Review: The Woman in Suite 11

The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Woman in Suite 11 is the second book in the Lo Blacklock series by Ruth Ware.  If you haven't read or seen The Woman in Cabin 10, I would recommend that first.  You can read this as a standalone, but that really sets the stage for why things go the way they do in this.  Plus, it would kind of spoil things if you read this first.  I haven't seen the film yet, but I highly recommend reading The Woman in Cabin 10.

Ruth Ware hasn't done sequels before so The Woman in Suite 11 is a special treat. I appreciate that Ware was willing to go back here because it was something her readers really wanted. It was interesting to enter this world again.  I don't want to say too much and spoil either book.  I felt tense from the very start.  Luxury travel journalism turns out to be more stressful than you would think.  I still wouldn't mind having a visit to a swanky hotel and resort comped though.  Hold the murder.

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Review: One Aladdin Two Lamps

One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Full Disclosure: I received an Advanced Reader's Copy of One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson from Grove Press via NetGalley.  This book is set to be published in January 2026.

One Aladdin Two Lamps by Jeanette Winterson is an exploration of life through the art and power of storytelling.  Winterson guides us through One Thousand and One Nights and how it can teach us about ourselves and help us find hope when things are bleak.  Great timing!  It has been a very long time since I read those stories.  It was interesting to revisit them as an adult.  Like most "fairytales," they aren't really for children.  I certainly didn't learn the same things from them as a kid that I took away during this revisit.  

If you are already a fan of Jeanette Winterson, this is also part memoir.  She learned to recognize that she could change her own story.  For me, that was the most valuable lesson of this book.  I am the story.  

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