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A review by evarano
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
5.0
I can't say how happy I am to have read this book-it was absolutely amazing! A MUST read.
Rachel is a successful true crime podcast host, having completed her first two seasons by proving that the accused in each case was actually innocent-and finding the real perpetrator. For season three Rachel decides to do something a little different. She heads to the small town of Neapolis, to sit in and report on a live rape trial. Upon arrival, Rachel starts to receive mysterious letters from a "fan" of the show who claims that another, similar crime was committed in the town 25 years earlier. Hannah, the person writing the letters, claims that her sister Jenny was brutally murdered-despite everyone in town believing that she had dropped during a night swim. Despite her commitment to reporting on the live case, Rachel can't help but also investigate Jenny's case. She soon realizes that the cases are a lot more similar and interconnected than she first thought.
Wow. This book was amazing. The writing was great, it was just detailed enough that I had a clear picture of what was happening throughout but wasn't bogged down. The story was paced perfectly and the multiple narrators and moving from Rachel as herself to podcast host all worked perfectly. I was engaged in this book from the first page and couldn't wait to finish it. The author really takes the reader on a journey, one that is hard to read, but so interesting and touches on many topics that are widespread in today's world. I loved the characters, Rachel was such a great leading lady, she was inquisitive and smart. She followed her gut and made things happen, she was emotionally invested in just the right ways. I loved following her along. It was a hard read, because of the subject matter, but the author handled it very respectfully and empathetically. This book took me on an emotional rollercoaster. The way that the author had everything come together at the end was surprising but very well done, the two stories of past and present were paralleled nicely throughout the story until the end.
Read this book-you won't regret it!
Thanks to NetGalley for the free preview in exchange for an honest review.
Rachel is a successful true crime podcast host, having completed her first two seasons by proving that the accused in each case was actually innocent-and finding the real perpetrator. For season three Rachel decides to do something a little different. She heads to the small town of Neapolis, to sit in and report on a live rape trial. Upon arrival, Rachel starts to receive mysterious letters from a "fan" of the show who claims that another, similar crime was committed in the town 25 years earlier. Hannah, the person writing the letters, claims that her sister Jenny was brutally murdered-despite everyone in town believing that she had dropped during a night swim. Despite her commitment to reporting on the live case, Rachel can't help but also investigate Jenny's case. She soon realizes that the cases are a lot more similar and interconnected than she first thought.
Wow. This book was amazing. The writing was great, it was just detailed enough that I had a clear picture of what was happening throughout but wasn't bogged down. The story was paced perfectly and the multiple narrators and moving from Rachel as herself to podcast host all worked perfectly. I was engaged in this book from the first page and couldn't wait to finish it. The author really takes the reader on a journey, one that is hard to read, but so interesting and touches on many topics that are widespread in today's world. I loved the characters, Rachel was such a great leading lady, she was inquisitive and smart. She followed her gut and made things happen, she was emotionally invested in just the right ways. I loved following her along. It was a hard read, because of the subject matter, but the author handled it very respectfully and empathetically. This book took me on an emotional rollercoaster. The way that the author had everything come together at the end was surprising but very well done, the two stories of past and present were paralleled nicely throughout the story until the end.
Read this book-you won't regret it!
Thanks to NetGalley for the free preview in exchange for an honest review.