2020 PenCraft Award Winner – Psychological Thriller
“The Girl on the Train pales in comparison to Give It Back, and all of my previous prejudices against the genre were swept away. It was engaging, relatable, suspenseful, and stunning in its use of language. And all written in the author’s second language. I was blown away.” -Ella Magazine
This novel follows three characters: Lorraine, Lexy, … Magazine
This novel follows three characters: Lorraine, Lexy, and Ella.
Lorraine: Not long ago, Lorraine lost her husband to another woman. She thought that was the worst thing that could happen to her, but soon she realizes it’s just the beginning of an everlasting nightmare. Lexy: Lexy, an au pair from London, moves to Seattle to help Lorraine with her infant son. But she didn’t come for the child…she came for something else. Ella: When Ella receives a call from her sister, Lorraine, who begs her to leave San Diego to spend time with her, she decides to take a few days off from work to visit her. Frightened to see how much Lorraine has weakened since her diagnosis eight months ago, she packs a bag and heads to Seattle with a foreboding feeling that this might be the last time she sees Lorraine.
But on her way to the airport, she learns that something shocking has happened since she last spoke with Lorraine and now. To make matters worse, once Ella arrives in Seattle, Lorraine’s story keeps changing, making Ella question how reliable her sister really is.
Soon Ella is entangled in a mysterious investigation, and more so, in the lives of everyone involved. She realizes not only that she won’t go home anytime soon but also that she’ll never look at others the same way she did before.
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Readable but hard to follow and keep track of characters and timeline. Disappointing ending.
Ending wasn’t well written and was confusing as to motive.
Interesting read, but had to pay attention which individual was talking each chapter. That was confusing.
I won’t spoiler but it’s a wonderful thriller.
I really couldn’t get into it – rarely do I start a book and not finish it – this was one of the few that I decided to put down.
This little gem of a thriller is told from three points of view (forensic pathologist Ella, her terminally ill sister Lorraine and Lexy, Lorraine’s British au pair) and moves back and forth over an eight month period. The people surrounding and interacting with these three women — lovers, children, ex-spouses, etc — are hardly mere secondary characters as they shape the lives of the women but are seen differently through the eyes of each of the protagonists: who sees them correctly…and “who dunnit”? A well-crafted page turner with an extra little kick at the end.
I couldnt stop reading. The plot….awesome.
Never saw that ending coming…
Good book with a twisty ending! Really enjoyed it!
Only trouble is it jumps back and forth in between the 3 different people and is hard to follow. But the story was good after you got used to it.
three main characters did not come across as likeable, and I didn’t find myself caring about what they did or was done to them
This was an excellent read, I kept wanting everything to work out in the end, but alas it did not.
This is the best book I’ve read in quite a while! Once I started it I could hardly put it down. Plus I was unable to predict the ending, which is unusual. Love this book!
With thoughts from each character, the story did feel somewhat jumbled at times. Overall it was an easy read but there were times it seemed to drag on.
Good read
Characters are not fully developed, the narrative continually switches between characters and time spans.