The Girl on the Train has already received amazing advanced praise from reviewers all over the world and I have to say that I really enjoyed it too. I won't be surprised if this book does exceptionally well in 2015.
Rachel gets the same train every day to work and every day it stops at the same signal. Rachel loves peering into the garden of the house it stops at and imagining the life of the perfect couple who lives there. Until one day, she sees something that shatters this illusion and she gets drawn into a terrifying chain of events.
I was interested in this book because it had been likened to the book Gone Girl, which I enjoyed very much. And yes, there are similarities between The Girl on the Train in its storyline, style of writing and the way it keeps you guessing until the end.
The characters were built up very well and there are chapters that are dedicated to three of the main women in the story. You do have to pay attention to the dates of each chapter as well though, which I didn't and got a little bit confused at times, but as long as you're on the ball it's quite easy to work out where you are in the story.
I loved this book and I would certainly recommend it. It kept me guessing and kept me hooked. And the ending came as a surprise to me as well - I certainly wasn't expecting it. I had been missing a good thriller/mystery book in my life this year and I think I have finally found it.
I was lucky enough to be given an advanced reading copy from the publishers through Netgalley and Girl on the Train will be released on 15th January 2015.
No comments:
Post a Comment