From the Bookshelf of Amazon Editors' YA Book Club

The Girl on the Train
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Start date
October 7, 2016
Finish date
November 1, 2016
Why we're reading this
While not YA, we've read outside of the genre in the past and our group resoundingly wanted to read this …more

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Julie
Aug 17, 2015 rated it really liked it
I knew who did it by pg. 66, but that didn't stop me from continuing to read this psychological thriller and questioning whether my suspicions were correct. Hawkins is really good at showing how the mind can be an unreliable source through three points of view. It goes back and forth between what the subconscious mind might know versus wrong speculations based on perception of the evidence.

I listened to this on audible but also read it. I enjoyed reading it more because I was constantly going b
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Dominic King
Aug 02, 2015 rated it really liked it
I bought this book in a fit of pique having thrown down a Patrick Rothfuss snorefest. Anything for some action.

It's not the typical type of book I read but it delivered. Fast-paced and full of intrigue, twists and turns, I found it hard to put down.

The writing style is not going to win any awards but that's not the point of this book. As a comment on the dark side of middle-class society it is excellent. Even if it did leave me feeling a little anxious...
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Gabriella
Dec 09, 2016 rated it it was amazing
This was the perfect book to get me out of the reading slump I've been experiencing nearly all year. It was so engaging and I really loved how the author got into Rachel's head. I thought her characterization was magnificent and I didn't suspect what was really going on until just before she figured it out herself, so it wasn't predictable. And obviously, I adored that the story was set in London, considering I lived there for four months and could picture everything perfectly. This makes me wan ...more
Brittany
Mar 21, 2017 rated it liked it
Soooooo I'm rating this book three stars.....

I finished 300 pages of this book in one sitting. It's definitely a page turner.....
The content was crazy enough and just plain interesting enough that I didn't want to stop reading.

I don't tent towards books that are suspenseful....and I guess the reason is because it just plain scares me.
I read this book well into 3 am and was the only one awake in the house and I'm not going to lie I was kinda freaked out and nervous after the book was over.
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Melanie
May 21, 2015 rated it really liked it
Molly L
May 25, 2015 rated it really liked it
Elizabeth
Jun 08, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Erika
Jun 08, 2015 rated it really liked it
Adele Park
Jun 15, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Stacey
Jun 18, 2015 marked it as to-read
Alyssa
Jun 19, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Sarah
Jun 29, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: ebook-hold
Kelly Martin
Jul 14, 2015 marked it as to-read
Kirsten Mccann
Jul 16, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: chick-lit, mystery
Maggie
Jul 18, 2015 rated it really liked it
Hanna Peach
Aug 02, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Gail Hamilton
Aug 08, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: mysteries
Ariqua
Aug 12, 2015 marked it as to-read
Vaishali
Dec 01, 2015 marked it as to-read
Ak
Aug 18, 2016 marked it as to-read
Julia
Aug 27, 2016 marked it as to-read
Maggie
Sep 06, 2016 rated it really liked it
Amy
Feb 07, 2017 added it
Laura Huntley
Mar 12, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shannon
May 29, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Jayne
Apr 12, 2018 rated it really liked it
Sylvia Diblasi
Mar 28, 2019 marked it as to-read
Amanda
Jan 05, 2020 marked it as to-read