stevendemo7's review against another edition
3.0
I really wanted to love this book, but it just fell short for me. It took me a while to figure out exactly what it was about. At first I thought there was going to be witch craft involved (which there was-sorta-although minor and insignificant to the plot) but soon realized its no different from your average murder mystery. The multiple plot lines and POVS were confusing to follow and felt too drawn out. There were decent plot twists and the ending was somewhat predicable.
leannaaker's review against another edition
5.0
Way better than the Girl on the Train! I see some reviews where people say there were too many characters to follow....I did not find that to be the case, and liked each person's individual views of what occurred. I felt like there were interesting twists throughout the whole book...it kept me on my toes.
sorman0110's review against another edition
2.0
This story was all over the place, and there were too many characters. All of which, unfortunately, were highly unlikable characters too. Now, I know that the characters in Girl on the Train were a mess, even unlikable as well, but somehow it worked with that story line. This was just a let down for me.
caseyclaire's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Suicide
Moderate: Rape
aquariusvintage's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Murder, Suicide, and Sexual assault
afox98's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars for the first half of the book, 3 1/2 stars for the second half. First half was pretty meandering, and things started to pick up in the second half. The town of Beckford has a river, and the river has a bend that several women have died in through the decades. A local, Nel Abbott, has been writing about their tragic deaths and is learning things aren’t what they seemed with some of the deaths when she too is found in it. Her estranged sister Jules returns to town after many years to look after her niece and realizes there’s an undercurrent to the people in the town that’s dark and secretive. There were a lot of sub-plots that could have been reduced and a lot of unlikely leaps in reality, but a suspenseful read nonetheless.
mamah11's review against another edition
3.0
I finished this last night, mainly motivated because my eBook loan was almost up. I really didn't care for the set up of the story, too many voices and not enough background to understand who was who at first. The idea is intriguing, to have a local spot carry so much superstition, history and meaning, but I would have rather focused more on the women than the river. For example, the hidden story line with Patrick would have been a page turner for me. All in all, it wasn't horrible, but I won't be telling everyone I know about it either.
ozziemarie's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 rounded up. I got a little lost in the audiobook with all of the different characters though.
noseinabookagain's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Promising concept, but there were waay too many characters. There were *ten* (maybe more?) main characters - therefore it was hard to form a connection with any of them, particularly being switched back and forth constantly.
Being so hard to follow took away any enjoyment which could have been gained from the plot. A general lack of suspense also contributed to a mediocre read.
Being so hard to follow took away any enjoyment which could have been gained from the plot. A general lack of suspense also contributed to a mediocre read.