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At first the POV changes were a bit daunting (many had a similar tone, Lena being the exception) but it ended up being a good mystery about a small town and the river that run through it which going back to the witch trials has been note to be a suicide spot -and/or a place to get rid of difficult women.

There is a lot going on in this novel. I'm not totally convinced of the motivations for some of the characters' actions, but it's a diverting story to read. I'm intrigued by the trope of the insidiously close-knit village. I see why authors keep coming back to it (and not just because it gives them a controlled environment with a limited cast of characters). It's interesting to explore how people justify their actions and defend/blame one another.

I had a busy day today---listened to the tagged while driving to and from reading to preschoolers and to and from piano lesson. Then I recorded, edited, and submitted four auditions. I felt productive, but perhaps not as productive as Silo, who built a little nest out of my son's dirty socks.

After reading Woman on the Train and thanking the universe I wasn‘t an alcoholic, I said it was good but that was enough Hawkins for me. Well my bookclub had other ideas. Tomorrow I‘ll be my 13th meeting with them. So there is a river that runs through this town. It starts off with a woman‘s body being found in the river that everyone wants to just say it was suicide. But it‘s not. All the characters in here are somewhat unlikable and messy👇🏼

This was an interesting story. But sad and depressing and with so many characters to remember.

A decent thriller though a bit too much back and forth between characters.

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My #TBRTarot book for July. A book by an author whose first name begins with “P”.

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#StorySettings Day5 River
This is a murder mystery where multiple deaths keep happening at the "drowning pool", a portion of the river that is below a cliff. The FMC returns home after her sister's death and starts investigating it to prove her sister didn't jump. In the process she uncovers many town secrets.

Fast paced. Multiple perspectives. Easy to be kept engaged while reading but the second I put it down I didn‘t think about it again.

Next read.

An absolute favorite. It was a little bit of everything I want from a mystery book. So well done and so interesting. This book stuck with with me for weeks and I enjoyed every chapter. I found this before The Girl on The Train and would recommend this one first. #highlyrecommend #mystery #murder #murdermystery #mysteryrecommendation #pageturner

Nel Abbot is found dead in a river. Her relatives and detectives reveal secrets and crimes that surround the river. The old chief Patrick confesses to killing her and all is resolved. However it turns out his son killed her accidently. If you like books that are full of suspense, secrets, and plot twists then this is for you! This book uses the alternative first person view. The author labels the chapter and changes each characters tone and vocab

“ I didn‘t realize how quickly the twist comes, the slide from #elation to despair, from up to down. Hope seems lost, the world bleak.” 💔

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Enjoyed this one!

I don‘t really get the negative reviews for this one. Yes, it‘s very different than The Girl on the Train, but I think it held its own. Lots of characters to keep track of, however, and most of them unlikeable. But it mostly came together at the end.

Wow! Paula Hawkins got me hooked again! It was confusing in the beginning because there are so many characters, however it all starts to connect mid way through!

The story revolves on a river where a number of women have been discovered dead at the bottom of the river, either by suicide or by accident. When a single mother was discovered dead at the bottom of the river, followed by a teenage daughter, it became the talk of the town. Their deaths cause havoc with the river and its history, bringing to life long-buried secrets.

Sadly didn‘t connect with this one. I love Hawkins‘s literary voice, but the story‘s convoluted structure undercut the suspense and often left me more confused than enticed.

I‘ve had this book on my shelves for years thinking I read it along with my other girl, women, water mysteries. While organizing books I realized I had no documentation of this read - haha, a few pages in and I knew I‘d never gone here. This was like a jigsaw puzzle where the many characters are the edges and once those finally come together, fitting the center pieces became a bit of fun.

Lectura de primavera 🌸 No lo recomiendo. No me gustó. Es muy confuso.

Unfortunately, this was as underwhelming as I was expecting. A whole bunch of unlikable characters doing predictable stuff.

I listened to the audio because I knew I‘d never make myself read my BOTM copy. Now I can‘t find my BOTM copy, which is also unfortunate, because I was looking forward to throwing it across the room after that dumb ending.

