A review by stephanieanneauthor
Night Train by David Quantick

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book is wild in all the best ways. I love a good post-apocalyptic thriller, and the added mystery and confined quarters added to the appeal of the Night Train. I'm tempted to re-read this some day to go through and see if I can spot any clues earlier on the train ride. And of course, the gorier elements - the violence and the scientific experiments gone wrong - were the icing on the cake. But it was the characters (and their obsession with canned food) who kept my interest. 

I honestly would have been okay if the mystery had never been resolved, because the interactions and relationships between Garland, Banks, and Poppy (and Teddy too) were the backbone of this story. It helped that the audiobook performance really sold the characters, but this has got to be one of the best fictional teams I've come across in a while.  
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