I found other characters more fascinating… like Erin. At times, I even felt like Jules could really have done more to cement her position as the protagonist. Jules and her insider-left-the-small-city-for-a-big-city perspective on everything. Nickie and her typical small town crazy psychic persona (wow, where have we seen that before? Possibility just about every other small town story). III: The characters in Into the Water were quite honestly… annoying. Small towns always offer the reader a sense of mystery and unpredictability, which often keep readers hooked. I also liked that the story took place in the small town of Beckford. I liked that I could get to know the characters’ perspectives to different events. Opting for short quick chapters in-between characters was at times a bit dizzying, but for the most part quite thrilling. Her descriptions of settings gave a complete picture of what was taking place at any particular scene. II: Hawkins’ writing stood out in Into The Water. The story got more exciting once I reached Part Three and from there onward, the story became enjoyable and interesting to read.
Once I hit Part Two, I really started getting into the story I found myself falling asleep while reading this book less and could actually read a few pages before closing it for the night. If it wasn’t for Melinda over at The Book Musings constantly pushing me to finish Into The Water, I would only have finished it in 2018. I found myself putting the book away to read something else on numerous occasions. I: Part One of the book drags tremendously.
I’ll tell you what I think about Into The Water in four parts, like the book (fitting hey?) I thought for this review I’d skip the typical intro of what the book is about because let’s face it, the hype around this book was huge after Hawkins’ The Girl on the Train hit the big screen.
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