I usually enjoy a good Ruth Ware novel and this one was as anticipated - fast moving, not a lot of substance but I enjoyed it as I was reading it - not unlike a bag of not so fancy potato chips! Really liked the main character "Jack" or Jacintha and would have loved for more character development or depth given to her and maybe less action? I figured out who the "baddie" was way too early on - so obvious unfortunately so at times it felt like a long haul until Jack caught up. I did appreciate how grief was depicted - something that Jack would never get over but would learn to live with and would never stop loving. If you are looking for a somewhat gripping, action forward beach read - put this on your list!

I was disappointed with this latest from Ruth Ware. The plot was clunky and obvious and I guessed at the ending way too early on. The main character also spent the entire story evading police when she didn't need to, her choices were silly.

I had previously read 1 chapter sneek peek of this book offered and knew after that I needed to read it. Does this author ever disappoint I think not. This book was full of adventures that had you rooting for the outcome to be a good one. I loved how this book ended I won't say anything more as don't want to give spoilers.
If you haven't already, definitely add this book to your reading list asap!!!

Thanks to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for an early release of this book.

Ruth Ware's books are hit or miss for me, and unfortunately this thriller just did not thrill me in the slightest.

When security system tester Jack returns from a job to find her husband murdered in their home, she quickly ends up a suspect. Evading police, she works to solve the murder and clear her name.

This book has a very basic plot, with a lot of over explaining. There were lots of things happening that should have been exciting (e.g., escaping the police), but they just were not. I felt no motivation to continue reading to see what happened, and only pushed through because this was an ARC. It was quite easy to connect the dots, yet everything was explicitly explained through Jack's repetitive and unrealistic interiority. It really bothered me that she had a job that required her to notice EVERYTHING, yet she struggled to make connections. I did not enjoy the ending, nor find it redemptive at all.

If you enjoyed Ware's other books, and are looking for something light, you might enjoy this one. Zero Days releases June 20th.

Thank you to NetGalley, Simon & Schuster Canada, and Ruth Ware for this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Gabe and Jacintha (Jack) are professional hackers for hire. One very late night after a job goes wrong, Jack arrives home to find Gabe has been murdered. After reporting the murder to the police, Jack soon realizes that she is the number one suspect, and goes on the run trying to find the real killer and the reason behind Gabe's death.
This reminded me of a James Patterson book, minus the short chapters. It was an easy read, and action packed spy-type novel with a straightforward hero-on-the-run plot. It's not what I expected picking up a Ware novel, and wasn't her typical writing style.
I'd certainly recommend this to fans of Patterson or anyone who likes fast paced action.

Zero Days by Ruth Ware was a solid on the edge of your seat thriller that was definitely a page turner. This is my seventh book by Ware and it will most definitely not be my last.

Zero Days follows a badass woman named Jack and her husband as they go about their daily work as specialists who break into places and test the security of companies. This job in itself is heart pounding. All is well until Jack returns back home after a mission to find her husband dead at home and the only suspect in his murder is her. Jack flees the police and begins a life on the run with no money and no contact with the outside world. Can Jack prove her husband's innocence or will she make a clean escape and put the past behind her?

Overall, this book was definitely a different book from Ware. I have really enjoyed her ghost vibey books and her locked room mystery style books and this one was a little different from her. I needed to know what was going to happen to Jack and I felt the need to keep turning the pages. This book held my interest and overall I enjoyed it. I did feel that by the end I was ready for it to conclude and I did feel like it carried on. If I were to rate the books that I have read from ware, this one would fall in the top 3. I do think I prefer Turn of the Key to this one as I really enjoyed the setting and ghostly vibes. Thank you to Netgalley, Ruth Ware and Simon & Schuster Canada for this advanced copy! If you are a fan of fugitive books, this definitely needs to be put on your TBR. This hits the shelves on June 20th!

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Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.
Zero Days releases June 20, 2023

Jack and Gabe are a husband and wife team. They’re penetration testers, which essentially means that they test the durability of the security systems of the companies that hire them, with Jack performing the physicality of the buildings, and Gabe handling the digital hacking.

On their latest job together, Jack gets caught by security, and they don’t believe that she is who she says she is. To make matters worse, both the contractor that hired them and her husband aren’t picking up her calls from the police station to verify her story.
Hours later when Jack is finally released and back home, she finds her husband slumped over his computer, dead in a pool of his own blood.
Who murdered him? Is it connected to their security job? Why is Jack the number one suspect?

This was a pretty straight forward and surface level read with not a ton of excitement.
It spans roughly a week, and is broken up into daily sections. The title is derived from a zero-day exploit.

Things I could have done without:
- the 4 year old twins pooey bum’s
- having a life threatening injury progressively get worse for the entire duration of the story
- the pregnancy and suicide at the end
- having the main character compare herself to Osama bin Laden as she’s evading cop cars

Usually Ruth Ware's books are a hit or a miss for me but ware's newest one Zero Days was a hit.

I was hooked from the beginning. From the first page. I think I read this story in about 4 hrs. One sitting. The was no way. No how I was putting it down.

A rollercoaster ride full of suspense,drama and twists. A definite recommend

Thank you Simon and Schuster Canada and Netgalley for allowing me to read this intense story.