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I was wary before beginning this book due to all the mixed reviews. However, I heard there was a lot of characters so I kept a scratch paper and pen next to me while I was reading, so that I could jot notes down. I feel it was necessary for all the characters so we could have a real “whodunit” mystery. Other than that, I thought it was a great story! 3.5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

1. Into the Water by Paula Hawkins & The Great Alone by Kristen Hannah
2. 50 books
3. Winter Garden by Kristen Hannah

Into The Water, an interesting book. From cover you feel the book as somewhat of a romance but the more you read you understand it's about a fatal murder taking place in a river. This book goes Into detail on how after the mother dies and her daughter must be under the care of her Aunt. I quite enjoyed how they talk about the death of her mother but also has a subplot that brings up mysterious clues on how things are tied together

I know that this got pretty mixed reviews when it came out, but I enjoyed it. Multiple perspectives, a place of mystery: do the women jump into the water, or is the water a place to get rid of troublesome women?

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Meh. I thought it was just okay and kind of predictable. (My dog tore this book up ages ago 😂)

First a teenage girl dies in the lake, and now in the same lake, a single mother is found dead. Soon, secrets begin to surface.

Left behind is teenager Lena, who is left believing her mother committed suicide. But is that really the case? Or is something more sinister going on in this town?

There were easily over two dozen characters in this story, and it took me nearly three quarters of the book to sort them all out and remember who was who!

It was predictable, so if you‘re looking for suspense, this may not be it. That being said, I enjoyed how some of the characters evolved.

One of the most intriguing ways that Paula writes this book is that each chapter is a vignette, or viewpoint, of one of the characters in the story. I love this but I will say throughout the whole book, there were so many different characters that this layout was difficult to follow at times. it seemed to climax with several different surprises that didn‘t seem all that necessary- One left unresolved. The final bang l I found to be confusing. 4/10

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I'm culling my collection down to those that I need to read still, that I may/will read again, that I can't bear to part with because I love the author and have a collection (mostly). So these are the titles so far that are gone. Minus two books I've already given to my boss's kid (Lumberjanes vol 1- oh and she is now starting a book club with her little friends! 😍)

This book felt very predictable and choppy. It was scattered and awkward in parts with a lukewarm story line, void of any memorable plot twists.

I was pretty disappointed after all the hype this book received.

However, I did finish it so it wasn't a complete Pan.

This book took a little bit of time to get info. I didn‘t enjoy it as much as The Girl on the Train, but it was still decent. Hawkins uses the same technique of shifting character perspective with each chapter. With more characters , less development, and shorter chapters in Into the Water, it was harder to get hooked.

This one moves fast and is intriguing with lots of POV's. I liked it - it was a good summer weekend read. Will need to read something more upbeat now though. 😬😊

SO happy our little town used bookstore is open again. 🤓❤️

I loved this book and found it hard to put down. Since other reviews mentioned there are lots of characters, I read the physical book instead of the audio. Once I got the hang of the characters, the story flew by and I read large chunks in one sitting. I also love my signed UK First Edition. 💙 #MountTBR

#58
Alot of people didn't like this book plus her first one THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, but I have to admit that I really enjoyed both

I thought Girl On The Train was over-hyped, but I did like it, so I thought I'd give this one a try . . . I almost DNFed it multiple times. There were too many POV characters, and Hawkins didn‘t develop them well enough in the beginning for me to keep them straight and know who was who, which I found frustrating. It finally picked up about 60% in. Yikes! It ended up a decent story, but I doubt I‘ll read one of her books again.

I‘m out of order!!!

I had to keep a list with this one!! 😫

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Massively struggled with this one, but at the end of the day, it's still a good story and well written, I just didn't really like it.

BLOODY BRILLIANT.
I absolutely loved it. Granted it was a bit boring at the beginning, but once it picks up, it's impossible to put down. Amazing.

A well-worth read! Lots of twists and turns, so many characters that you question, and many tied stories that ultimately get answers.

Reading by the fire = perfection

Loved Girl on a Train but this was very different. Hard to get the myriad of character viewpoints in order so it felt a bit as if what could have been an interesting plot was obscured by that device. Enjoyable holiday read nonetheless.