Thursday, October 20, 2016

A Few Beautiful Quotes

Well, I want to keep this blog updated. And I'm only one person who (with everything else  have to do) can only read so fast. So instead of waiting forever for a new book review, here is something fun! :)   PRETTY QUOTES from some books I've read!


  • “He stared at her, knowing with certainty that he was falling in love. He pulled her close and kissed her beneath a blanket of stars, wondering how on earth he'd been lucky enough to find her.”   - The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
  • “I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now and live in it forever.”                - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
  • “There’s something comforting about the sight of strangers safe at home.”   - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins




And I will leave you with those 3 right now. But, don't worry, there's more fun coming soon! But hey, leave a comment and tell me what you want to see here or what you love about this or what you hate about this....or just say hi!

Thursday, October 6, 2016

The Girl on the Train Review

The Girl on the Train
by Paula Hawkins

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MY RATING: 4 :)




Synopsis: Every day, Rachel Watson, takes the same train to and from "work." And every day, she sees the same couple outside their house, Jess and Jason (AKA Megan and Scott). To Rachel, a divorced alcoholic, they are the epitome of love. Well, that is until she sees Jess do something unthinkable. And then, suddenly, Jess disappears. The girl on the train becomes the girl in the middle. 


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(WARNING: THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU GO READ THE BOOK BEFORE YOU READ THE SPOILERS BELOW)




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My opinion:

  Honestly, for the first 60-ish (?) pages, it was kinda boring. And I really don't know how so many people got past the beginning for it to become so popular that they made a movie based on it. That being said, once you get into it, you get into it. It is such an interesting novel with unique point-of-views. Throughout the book, you hear the story from Rachel, Megan, and Anna... so sometimes you get the truth about a situation and sometimes not. And because it's written as dates and times (as opposed to chapters) you understand the timeline of how everything happened. That is so important to this story, because as you're hearing from Rachel that Megan is missing, you slowly but surely figure out what happened from Megan. Just from a different month. I love that it was written like that. It's so different and keeps you enthralled in the story. 
  Also, I'm just gonna say, I am a firm believer in "well, since the main character thinks this person killed her and we're only halfway through the book, it can't be that person who killed her." It's always the person you least expect. So, of course, Tom was the murderer. And honestly, this made it a little bit predictable. However, because Rachel was an alcoholic and could be unreliable, I did question sometimes whether it was Scott or the therapist. 
  And, ok, so Scott didn't kill Megan. But am I the only one thinking that he might've eventually? He was pretty controlling and mentally abusive. And we saw how after Megan died that he was pretty physically abusive to Rachel. It's very possible that if Tom hadn't killed Megan, that Scott might've.
  Although it was good, I don't understand why Anna wasn't freaking out that Rachel showed up at her house at the end when Rachel told Anna her suspicions about Tom. Every other time, she freaked out about seeing Rachel. But suddenly when she needs to hear her out...she lets Rachel talk? Weird. 
 But overall, it was a great book and I definitely recommend it! 














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Well, thank you for coming across this blog (whether or not it was on purpose). My name is Sophia and I'm just someone who loves books and loves to read! So here is where you'll find book reviews and just my honest thoughts on those books. 
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