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Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

52 reviews

jve's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

To be honest, I thought The Girl on the Train was over-hyped and this novel felt similar. I found it tedious to read over and over again how much her female MCs are stuck in self-pity.
Having each character narrate their own chapters made the story especially confusing in the beginning, when you had no idea who they were. It was too many voices trying to tell the story. The ending also was not surprising. The whole book just fell flat for me.

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tyreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

"𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯."

(Thanks to @prhaudio for the gifted audiobook)

✦ Read if you like :

~ morbid curiosity

~ mysterious deaths

~ hints of supernatural

~ 10+ POVs

~ eerie, closely knit English villages

~ slow burn

~ closets full of skeletons

✦ My Thoughts :

This book has been on my TBR forever. I’m so glad I waited until spooky season to finally pick it up! It had a haunted, eerie vibe that was exactly what I was looking for. I loved reading the lore around the drowning pool & got really invested in the many mysteries surrounding the deaths of several young women spanning decades.

Before you dive into the murky waters of this novel, be warned - there is a huge cast of characters. With 10+ narrators, I won’t lie, I got a bit confused at first. I had to make a few notes to keep track of who was who. But once I got a handle on them, I found unraveling all the motives & interconnected backstories so satisfying.

If you are in the mood for an intricately crafted plot & some spooky suspense, add this one to your shelf!

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em_gauts's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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mlsmiley13's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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cozybritt's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a dollar coaster of a mystery/thriller. One of those where you don't know what's real or true till the very end. It was very good! But could also be very triggering.

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