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  • By: Ruth Ware
  • Narrated by: Imogen Church
  • Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (187 ratings)

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The Woman in Cabin 10

By: Ruth Ware
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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This was meant to be the perfect trip. The northern lights. A press launch on a luxury cruise ship. A chance for travel journalist Lo Blackwood to recover from a traumatic break-in that has left her on the verge of collapse and to work out what she wants from her relationship.

Except things don't go as planned. Woken in the night by screams, Lo rushes to her window to see a body thrown overboard from the next-door cabin. But the records show that no one ever checked in to that cabin, and no passengers are missing from the boat.

Exhausted, emotional and increasingly desperate, Lo has to face the fact that her sleep problems might be driving her mad, or she is trapped on a boat with a murderer - and she is the sole witness....

©2016 Ruth Ware (P)2016 Random House Audiobooks

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Good story but awful narration

What did you like best about The Woman in Cabin 10? What did you like least?

I enjoyed this book overall, even though the main protagonist, Lo Blacklock, was unbelievably annoying at times. I found myself screaming at her when she did yet another inept thing. There was a good twist at the end, although I had worked it out and was not surprised. This book was let down by the narration. Imogen Church overdid the dramatic bit, increasing my irritation. I suspect that I would have enjoyed this book more if I had read it rather than listening to it. The book begins with Lo Blacklock waking up one night with an intruder in her home. This is not particularly relevant to the plot, other than underlining that she is neurotic, although one should not be dismissive of mental illness and she does take medication for an anxiety disorder. This is partly why no one believes her when she thinks that someone has been murdered in the eponymous cabin 10, the cabin next to hers on an exclusive small cruise ship. Lo has been invited in the maiden voyage in her capacity as a travel writer. The rest of the guests are also from the press, and they are all awful. The only vaguely likable character is Lo's boyfriend Judah, but his is a bit-part only.

What could Ruth Ware have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

I think the book could have been shortened and more tightly edited. Some of the dramatization was over done.

Which character – as performed by Imogen Church – was your favourite?

None. I did not like her reading at all.

Did The Woman in Cabin 10 inspire you to do anything?

Scream.

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It was lacking something

I couldn't finish this. I felt that the author missed something. She went from hearing a splash in the water to immediately concluding there had been a murder. That was odd. Where was the build up of suspician or evidence. Really disappointed.

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That was OK, but wouldn't recommend

Would you consider the audio edition of The Woman in Cabin 10 to be better than the print version?

I only heard the audio version, have not seen the printed book. and I don't think I would be more interested in either of them. Idea is interesting, but not original.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The book made me very annoyed sometimes hearing the main heroine being always not sure, not been able to do something, always stressed and depressed. In the end whatever happened to her was the result of some very stupid actions; and then for another couple of chapters she would sit and think how stupid she was....

Any additional comments?

It was not a complete waste of time, but i would not recommend it to anybody.

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Irritating on many levels.

If this book had not been an Audible version, I wouldn’t have bothered finishing it.
The character of Laura “Lo” Blacklock is a whiney whinging pain in the butt. So okay she is attacked in her own home, but do we have to keep having her say how stupid she is? I don’t like the format of the book.....I don’t like the expectation that this supposedly “boutique” purpose built cruise ship on it’s maiden voyage is a rabbit Warren of secret passages and “below stairs” pokeyness and drabness. This supposed journalist’s cruise is what in the trade is known as an educational, and yet it is supposed to last for a week? That, in my experience, is way beyond reality.....more like overnight if you’re lucky.
Too many disbelievable parts or episodes or experiences in this book to make it any enjoyable read......and I really hated (no it isn’t too strong a word for what I felt) the narrator of this book. The character voices are bad, or irritating, or ridiculous. Lo’s Brooklyn raised boyfriend, Judah, comes across as a very poor cross between a budget American sit com character and some-one straight from the screen version of a Mario Puzo novel. I feel that for me it was a major achievement to have actually listened right to the end......and then it was like the author had finished the book, but decided that she wanted to add a bit more but couldn’t be bothered filling in the gaps, so just wrote one more chapter which jumped ahead three months and didn’t explain anything from the time in between.
In summary....it is horrible! It’s a pity to waste a star on any of it.

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OMG kill me now

This book was so slow. At the start it was promising but quickly became the book you had to finish because you paid for it.
When the end came it was a relief thank god it was over.

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Unlikable Heroine

Had to discover the mystery, so I held on. This was after my patience had run out.

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Interesting

It’s a great murder mystery and very interesting when it comes to finding who did it.

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  • Mel
  • 19-06-2023

Poorly written

I hate to leave bad reviews but this book in particular had me frustrated. After seeing many promising reviews I am left disappointed by the poor story line, plot holes and just general lack of interest I felt for this book. Even in the reveals I felt underwhelmed and so many points were left unexplained or just don’t make sense. It had potential but missed the mark unfortunately

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disappointing

considering it's overall high ratings, this one was a bit of a disappointment for me. I thought the storyline was a bit predictable while at the same time unrealistic. Having said that, I was compelled to keep listening without much of a break!

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Intense!

I found the story a bit slow to get into, however pursued the read and, wow, did not expect the outcome! A who-done-it tale which kept me hooked until the end.

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