When an off-site company retreat meant to promote mindfulness and collaboration goes utterly wrong when an avalanche hits, the corporate food chain becomes irrelevant and survival trumps togetherness. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers…and you can’t trust any of them? Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. The vibe it creates from the first page is intriguing and the writing style is what will make me pick another book from Ruth Ware soon.What it’s about (synopsis via Goodreads) : Saying that I enjoyed it enough to finish reading it and dreaming about a skiing holiday. It was absolutely atmospheric, The characters that affected my overall reading experience and the expected plot twist were the reason I feel this ended up being a mediocre book for me. Overall, this book left me wanting to have a winter holiday even though I love sunny days more. The app plays a major role in the book and I appreciate that it wasn’t used just as a prop to the story. In hindsight though, what a lovely way of listening to songs together if you’re in a long-distance relationship 😛 Although I can see how it could be a popular app. Also, how annoying would it be, when they pause the music right before your favourite lyrics comes on.

In no way, I would be wanting to randomly listen to something that a celebrity is listening to. Only because I am very personal about my music taste and it all depends on what I am feeling at the moment. I don’t think I would be into it if this was a reality. One of the weird things in this book is the SNOOP app and the casual voyeurisms it promotes.

The SNOOP App & The Exploration Of Casual Voyeurism This book does a good job of transporting you to this rustic chalet on a snow mountain that will give you the chills literally when it runs out of electricity to keep warm. Besides, there is an avalanche and that has definitely terrified me even more. 😛 This book takes that fear and backs it up with a murder mystery. I am not into skiing because I am terrified of the assumption it’s too risky and the snow could put me out of control and I will die.

I turned out right and ended up being disappointed. Although, somewhere in the middle of this book I guess who the killer was which was tugging at me right from the very first pages. Every chapter makes me feel, this particular character is the killer but then boom there is something else revealed in the next chapter. Locked Room Murder Mysteries are my favourite kind of thrillers.

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