Wow! Every one of Ruth ware’s books always seem to get better and better! I loved how unique this premise was. Often with thrillers, they can seem always the same. Would recommend

Excellent as always. Ruth Ware is one of the most consistent writers out there. A recommended first purchase for collections where thrillers are popular.

This was very interesting book. It sucked you in page 1 and did let go until the very end. I can't wait to own this book!

Thanks so much to Gallery Books for the chance to read and review this book prior to release.

I was SO excited for this book. As a huge Ruth Ware fan (I've read almost all of her books), I couldn't wait to see what she would come up with next and a thriller about a husband/wife IT hacker duo sounded so fun and fresh!

When Jack finds her husband dead in their home after a normal day of work, all eyes are on her! She will do whatever it takes to prove her innocence and solve the mystery of who killed him.

While I thought the premise was a great idea, the execution seemed a little less exciting than I had hoped. Without giving any spoilers, most of the book just dragged on and I was so hopeful for a big dramatic ending that unfortunately didn't come.

Overall, it was still an enjoyable read that I'm glad I read, but I just was left feeling like it was lacking her signature twists or drama.

This book will be available for purchase on June 20th!

I can't remember the last time a thriller made me cry. This one did several times. I truly felt Jack's anguish. An amazing story.

YES! As a long time Ruth Ware fan, this is the kind of book I love and expect from a favorite author.

It takes a while to unwind the clues, but the start of the story is as good as any action movie. Jack (Jacintha) is our heroine and she has to work against time to solve the death of her husband as she has become the number one suspect for the police. Armed with a few friends and her natural abilities and professional training, Jack does her best to evade the authorities and solve the important questions - not just Who, but WHY

If you love your heroines smart and capable, love an action packed and believable thriller, or just want to learn about the coolest job you never heard of, Zero Days is for you! Bring on the movie producers, I am ready to watch this on the big screen too!
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Ruth Ware does it again! Suspenseful thriller full of twists and turns. She really follows in the tradition of Agatha Christie. Strong main character that you are rooting for right from the beginning. Loved it.

Zero Days is a return to form for the author. I read her debut, In a Dark, Dark Wood, when it first came out, and loved it. Every one of her books since has been kind of meh/disappointing. This one, however, was fantastic! It reads like a movie, an action packed thriller up against the clock. Full of red herrings to keep you guessing, and a believable narrator on the run from the cops trying to prove her innocence. Highly recommended.

I’m a fan of Ruth Ware and although I enjoyed the book her main character Jack reminded me of Lisbeth Salander from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I needed a little more development on Gabe. There was too little information about him. I became tired of Jack’s plight near the middle of the story. More interaction with other characters would have been more effective.

I always eagerly anticipate Ruth Ware’s next book. I was intrigued first by the cover. It’s very ominous and spooky. Then I was drawn in by the adrenaline inducing first chapter. After that, I was held captive to the storytelling.

Gabe and his wife, Jack, are pen testers; they stress test security systems to make sure nobody can breach the system. Jack does the physical job of breaking into buildings to see how secure they are, and Gabe does the tech side of things. During one such pen test, Jack gets caught and ends up at the police station. After many hours of interrogation, she is allowed to return home. She finds her husband dead and becomes the prime suspect. She makes the rash decision to run so she can clear her name and find the real killer. Why would anyone want to kill Gabe?

There are many clever plot twists and I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. I definitely give this 5 stars. Thank you, NetGalley and Gallery books for the advanced copy.

Wow! Couldn't put this one down!
The story certainly had the typical elements of a who-dun-it when the husband is brutally murdered and the overwhelming suspect is the wife. However, Ware puts her modern-day twist on the story, involving computers, hacking and the mysteries of the dark web.
Sure, you had to suspend belief that the main character was able to survive with what appeared to be insurmountable physical issues but that only added to excitement and thrill of the story. It was fast-paced and a whirlwind of actions that didn't disappoint. The author, once again, succeeded in keeping me going until I finished it, all in one sitting!

Talk about a propulsive read! I could not put this down. I wasn’t even *that* upset when my infant decided she would only sleep in my arms from 3-7am, because it meant I could keep reading this book! So that says a lot. I thought the premise was interesting, the stakes were high, and the pacing was on point. The characters were slightly less fleshed out than I’d like, and the writing sometimes felt flat/repetitive. Like, the main character kept describing the pain/wound in her side but somehow was able to complete near superhuman feats of athleticism (?) over and over. And her internal conversation with her husband was the same lines over and over as well. She didn’t have much of a personality to speak of, but I was interested to find out what would happen.

Unfortunately, I picked out the culprit from a mile away. It was way too obvious, the author dropped some major hints. The reasoning behind WHY the person did this was less obvious, but it wasn’t super interesting. Also, I find hacking/dark web explanations to be an easy out.

