Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
After her sister’s drowning, Jules is forced to come back to the town she ran from and swore to never return to. Her sister Nel’s death brings up another drowning case that has taken place at the same lake just a few months earlier. Both victims had a strong connection, were their deaths pure incidents or planned suicide?
I’ve been introduced to Paula Hawkins a few years back and have been enjoying her novels, however, this particular book didn’t catch my attention as her other novels did. Although it did contain many plot twists, it kept losing my attention. Majorly due to all the extra info that was provided that could have been avoided since it had not much to do with the latest drowning incidents, the main point of the book. The novel is built on a dual now/then timeline that helps the reader to understand Jule’s teenage experience and the cause that drew the line between her and Nel. While this read didn’t feel like anything particularly unique, it was overall enjoyable.
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