unbelievable. I am quite inexperienced with thrillers, maybe this is how they usually go, however I was not pleased with this. The complete house is computer controlled. It's one of those opportunities that seems too good to be true: a job taking care of children in a high-tech mansion in the Scottish Highlands with an income that can't be matched. She has worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language and a press officer. Ruth Ware is a born storyteller. I had low expectations for this because I had heard such mixed things about Ruth Ware, but this was SO GOOD. Ruth Ware is a No. Which means someone else is. What happened in such a short time? The audiobook narrator does a great job with this book! Read with a blanket nearby, because you will get shivers up your spine The Turn of the Key is a brilliantly crafted, chilling suspense thriller. On one hand, the buildup is very slow and many of the “creepy” factors (which essentially things going bump in the night) can get repetitive without much action. How to download the “The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware” eBook online from the US, UK, Canada, and the rest of the world? I dare say even Henry James would be impressed.”, ‘The Turn of the Key’ represents a kind of full circle for me – because originally I wanted to set ‘In a Dark, Dark Wood’ in Scotland…, The main character in ‘The Turn of the Key’ has a nightmarish smart house, and an all-pervasive home management app called Happy (slogan: Home is where the Happy is!)
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