Rating: 4.5 out of 5
I picked up this book from the library because it'd consistently been in the bestseller lists and because I, myself, could be defined as "The girl on the train".
I commute into university daily, spending about 30-50 minutes each way and I love a good thriller novel.
The book follows a woman who has recently lost almost everything her life consisted of... Her partner, her job, her home... and now she is a borderline alcoholic who lodges with a friend. She hasn't told her friend that she has lost her job, so she pretends to go to work everyday, getting the same old train.
She frequently sees the house she once shared with her boyfriend, but what interests her more happens to be his neighbours. A seemingly perfect couple, she gives the man and woman names in her head and likes to spend her train journey fantasising about their lives. That is, until one day, the girl is spotted kissing a different man.
From then on the story unfolds and the point of view is changed from the main character, the girl in her fantasies and her ex's new woman. It is a gripping book that you will have trouble putting down and I would recommend it if it wasn't for how predictable it can be near the end...
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