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ciararogers 's review for:
Into the Water
by Paula Hawkins
Confession: I haven't read The Girl on the Train yet, so I wasn't sure what to expect from Paula Hawkins. But I knew there was a lot of hype around this book and that TGotT was a huge hit. I'm glad to say that Into the Water was a great multi-mystery read with only a few things holding me back from giving it a full 5 stars.
What I liked: Normally, I can figure out the who-done-its by half way through the book. Sometimes, even the description gives away the entire plot. Not this time. I thought I knew what had happened but I was wrong! Also, the chapters were short (think Dan Brown short) which had me thinking, "Just one more chapter..." more frequently than I care to admit. The variety of characters was interesting and I even liked that I got a glimpse of the stories of the "troublesome women." Honestly, I wish there were more of those stories.
What I wasn't a huge fan of: I liked the various perspectives because it felt like I was a fly on the wall... on various walls. However, there is apparently a limit to how many perspectives I could keep track of. I literally drew a chart of characters and their roles with each other to keep track of things. Also, even though the part about the cat was very short and clued you into how evil the character is... it really upset me. The 2nd time it was brought up, I skipped the paragraph. I draw the line at animal cruelty. Lastly, I can't get over how some of the relationships weren't fixed earlier. Yes, I'm being vague there on purpose.
What I liked: Normally, I can figure out the who-done-its by half way through the book. Sometimes, even the description gives away the entire plot. Not this time. I thought I knew what had happened but I was wrong! Also, the chapters were short (think Dan Brown short) which had me thinking, "Just one more chapter..." more frequently than I care to admit. The variety of characters was interesting and I even liked that I got a glimpse of the stories of the "troublesome women." Honestly, I wish there were more of those stories.
What I wasn't a huge fan of: I liked the various perspectives because it felt like I was a fly on the wall... on various walls. However, there is apparently a limit to how many perspectives I could keep track of. I literally drew a chart of characters and their roles with each other to keep track of things. Also, even though the part about the cat was very short and clued you into how evil the character is... it really upset me. The 2nd time it was brought up, I skipped the paragraph. I draw the line at animal cruelty. Lastly, I can't get over how some of the relationships weren't fixed earlier. Yes, I'm being vague there on purpose.