If you found a loved one murdered, and became the primary suspect, what lengths would you go to prove your innocence?
In the author's latest release, the heroine, Jacintha "Jack" Cross, finds herself in this position and will risk her own life, over and over.
This is one of those books where I kept saying to myself, "you stupid woman, what are you doing?!" Yet at the same time, it seemed her reckless actions were turning up results.
Would the detectives have found those same answers? We will never know.

Jack and her husband, Gabe. work as penetration specialists (get your mind out of the gutter, they find flaws in company security systems). Following one crazy night following a job, Jack comes home to find her husband dead. Her lack of a good alibi and some time gaps in her reporting the death, making her a key suspect. When she receives a timely email, she believes the cards are stacked against her, and she goes on the run to find out who is trying to set her up and who is responsible for the murder (if not the same person).

She makes so many bad decisions along the way. Other than the obviously flawed decision to run from the authorities, I was shocked how badly she takes care of herself following an injury. I don't know why she didn't take more care to heal her wound, as it greatly impacted her with time, as the infection spread.

Is the plot of this story realistic? Not really, but it was still an entertaining read. I figured out the main person of interest pretty quickly, but why they did what they did took more time to be revealed.

Overall, while this story was pure fiction, it is an action packed mystery that had me engaged throughout.

Normally I love Ruth Ware and, as always, this book is beautifully written. I thought I'd like the "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" style plotline but it wasn't really for me. Maybe if it had more of a twist to it but still being a mystery/thriller, it wasn't different enough to hold my attention, which is all shot to heck to begin with. Maybe I'll come back to this one later but for the foreseeable future, this one isn't for me. I love all her other books, especially In a Dark Dark Wood, Turn of the Key, and One by One. I'm more of a "locked room"/ any take on a haunted house kind of mystery reader. Would still recommend to mystery fans, Ruth Ware fans, and action fans. Still a 3 for how well written it is!

A husband and wife team of cybersecurity whom patches tries to hack and breach into big companies to find vulnerabilities uncovers a breach they weren’t allowed to find.
Twisted cat and mouse thriller

Zero Days by Ruth Ware is one of the best novels I have read lately. Totally gripping, full of twists and mind boggling determination of the main protagonist Jack to clear her name me find her husbands murderer!!

Thank you @simon.audio for the complimentary audiobook. I enjoyed switching between audiobook and ebook. The story was a bit different than Ruth Ware’s other novels but nonetheless very gripping and intriguing.

This book releases on June 20, 2023 and will be a perfect mystery thriller to be added to your summer reading list!

Ruth Ware certainly can tell a great story and she sure knows how to wrap it up well! Zero Days had me by the throat the entire time and I was completely enthralled by this book! Frightening, horrifying and downright scary, this is a story that you want to read! Another I can't put it down book and had to complete in a day's reading...it was fabulous! Thank you to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster, Inc. for the egalley in exchange for this very honest review. I LOVED IT!!!

This isn’t the typical Ruth Ware, and I was initially apprehensive, but I actually really enjoyed Zero Days. It was kinda wild reading it having worked for corporations with cyber security trainings, as Jack & Gabe work for a company that tests companies’ security procedures. I recognized so much of the lingo and nerded out a bit.
This book definitely kept me on the edge of my seat with suspense. It was believable, too, which was great cause when I read the Mr. & Mrs. Smith comparisons, I thought it might be too far out for me.
If you’re a Ware and suspense can, you should definitely give this one a try. It’s an excellent binge read.

I'm usually a huge fan of Ruth Ware books but this one was just okay for me - not as strong as some of her more recent thrillers. The premise was interesting but the 'twist' felt a lot like what she's done recently. The pace was good overall just wished it was a little different. The premise around big tech and cyber security was a little hard to wrap my head around as well.

I've read all but one of Ruth Ware's novels and some are great and some are not so great. This one kind of lives in between both.

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.

The opening scene was excellent and very exciting. Then the book meandered for quite a while and didn't really gain momentum until about 70% in. The ending was a bit lackluster as well.

I'm grateful to NetGalley and Scout Press for the digital advanced reader copy.

Zero Days will be out June 20, 2023. I wonder what you will think of it.

This novel breaks out from Ruth's locked room mystery patterns, and does it well. I appreciated that it takes a while into the book to decide if you like the MC or not, and all of the questions of right and wrong, should or should not, legal or illegal, and how those decisions are not all straight forward and aligned.
Unfortunately, the digital/hacking bit of the plotline was difficult for me to follow because of my lack of a frame of reference with high level programming, but the physical adventure and decision making was what saved the book for me.

I like Ruth Ware a lot. But this just seemed like a very average thriller to me. Nothing really stood out. But I did like it. However, I do not think I will reread this one. But I will keep reading books by her.

Better than the last few of her books, but still didn't compare to her early novels. It felt like a forgettable thriller to me. I did enjoy the chapter breakdowns - the "days." I just finished it two nights ago though and otherwise can't remember much.

