Book Review: Zero Days - Ruth Ware

 

Ruth Ware is an author who is hit and miss with me. Sometimes I love her books and sometimes they lie there. However, her ideas are usually rather interesting so that’s why I keep wanting to read her books. “Zero Days” is an interesting one. I knew about pen tests, though not by that name (I rather thought it was smart of an acquaintance to hire hackers to get into her website and then fix said holes; and I worked at a company that often had physical pen tests done) - so I found that part of the story really interesting. I found Jack an interesting character, though I did wonder why upon receiving an email she didn’t immediately think “this is odd” and investigate earlier than she did, but maybe that’s just me. Overall, this was a rather good fun ride - there’s a good set-up, there’s a lot of thinking, there’s a lot of super creative spy-type stuff, there’s technology, and there’s using wits. I’m not sure how I felt about the who-done-it (I figured who hadn’t done it pretty early) only because a) it seemed obvious one the story got rolling, and b) it really bothered me. That being said, I did like Jack’s sister a lot and Ms. Ware’s description of four year olds was pretty great. If you enjoy Ms. Ware’s other books, pick this one up.