A review by cgj13
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

5.0

What a compelling read. I felt like nothing was happening,as the story only takes place in a few short months, yet I couldn't put it down. The author does a great job telling the story from the different female perspectives. I loved how she went back and forth, first with Rachel and Megan, and then the addition of Anna. The characters were so complex, so that you love and hate them at the same time. And you really don't know who to root for and who is the heroine. The end quite surprised me with a late player entering into the equation that I had not expected.

In a comparison to Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl" I felt that "The Girl on the Train" was a much better, more suspenseful story that didn't leave me with such a bad taste in mouth. I just couldn't' put it down--hence the 8 day read time.