"When reclusive writer Leonora is invited to the English countryside for a weekend away, she reluctantly agrees to make the trip. But as the first night falls, revelations unfold among friends old and new, an unnerving memory shatters Leonora’s reserve, and a haunting realization creeps in: they are not alone in the woods."

Acquired via PaperBackSwap. (Unabridged on 8 CDs; read by Imogen Church)

Leonora is a 26-year-old writer, living alone. Out of the blue, she receives an email invitation to the hen (bachelorette) party of a past friend who she's not seen or spoken to in 10 years. Though initially reluctant, she eventually accepts the invitation, mostly out of curiosity. She heads off to the weekend getaway, located in a seemingly out-of-place glass house in the woods of the English countryside. Two days later, she wakes up in a hospital bed with a mild head injury, and only sketchy memories of the weekend. But someone is dead, and she has no initial memory of who it is or how it happened. And did she have something to do with it?

This is the second novel of Ruth Ware's that I've read, both of which tend to give the reader a somewhat eerie, disturbed feeling, yet it's subtle and not so straightforward. I read both books on audio, and I suspect that some of this has to do with the voice of the reader, Imogen Church (who seems to narrate all of Ware's books). She is a good narrator, and there's something about her voice that's unsettling, lending itself well to the suspense factor in Ware's novels. This is not necessarily an action-packed mystery thriller, but there's enough mystique and suspense to keep the reader guessing. While this may not be a perfect novel, I enjoyed it, and I liked the way the suspense unfolded. I've got a couple more of Ware's novels on my reading stack, and I look forward to those as well.

Sending off in an audio bookbox!

Caught in the audio bookbox.

released in the audio book box.

Taking this out of the audiobook box to enjoy. Thank you!