I’d call this a solid 3.5, rounding up to 4. Thank you to NetGalley and Gallery Books for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

Book: Zero Days
Author: Ruth Ware
Publisher: Gallery Books
Pub Date: June 20, 2023

This did not seem like a Ruth Ware book at all to me. It was definitely not my favorite book by her but it was a very good book. Just a classic husband dies, wife is framed, wife runs to discover who the killer is. No surprises at all but it was well written and just a good solid read. No twists or surprises really. The end is all wrapped up with a pretty bow. But again it was just a standard story and you really didn’t expect any more than what you got. It sounds bad but it’s not. It is a very easy read.

Thank you Gallery Books and NetGalley for this sneak peak! Publication date is June 20, 2023.

A long-time fan of Ruth Ware, I decided to go into this one blind -- no synopsis! About 30% in, I almost considered not finishing it -- the main character was making irrational decisions (despite the already irrational situations she was, unfortunately, found in) and *stuff* didn't seem to be happening at a great pace. However, what saved me was the mysterious countdown to zero days. I had no clue what the countdown was to -- and that wonder of "what's going to happen at the end of all this?" had me hooked.

Overall, the book ended up taking a pretty wild ride. While a chunk of it was entirely expected from the outset (for me, anyway), much of it I couldn't possibly have deduced, not least for my lack of technological knowledge. I ended up really, really enjoying this book, and even shed a few tears at the end, which is unheard of for me and thrillers.

While I had high hopes for Ware's newest thriller, I was left underwhelmed. Some parts of the book were too technical and I skimmed through quickly. I kept waiting for a huge twist that just never came. It was a solid read, but let me wanting more.

I'm not sure this could be considered a thriller, as it didn't have a lot of twists & turns and it was obvious who the culprit was from the start. I did enjoy seeing how the main character was able to use social engineering to gain access to forbidden places and manipulate people into giving her information. Overall an okay read but not Ruth Ware's best.

I'm a fan of Ruth Ware's other books and thoroughly enjoyed Zero Days, too. It took a bit for me to really get into it, but once things picked up, it was nonstop suspense!

Jack and her husband, Gabe, are pen testers. They break into offices to test the company’s security systems. One night after job that ended badly, Jack was detained by the police for questioning - which was actually common in her line of work. When she was finally released and she made it home, she found her husband had been murdered. While being questioned by the police, Jack realizes that she is the most likely suspect, so she goes on the run. Her main objective is to find her husband's killer, knowing that if she can't prove that someone else killed him, she'll most likely end up in prison.

Once Jack goes on the run, it's really nonstop action with lots of nail-biting moments. Jack is super smart, and the details about hacking, the dark web and bitcoin made the story even more interesting. Lots of twists and turns - a great thriller!

This book had me completely hooked by the story of Jack and her abilities. Read in one night I couldn't put it down!! Zero Days was an excellent suspense that truly kept me guessing. The plot was executed so good, it was fast-paced the entire time, and it never slowed down.

Zero Days by Ruth Ware

Hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are the best penetration specialists in the business. But after a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, Jack arrives home to find her husband dead. To add to her horror, the police are closing in on their suspect—her.

Suddenly on the run and quickly running out of options, Jack must decide who she can trust as she circles closer to the real killer in this unputdownable and heart-pounding mystery from an author whose “propulsive prose keeps readers on the hook and refuses to let anyone off until all has been revealed”

This book kept me reading deep into the night. I was completely hooked by the story of Jack and her abilities. Zero Days was an excellent suspense that truly kept me guessing.

Published on June 20

Jack and her husband, Gabe, are pen testers. They break into offices to test the company’s physical and computer security. After a job went awry, Jack was detained by the police for questioning. They reluctantly released her, and she found her husband dead at home. The police asked her to come back and answer some more questions. She feared being targeted as a suspect and would be detained, so she decided to run. She is determined to find out who murdered her husband, but she is afraid that she is already familiar with the killer.

Ruth Ware is one of those authors I auto-read even though we have a complicated relationship where her books are either a hit or miss for me. Her last two books were nothing spectacular, but this book was so good! The setup was fun, and the inclusion of computer hacking and the dark web were fun additions. The plot was fast-paced the entire time, and it never slowed down. I was captivated by the high stakes from the start, and I was surprised by how quickly I read the book. Jack was the perfect main character. She was emotionally intelligent and fearless. I do not know how she survived the things that she endured while on the run. Zero Days is a cops and robbers (fugitive) theme nail-biter with plenty of twists and action.


Thank you to Netgallery and to Gallery Books for giving me a copy of the book.