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A review by melissarochelle
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
3.0
I've thought about this review a lot. The beginning of this book was a struggle. There are A LOT of characters introduced and more than a few "mysterious deaths" mentioned. This book almost begs to be read in one sitting just so you can keep the many characters separated. The author manages to set up a lot of suspects; however, I can admit that I kind of guessed who it was long before I got to the end.
I kept drawing comparisons to that other book featuring lots of drownings - [b:Ill Will|30687788|Ill Will|Dan Chaon|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1471284502s/30687788.jpg|51233590] - which was super dark & creepy and very "Gillian Flynn". This book is NOT Gillian Flynn (but I never really thought [b:The Girl on the Train|22557272|The Girl on the Train|Paula Hawkins|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1490903702s/22557272.jpg|41107568] was either).
The author has a lot of pressure to write a book like GOTT and while I don't think this is as riveting as GOTT, it's a solid second novel.
I kept drawing comparisons to that other book featuring lots of drownings - [b:Ill Will|30687788|Ill Will|Dan Chaon|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1471284502s/30687788.jpg|51233590] - which was super dark & creepy and very "Gillian Flynn". This book is NOT Gillian Flynn (but I never really thought [b:The Girl on the Train|22557272|The Girl on the Train|Paula Hawkins|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1490903702s/22557272.jpg|41107568] was either).
The author has a lot of pressure to write a book like GOTT and while I don't think this is as riveting as GOTT, it's a solid second novel.