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The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

46 reviews

readersmultiverse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

• It’s not so much a thriller; it’s more of a mystery with a very important focal point and focus: rape and what victims of it must endure to try to get their rapists convicted. 
• There are dual mysteries with similarities since both are dealing with victims of horrid sexual crimes. Both were interesting to follow, especially through our strong and investigative main character, Rachel Krall. Her podcasts episodes were scripted out for readers and was entertaining to read. Rachel was perceptive, brave and intelligent. The writing throughout the book was brilliant and cleverly worded. 
• The twists aren’t shocking, nor do I think they were meant to be. The point was clearly more about the story of what happened and the difficult journey of trying to obtain justice. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Terminal illness

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

juleemhuy's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, and Sexual harassment

cmcryst's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

whatgraceread's review against another edition

3.75

The Night Swim is a powerful thriller with a deeper message than just 'who did it'. It follows two main character POVs - Rachel, a true crime podcast host who travels to a small town to cover a rape trial, and Hannah, whose sister 'drowned' 25 years earlier. The two plots come together when Hannah enlists Rachel's help in proving her sister was murdered. 

While both plots are harrowing and really impactful, I preferred reading about Rachel's chapters and the story of the trial. I really liked how the podcast chapters broke up the plot delivery. Towards the end the pacing felt a bit off which meant the climax of the story didn't feel as urgent as it should have. 

What I appreciated most was the discussion of male privilege, sexual violence and institutional failings. I do think there was more room to discuss the legal system, class and race issues in play. These characters are real; these crimes are all around us. If you read this please go with care and do not ignore trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

mayeeta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

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

4.0

wow this hurt me so bad 
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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Kidnapping

jelliclecax's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death of parent

maggies's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.0

Listening to the audiobook was interesting because it included "produced" episodes of the Guilty or Not Guilty podcast produced throughout the story. Not sure that was a good addition to the book, though...I didn't like the podcast and it soured my view of Rachel. The dual crimes years apart trope was executed well enough, with a suitable twist to be enjoyable, but it wasn't the most elegant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

livlivsforbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Car accident