You guys, I know. I know it’s Tuesday and I don’t normally post on Tuesdays, but I missed the #Collaboreads link-up with Mr. Thomas and Me and Rachel A Dawson yesterday. Hence, today’s post. 🙂
The deal is this: Amber and Rachel choose a theme at the beginning of the month–this month it was a book currently on the NY Times Bestseller list–and we are challenged to read any book from that theme and review. I chose The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins, and absolutely loved it. I could not put this book down.
RIVETING. What part of this book could you not get enough of?
The ENTIRE book. From the first paragraph, I was hooked. I stayed up until 2am one morning to finish it, and coming from a nursing mama who is already extremely low on sleep, this says a lot!
ELEMENTS. How did you relate to/care for the characters? What’s your thought on the plot line?
Typically, I can figure out the end game pretty quickly in these types of books. Not so with this one! I didn’t have even the smallest clue as to what would happen until the author told me. (<–And that’s the best kind of plot!)
I actually felt sorry for Rachel. She turns to alcohol to deal with her infertility and her alcoholism causes her to lose her husband, her job, and it seems, her sanity.
ASSOCIATE. What other books, movies, or tv shows remind you of this book?
At first glance, this book reminded me of The Good Girl by Mary Kubica, simply because the chapters were titled similarly–someones name and a date. It’s also been compared to Gone Girl, but I liked this one SO MUCH MORE than Gone Girl. I can think of no other book I have read that is quite like this one!
DESIGN.
I absolutely loved the cover of this book–blurred background, just like you would expect to see when riding a train, with a simple white font for the title.
STARS.
ALL THE STARS. Five. (Y’all, I am a voracious reader and it’s been a while since I’ve enjoyed a book this much!)
Have you read The Girl on the Train? What did you think? (If you haven’t read it, GET IT NOW!)
The next link-up is July 27. July’s theme is a book with someone’s name in the title. Choose a book and link up with us–you have an entire month!
I LOVE when I think I understand how the end is going to turn out and then… BOOM I did not. The twist and turns of a plot are what keep me interested… Too typical and I’m not interested. Too outlandish and I can’t stick around because I’m annoyed by the madness. I guess, I’m picky. 🙂 But this one certainly has me SO interested (and everyone else in our town because the hold list is SO long at the library)!
I know EXACTLY what you mean! Sometimes it is so “out there” I can’t even follow along. You definitely need to get on the list–it’s worth the wait!