Thanks to the holidays, I got lots of reading done in November and December! My final total for the year was 44, so in 2014…
The Shadow of the Wind
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![THE IT GIRL by Ruth Ware (@gallerybooks #gifted) • I’m always excited for a new Ruth Ware novel, and in general, I enjoyed this one! I also think it would be a great read to cozy up with this winter.
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I loved the premise and the campus setting of this book. I felt transported to Oxford and I appreciated Hannah’s awe at being a student there. I would have felt the same way in her shoes. Reading this made me look back fondly at my college days, but I do not miss the days of classes and essays and exams!
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I did think this book could have been 50-100 pages shorter. Ruth Ware’s books are so readable, that even though I wished the plot would have moved a little faster, I still wanted to keep turning the pages. Although it’s not replacing THE TURN OF THE KEY as my favorite Ruth Ware book, I still thought this was an enjoyable read. And I would just like to note that I had a couple guesses as to who the killer was, and I wasn’t entirely wrong! I rarely guess correctly when I’m reading thrillers, so I was lowkey proud of myself for figuring it out, although it’s probably pretty obvious to a lot of people, lol 😅
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Have you read this one or is it on your TBR?
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