After really enjoying The Girl on the Train, I was so excited for Paula Hawkins to release a new book. But after hearing a host of negative reviews I put off reading it for years. I'm quite glad I did because it really didn't live up to my expectations as a thriller.
Into the Water is set in a small town in Oxfordshire that has a large body of water that several women have drowned in. Most recently Nel was found there, and when detectives seek to find out what happened, it's ruled as a suicide, but her sister can't quite believe it. There's a whole lot of suspicions and mysteries in the small town that all seem to lead to one place: the drowning pool.
The main thing I struggled with in this book is that Nel's death was obviously not a suicide because the book's a thriller. The author tried to keep the suspense up about that for most of the book, which made the book a bit slow and dry for that part of the plot. I enjoyed the book to some extent - there were parts that did keep me interested, but it was definitely a 3 star read.
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