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The Incident on the Bridge
by Laura McNeal
This is a First Reads Review. I admit that I have been a little behind on these so I apologize.
This book is similar to many books I have read in the YA genre. A girl mysteriously disappears and questions remain as to what happened. Did she commit suicide? The police say yes but her family says no. The answer to this question is revealed surprisingly early in the book, which I guess creates dramatic irony, but the result is also a disappointing lack of suspense. I have read other books like Gone Girl and Girl on the Train, and several other YA novels whose titles escape me at the present that are much more suspenseful than this one.
I thought the book was just okay. I didn't have much sympathy for the main character, and I am not sure why that is. Maybe because I know a lot of people who have it WAY worse than she does. Maybe it's because of the whole teenage angst thing, but I have to say the novel was quite unbelievable. Everything was solved too quickly and neatly and that just isn't realistic. It is a quick read and I was thankful for that, but it is just not my favorite. I do think my students might enjoy it more than I did so I do look forward to seeing what they think.
This book is similar to many books I have read in the YA genre. A girl mysteriously disappears and questions remain as to what happened. Did she commit suicide? The police say yes but her family says no. The answer to this question is revealed surprisingly early in the book, which I guess creates dramatic irony, but the result is also a disappointing lack of suspense. I have read other books like Gone Girl and Girl on the Train, and several other YA novels whose titles escape me at the present that are much more suspenseful than this one.
I thought the book was just okay. I didn't have much sympathy for the main character, and I am not sure why that is. Maybe because I know a lot of people who have it WAY worse than she does. Maybe it's because of the whole teenage angst thing, but I have to say the novel was quite unbelievable. Everything was solved too quickly and neatly and that just isn't realistic. It is a quick read and I was thankful for that, but it is just not my favorite. I do think my students might enjoy it more than I did so I do look forward to seeing what they think.