Initial Impressions 10/29/16: After much anticipation, I finally picked up The Girl on the Train! I totally see the Gone Girl comparison but I also liked that the book did go in a very different direction. It was really interesting to see the many unreliable narrators (always a fan) and I was always kept on my toes because I was never quite sure who or what to believe. That does create a problem sometimes because I love these sorts of thrillers so I always start to form some wild accusation in my head, sometimes which I like better than the actual book, but I guess not all books can have endings so wild because otherwise it'd be really played out! 
 I really couldn't put this book down. I was so interested and hooked and I loved the mystery and suspense of it all. The ending was good and actually not what I expected BUT I also didn't quite love it. I enjoyed that it wasn't what I expected but I felt after that whole book that it lost a little excitement towards the reveal and I really wasn't a fan of the villain speech to reveal it all. 
 Full review as orginally posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 12/9/16: After much anticipation, I finally picked up THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN! I totally see the GONE GIRL comparison but I also liked that the book did go in a very different direction. There are so many thrillers nowadays that compare to big titles and they're big shoes to fill! I wasn't as blown away by GONE GIRL as some but I did enjoy the many twists and not knowing what to expect. THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN had that same sort of feel but the ending actually felt a bit more predictable. 
 It was really interesting to see the many unreliable narrators in this book (always a fan) and I was always kept on my toes because I was never quite sure who or what to believe! That does create a problem sometimes because I love these sorts of thrillers so I always start to form some wild accusation in my head, and sometimes I like my theories better than the actual book. Not all books can have endings so wild, though, because otherwise it'd be really played out and we'd all expect twists all the time and be able to guess them all! THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN still had a nice twist at the end, mostly putting all the pieces together, but it wasn't as twisty as I anticipated. I enjoyed that it wasn't what I expected but I felt after that whole book that it lost a little excitement towards the reveal and I really wasn't a fan of the villain speech to reveal it all. 
 I wasn't super duper in love with the book and yet I really couldn't put this book down. I was so interested and hooked and I loved the mystery and suspense of it all. The unreliable narrators were great and I actually really enjoyed the writing style, with different POV switches as well as those POVs taking place at different points in time. It was really interesting to see it all come together in the end and I actually appreciate that the narrators were unreliable but in a very realistic and somewhat relatable way. 
 THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN is a very solid mystery and thriller and I can see why it captivated so many people! It really is a great GONE GIRL comparison and it allows readers to step into a relatable role and still distance themselves from these specific experiences. I'm really glad I finally read it!