Into the Water

3.5 star round upI think I like this better than the girl in the train.It was really slow at the beginning and it was so hard to actually get into the story but around halfway through the book it started getting really interesting. Also [a:Paula Hawkins 1063732 Paula Hawkins https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1492111911p2/1063732.jpg] delivered these little surprises/shockers here and there throughout the book which shocked me quite a bit. But like after the interesting parts it became sooo slow once again but I wanted to keep going to find out what the big mystery was at the end.But then the ending came and I was so disappointed like it was 400 pages and this?! I kinda saw the ending coming so I wasn't too surprised by it. Even though I didn't have high hopes in the beginning of the book I started getting high hopes around the middle after all those little twists and I was so disappointed! I seriously need to stop getting my expectations high for books coz I end up hating the book or not being satisfied.I forgot to mention this before but there were sooo many characters in the book to keep track of that I had to keep going to the front page where they had explained about the characters to keep track of who and who.So overall these are my thoughts on the book. I feel like those little twits kinda made up for the ending.. But I feel like if the ending had been different I would have given it a five star definitely!

Into the water is a great read. It was my first time reading a mystery book. Yes it was a sad book but it was so good. And I like that it keeps you wanting more of everyone story of how they feel about the river. I like that it shows everyone Point of view of what happened to the people who died in the river. Sometimes we are so quick to judge someone without knowing the real truth. We make judgments so fast with out asking them first before jumping to conclusions. I did not see the ending come out like it did. If you are going to read this book know that your emotions are going to be all over the place.

This book has been one of the most highly anticipated spring/summer releases this year, written by Paula Hawkins of The Girl On The Train fame it is her second novel and it's almost as though the literary world is waiting to see can she deliver another smash hit or will it be a case of ‘one trick pony'. I read Girl On The Train fairly quickly after it's release and whilst I enjoyed it I must confess to being surprised that it attracted as much attention as I did and that it made it all the way to movie status. I was therefore intrigued to read Into The Water to give me a second opportunity to assess the writing abilities of this new but very successful author.

This story is set in a small town next to a river and opens when the body of single mother Nel is pulled from the river, with everyone making the assumption it was most likely a suicide. A few months earlier a teenage girl from the town met a similar fate in the same river and questions remain unanswered about her death also. In fact, the river holds many secrets about the different women who have died in it over the years and this book is about their stories and the secrets the town holds about how they met their fate.

We are generally fairly used to thrillers with multiple perspectives, it is a popular format in literary fiction today but Hawkins takes this one stage further. In the first 50 pages of this book, there are literally so many characters introduced that it makes your head spin. None of the stories they are telling link together smoothly it is absolutely a snapshot of their own points of view on Nel's death and whether it was a suicide and about what a controversial character she was in her life and the very differing opinions of her. This multiple to an excess perspective meant that it took me some time to really relax into this book, the first quarter leaves you a little confused, having to check you are beginning to place just who each character is and their links to the others. I imagine that like other lower rated reviews of this book it could be that this writing approach has meant that, like me, you are left actually not really caring what happened to Nel.

As the book progresses past the first quarter you suddenly begin to realise you are becoming more familiar with everyone, you don't need to keep thinking so hard about it and you begin to relax more into the story. You are able to focus more on the history of the town, the dark secrets that it holds and begin to understand that there is much more that needs to be answered about Nel's death. However, one thing that is clear is that this town is particularly disturbed. The secrets that run through it touch everyone in it and there are a lot of stories we touch upon along the way, some which evoke more sympathy than others.

I liked this book, a bit like Girl On The Train I found that the author did pull me through with her short snappy chapters. You'd sit down and say you'd read one more and suddenly you were 5 chapters later and thinking how you got there. Naturally, as this is a mystery novel I don't want to delve too much into the plot for fear of ruining the experience for other readers but I will say that I felt the ending didn't leave me totally fulfilled. Whilst some of the characters stories concluded nicely and we were able to see them beginning to move on, other parts left us with frustrating unresolved issues that niggled.

