Book Review Into The Water by Paula Hawkins Culturefly

*3.5 stars* (rounded down after more consideration) It's almost inevitable that this book will be compared to The Girl on the Train, which is a pretty flattering testament to the magnitude of a book's success. Into the Water, however, stands on its own and easily separates itself from its notable predecessor.This story is unique and its large cast of characters are bold and distinguishable.. Woven through the narrative excerpts from a book Nel was working on—The Drowning Pool—which purported to tell the stories of various women of Beckford who were drowned, killed their husbands, or were somehow involved with the Drowning Pool. These women include Libby Seeton from the 1600s, Anne Ward from the 1920s, Katie, Lauren Townsend, and Nel herself the night she saved Jules from.

Into the Water BY PAULA HAWKINS. Reading Guide International Editions. A single mother turns up dead at the bottom of the river that runs through town. Earlier in the summer, a vulnerable teenage girl met the same fate. They are not the first women lost to these dark waters, but their deaths disturb the river and its history, dredging up secrets long submerged.. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD WINNER FOR MYSTERY/THRILLER An addictive novel of psychological suspense from the author of #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon The Girl on the Train and A Slow Fire Burning. "Hawkins is at the forefront of a group of female authors . . who have reinvigorated the literary suspense novel by tapping a rich vein of psychological.