sylviaplathsbitch's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
alyssaroberts13's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Alcoholism
cervella's review against another edition
5.0
Page turning summer read
Sometimes I just need a page turning book to get me back on my reading lists and this was perfect. I love true crime and murder stories so this book checked a lot of those boxes. I was not disappointed at all in the character development or story. It was exciting to the last page and somehow managed to tie a neat little bow on a very intricate story. Would definitely recommend if you're looking for a thrilling novel.
Sometimes I just need a page turning book to get me back on my reading lists and this was perfect. I love true crime and murder stories so this book checked a lot of those boxes. I was not disappointed at all in the character development or story. It was exciting to the last page and somehow managed to tie a neat little bow on a very intricate story. Would definitely recommend if you're looking for a thrilling novel.
suzieq89's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed listening to this book. Three different readers for the different voices of the characters. It was thrilling to the end!
layra's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
erikaeklund's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
druidinary's review against another edition
2.0
My only context of this novel being a "page-turner" was in the fact that I ploughed on reading the run-of-the-mill pulp drivel with the vaguest hope that the coming pages would offer me some humorous relief—specifically by way of Rachel stumbling off the Witney platform in a drunken stupor and having her misery ended by the very train that held so many of her delusions.
Spoiler
Tom's cartoony caricature of a psychopath wasn't enough.alexgalloway26's review
2.0
So this wasn't just for me. I have tried to read her other two books after finishing this one, to give her another chance. I have decided that Paula Hawkins is not an author for me.