All thoughts and opinions are my own and aren't influenced by anyone else

I had a hard time putting this down! Plot twists are riveting as Jake races around hiding in London and the countryside while tracking down Gabe's killer.

Jack & Gabe are professional security penetration specialists, they are also wife & husband. When Jack returns home from a security job she finds Gabe murdered in their home office. When "it's always the spouse" mentality has her escaping the police station, things really heat up.

I volunteered to read an ARC from Scout Press (Simon & Schuster Canada) through Net Galley.

Zero Days was fantastic! It was so fast paced and I had to keep stopping to break the relentless tension and pressure. In fact, the only word I can use to describe how this book made me feel is claustrophobic. Ruth Ware has done it once again and this is why she's one of the biggest names in this genre.

2.5⭐ Jack and her husband Gabe work as testers of security systems to find their weakness. After one paeticular job, Jack returns home to find her husband murdered and herself the prime suspect.

So, I had high hopes for Zero Days since I have read and loved all the previous Ruth Ware novels. But unfortunately, this is my least favourite of all her novels. For sure, many will still love this book, it's not a complete disaster, but for me there was nothing new or exciting here. While it started well and ended well, the entire middle felt like filler with a not very imaginative cat and mouse game between Jack and the police. Much of the novel was spent (wasted) on describing her festering wound or her loss of Gabe. This over-all plot and story has been done countless times before, this one should have had a fresh take on it. The culprit was easy to figure out right from the beginning, due to a lack of any other plausible characters.

It's not a terrible book, just not very original plotwise, and a bit repetitive at times. But I still love Ruth Ware, she can't be expected to knock them out of the park every time.

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Fist l must thank NetGalley as well as the publisher for my eARC in exchange for my honest review.
Who will get her first? The cops, the infection, or the bad guys? Non stop, fast paced thriller. Sure you may figure it out, but is that really the end of things?

Alright well I think this made me want to try to read more of Ruth Ware's novels. I was hooked from the very beginning. I couldn't put it down, as I plowed through. I read through 100 pages in about an hour.
It started off intense, and adorable, because I loved Jack and Gabe together. Then shit goes down, and my heart was broken, into a million pieces. Jack decides that the cops are against her and bolts trying to figure out what actually happened to her Husband, which hell yes babe!

Whoa, it was an intense ride.

Then there was one sentence that made me be like "hold up, no not you."

"And then he leaned down and kissed me."
I had to stare up from my book, and look out into space, like "nahhhh nope you were involved in this."

Overall, I really enjoyed it. Jack definitely risked her health to figure this out, and im amazed she survived. The ending came together perfectly too. I really loved it!!!!

My ARC was provided by the publisher via net gallery in exchange for an honest review.

WOW WOW WOW!!!

Ruth Ware has done it again!

This book had me reading late into the night and if I'm honest, between meetings as well.

ZERO DAYS follows Jake on a journey to find her husband's killer.

The pages cannot turn fast enough and you will be engrossed in the story from the first paragraph, I promise!!

What a thrill ride! Jack’s character sucked me in from the beginning, and I agonized over all she endured. This is one of those thrillers that gets your pulse up with the cat and mouse chase setup and the impossibly high stakes. Loved it!

Jack and Gideon are hired to test a company's security by penetrating it however they can. When Jack comes home late after completing a job, she finds Gideon dead and herself the primary suspect. I can't help but reflect on how Ruth Ware has grown as a writer. Plots have become more complex and characters have more depth with each book I've read. This was an enjoyable thriller that has you rooting for Jack as you feel her deep pain. I highly recommend.
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Jack and her husband Gabe work together by hacking into their clients' security systems to test out vulnerabilities. After a trying job, Jack comes home.to find Gabe murdered and she becomes the number one suspect. Jack then chooses to flee in order to prove her innocence but also figure out who murdered her husband.

I have read many Ruth Ware books and have always enjoyed her Novels. This book is a bit of a change from what I have come to know, it does not diappoint in twists and turns and mystery. This book has quite a bit of action to it and will keep you turning pages.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for an ARC.

Wow, this was in NO way what I expected from a Ruth Ware book, it was completely different from her other books. However I couldn't put it down and enjoyed it just as much as the rest of them - just in a different way!

This is a lot more high-octane and dramatic, rather than pensive and slow (for a thriller) - the action starts in Chapter 1 and I don't want to say too much because I really had no idea where this was going at any point.

Dramatic and fun!!!

Thank you Simon and Schuster Canada, NetGalley, and Ruth Ware for the advance reading copy of Zero Days.

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.

All I can say about this book is WOW! Ruth Ware has outdone herself on this one. A fast-paced, edge of your seat storyline, very different from any book Ruth Ware has previously written. I definitely got a Mr. and Mrs. Smith vibe from the very start. I got so invested in the main character, Jack (Jacinta). Could she find out who was behind her husband's death before the police caught up with her? Would she survive to see her quest through?

Don't walk, RUN to your bookseller and get this book. You definitely want to read this one!

Another winner by Ruth Ware. Zero Days is a fast paced mystery with many twist and turns to keep you reading for hours until you finish the book. It was a delight to read an advanced copy.Thank you NetGalley