Crisp, brisk, and clever, Zero Days is a bit of a departure for Ruth Ware. Known for moody, atmospheric novels where the setting is a star, Zero Days is a character driven take on The Fugitive. When Jack (short for Jacintha) finds her husband Gabe brutally murdered in their home, and with a shaky alibi, she becomes the number one suspect. Knowing the cards are stacked against her, and suspecting she's being framed, Jack decides to run. Part of Jack's mistrust of the police comes from a previous relationship with an abusive cop who still nurses a vendetta against her. Gabe's actual killer is revealed about half way through (although you may guess even earlier), with the rest of the plot focused on the "why." Zero Days is a twisted tale involving technology, apps, and greed as Jack searches for the truth and tries to stay alive while eluding the police. Some of the technological terms may be unfamiliar to non "techies," but it's fairly easy to follow, and gives Zero Days a very modern feel. While the tone of Zero Days may be different from her previous novels, the rest is vintage Ruth Ware-especially the breathless intensity and character study. Well worth your time.

For the most part, I usually have a pretty decent relationship with Ruth Ware books. They’re quick and entertaining enough and can usually fill my thriller fix. However, I’m a bit sad that her upcoming book did not work for me.

The MC, Jacintha “Jack”, works as a pen tester with her husband. After completing a job, she returns home to find her husband, Gabe, dead, and she find herself at the center as the main suspect. Using her working skills, Jack goes on the run from the police and does whatever it takes to clear her name and find out the truth of what happened to Gabe.

I went into this book blind and I’m wondering if I had the read synopsis, things might have been a little different. This book definitely felt different than the author’s past work. While she normally writes more of your typical kind of thriller, this one felt more like a Jason Bourne or Mission Impossible kind of plot and I just wasn’t a fan.

Jack manages to constantly sneak around, evade police, hack into things, etc and a lot of it just felt so implausible. Plus, just like the movies, she winds up with a pretty severe injury yet continues her mission and does the unthinkable. There was just so much suspension of disbelief that it took away from the enjoyment.

There also wasn’t a whole lot of character development at all, so as the story progressed, I found myself not really caring for the outcome of Jack’s quest or her in general.

Honestly about a third of the way through I found myself not feeling the story, but wanted to prevail out of curiosity. Ultimately the reasonings behind Gabe’s death and those involved was a bit on the convoluted side and at the end of the day the conclusion wasn’t anything special.

This book felt very different from Ruth Ware's other books. Zero Days was more action packed and suspenseful. It had a lot more technology related stuff going on - cryptocurrency, AI, tracking technology, etc. Everything is told from Jack's POV. It starts off with Jack and her husband Gabe in the middle of a pen test - basically the 2 of them go into companies to test their security by infiltrating the building and their data servers. After things go sideways, Jack heads home only to discover Gabe dead in the most gruesome way. Jack soon finds herself searching for why Gabe was killed because things just don't seem right to her - she evades the police, evades tracking devices, and gets herself into some crazy situations.

I really liked her sister Hel and I wish there was more of her. Although this book was a little OTT, it was still entertaining and fast-paced with so many things going on.

I have read all of Ruth Ware's novels, and up until last year's "The It Girl," I would always describe her as a writer whose every book was increasingly better than the one before. I had been very disappointed with "It Girl," but I was ready to give her a pass, expecting her to return to form with "Zero Days." Unfortunately, this story was just too frustrating and implausible for me. The plot doesn't hold up to scrutiny in any way, and the solution to the crime was entirely predictable in all ways. Worst of all, the main character's actions defy all logic and reason, both mentally and physically. Thanks to Netgalley, and to the publisher, for an advance copy in exchange for review.

Zero Days is a fast-paced book, more of a thriller than a mystery (although a crime is committed and the book details the protagonist’s efforts to figure out who did it), and I sped through it. I was completely engaged right from the start and what I loved most was the fact that I felt as if I was right there with Jack every step of the way. Ruth Ware has a gift for making the reader feel as if they are totally immersed in the story. I think that the publisher’s description of “Mr. And Mrs. Smith meets The Fugitive” to be an apt summary; I found that the nuances of tracking and evading were fascinating. To be honest, I have read and loved all of Ware’s novels, but this one was absolutely my favorite. A perfect summer read (even if it takes place in February) due to the fact that it felt like such a wild ride! Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

This was my first Ruth Ware and had a lot of elements that fit with my taste in thrillers, and overall I enjoyed but didn't love it. A star off for the denouement, which I won't spoil but which really didn't work for me for a couple of reasons. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC in return for my honest review!

I am a huge Ruth Ware fan, but unfortunately this one didn’t do it for me. The book still kept me reading until the end, but I think all the high-tech talk, bitcoin, etc kind of left me less interested. Still great writing but not my favorite story.

3.5 rounded up. This story kept me entertained, especially near the end. The beginning was a little bit slow but near the end, I couldn't stop reading to figure out what happened. There were a few places where ideas seemed a little farfetched, but overall, I enjoyed the book.

I love Ruth Ware. Every book she has ever written has been an auto buy for me and I have loved it. Until this one. I HATED the characters. I didn't understand why they made any of the choices they did and the storyline just seemed so overdone. I kept thinking there would be a twist or something to make it all come together, so I just kept chugging along. I honestly wish I had DNF at about 20%.