There are only glimpses, and the actual horror never materializes. The first Ruth Ware book does have a few hints of horror, however, if you do not like horror novels, the book is safe to read. The location is usually one from where the main characters can’t easily escape, and, of course, they will invariably end up rubbing each other the (very) wrong way.

In fact, the author was often compared to Agatha Christie (whom she looks up to a lot) by many readers. The people are put in a confined space where they have to deal with each other whether they like it or not. The whole setting is in the glass house, in a locked-room style of situation that strongly reminds me of Agatha Christie’s work. The story, indeed, starts with a hen party, where Leonora (Nora), a reclusive crime book author is invited to a party during a weekend. This gave Ruth an idea for a book, and she went with it. She wrote her debut novel after a discussion with a friend, where her friend mentioned that she’d never read a psychological thriller set on a hen night (bachelorette party). Those books were released by Hodder’s Children Books. She did write a fantasy series for young adults under the name Ruth Warburton. Ruth wrote stories her whole life, including during her teen years, however, most of those works are in her cupboard never to see the light of day. Later, going back home, she moved to North London, where she began working as a waitress, then a bookseller, an English teacher, as well as a foreign language and a press officer. She went to Manchester University, following which he moved to Paris. She grew up in Lewes, Sussex, on the south coast of England. Ruth Ware was born in 1977 in West Sussex, UK.

A Witch Alone (Winter Trilogy #3), 2013.

A Witch in Love (Winter Trilogy #2), 2013.

A Witch in Winter (Winter Trilogy #1), 2013.Writing as Ruth Warburton Winter Trilogy Series Snowflakes, 2020 (short story contributed to the Hush series).

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