A review by 124smilehd
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The books had very slow development and much of the story is centered around the relationships of the characters instead of the plot itself, which made it a bit boring to read since I thought I had signed up for a murder mystery and not a
divorce and cheating circle
. I’m not a big mystery reader so maybe this is just a format I’m not used to. The last 3rd of the story held almost all of the progress of the book making the first 2/3 feel like a drag. Due to it being adapted into a movie I had very high hopes but instead it made me realize mystery stories are probably not for me.
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