I have to be honest and say that I think this book is going to be one you will either really love or be like myself a little ambivalent about it. I am not sure that in a few months time it will have stuck with me. I am fairly sure that it will sell many many copies but I would put it on my ‘good but not outstanding shelf'

So many secrets! You think you have it figured out and some new information comes out. The characters are better in this novel. I like and hate them as we are supposed to feel. In Hawkins', previous novel, I disliked all the characters in that one and did not enjoy that one. I was tempted to not read this one. That would have been a mistake because this one is great. Better characters, more layers, and a more enjoyable read than my previous experience with this author. Really glad I took the chance.

the author drops you in Beckworth, a town of many secrets. There a tidal pool that has been the scene of many deaths- all female. The town is a close-knit community of people who think they know everything about their neighbors, but really don't know much of anything at all. Jules has come back to take care of her motherless niece, orphaned when her sister has killed herself in the very lake she loved. She has unresolved issues with her sister, her past comes rushing back to collide with the present. The book is told in alternating points of view, at some times both tiresome and confusing. Some of the voices were less enjoyable, but Lena's arc shined. It's s simmering slow build to multiple reveals, some surprising, others not at all. Either way, it is an entertaining bit of fiction. Not sure I will be picking up the next book might not this is a 3star read for me which isn't bad

It was confusing to keep up with the characters for the first third of the book, but then it began to get easier as more of what really happened began to unfold. When the background story started to get more stout, and we really start to learn more about what we think really happened and which characters were involved, it starts rolling along much smoother. I understand that this was intentional, so I don't fault Paula Hawkins for writing it this way, but I've seen a few vloggers reveal that they had to keep a cheat sheet beside them with notes to keep up with each character. Fortunately, I did not have to resort to this and that is probably because I had to read it rather quickly. I checked this out from the Libby app and the library is not so generous about extending the days for their digital rentals. I also purchased the audio book via Kobo-Rakuten. The audio book version was narrated by multiple people and was outstanding! I highly recommend the audio book. However, because of the complexity of the story line, I suggest the book over the audio version if you can't get both. I can't wait for Paula Hawkins next book!

The book was exhausting with so much to keep track of. There were roughly 35 different characters with at least a dozen different perspectives. Call me slow, but I needed a drawn out flowchart for me to follow the book.

For a book that constantly refers to sexism and misogyny with it functioning as a recurring theme, it sure had those traits deeply woven into all the characters. Maybe that was deliberate, but boy, was it exhausting. The references to technology felt out of place when woven into the mess.

The characters were incredibly unlikeable, but I suppose that seems to be the case with most books these days.

There were sufficient plot twists to keep me happy, some ludicrous, some exhilarating, but it seemed to make up for the exhaustion. If I'm getting worn out, I might as well get a thrill out of it.

This story was good. By good, I mean solid. It moved, not slowly, but methodically. I appreciated that despite the pace being somewhat laborious in parts; you could always feel of the importance.

I was a bit diasapounted in the ending, but only because I have built a high expectation through a life of creativity and glimpses into the darker parts of life. The climax was so easily explained–in the end–it was almost too realistic. I suppose you have to appreciatr that, and give Hawkins the credit that deserves.

The characters were magnificent. Despite this being a mystery, typically plot driven, Hawkins does a wonderful job making it character driven.

Not bad.

Bruh, Paula Hawkins is the queen of coming up with beautiful vivid plot ideas, characters and beginning steps. But DAMN does she SUCK at execution. I had to stop reading this a couple summers ago because I was so like uhhh. I'm sad at her lack of talent to conduct a story without majorly mistelling an originally very good idea. Same with Girl on the Train. Predictable af. DISAPPOINTED!

Sungai yg dikenal dgn Kolam Penenggelaman, selama berabad-abad telah merenggut banyak nyawa. Semuanya perempuan. Kini sungai itu kembali menelan korban: Nel Abbot, wanita yang bertekad untuk menyingkap rahasia sungai itu dan menuliskan kisah-kisahnya. Apakah dia jatuh? Apakah dia bunuh diri? Apakah dia dibunuh?

Banyaknya PoV di buku ini sangat membingungkan, perpindahan bab seringnya diikuti oleh perpindahan PoV dan biasanya perpindahan itu terjadi pada org2 yg terlibat dlm PoV sblmnya. Jadi, membingungkan, aku hrs membalik halaman untuk memastikan kali ini PoV siapakah?

Untuk twistnya & pengungkapan identitas pembunuhnya okelah. Ada 1 hal yg membuatku penasaran & hingga akhir tdk diungkapkanboleh pengarang (spoiler), apa yg terjadi pada Mark?