Into the Water in Around the World in 80 Books

Sep 15, 2018 Colleen Chi-Girl rated it really liked it

Shelves: england, thrillers, crime-mysteries, 2018

Four and a half ⭐️ for this one. I couldn’t put it down. The setting is a small village current day England. Isn’t that one of the best places for a thriller!? Just when you thought you know what will or has happened, the twists and turns force you to rethink it all. Very compelling and fun read. I also love short chapters....like a present every time it’s begins. Oh and how the sister Jules talks (in her head) to her sister Nel, who isn’t present. Love that all the way through the ending.

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Jan 04, 2017 Nadine in NY Jones rated it it was amazing

Shelves: r2017-in-2017, psych-psych-psych, suspense-thriller, first-reads, broken, oh-unlikeable-you

It was, he thought, as though he were in deep water, as though he were reaching for something, anything, to save himself. It was as though he had reached for a life buoy and instead found weeds, and grabbed hold of them anyway.

I really enjoyed this book. I'm sorry, that's bland pablum, and this book deserves better, but I'm not quite sure what to say.

It is moody and mysterious and full of assholes that I can relate to.* (Well, I didn't relate to ALL of them! I'm not THAT awful!) The actual s ...more

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Jun 02, 2017 Sarah rated it liked it

Shelves: book-club

I found the beginning to be confusing and the ending predictable. There are too many characters to keep track of. But I was drawn in enough to keep tuning in.

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May 24, 2017 Jillian rated it liked it

Enjoyable read--the story definitely gets you interested and invested in finding out what's going on, and that's all I really expect from a mystery novel. I definitely would've liked more of the supernatural side of things explored and developed. A lot of the supernatural elements alluded to are never really explained or expanded on, which is disappointing given the opportunity and the mood of the book.

There are arguably too many characters and too many perspectives offered--for the first half o ...more

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