The Girl On The Train is a psychological thriller written by British author Paula Hawkins in 2015. It is one of the amazing novels that one could ever read. The work, the mystery, the thrill, the suspense, all of it is merged so well that one cannot get eyes off the book once started reading. The book turned out be New York best seller and a Major motion picture later on starring Emily Blunt and Luke Evans. Though the book isn’t a continuous story in certain number of chapters but instead is a blend of perspectives of three female narrators storytelling in a consecutive way, which is also what is very unique about this book. You get to know things from different lives and different aspects and still cannot believe or trust even one single character. You read about one character, presume things and the next thing you know when you go on reading is that, you were wrong.

It’s  well-written, precisely plotted psychic thriller, and cleverly sketches one unreliable narrator after another and so on. There is not a character that can be trusted here,all the characters here are terrible and have immensely messed up lives and not even single character for sure can be predicted as the murderer without a dilemma. Rachel, the drunk character, catches the same train everyday, watches two love birds(Megan and Scott) who are also the neighbors to her ex and his wife( Tom and Anna),  till one day when the girl goes missing. She might know something but being wasted all the time cannot be trusted. Megan, the missing girl, haunted by her painful past, was cheating with Tom (who is also Rachel’s ex), on her husband (Scott), got pregnant, turning her into the victim. Anna, self-esteemed and considers herself to be far above Rachel and wants her gone from her life forever. At the end somehow she changes herself and gets against her husband just because he turned out to be something and she couldn’t trust him and not actually caring about any justice to anyone.

Now the question here, the suspense on which the book revolves around is “WHO KILLED MEGAN? WHY IS SHE MISSING?”. Did she commit suicide out of guilt? Did Rachel got drunk and knew she was pregnant with her ex’s child and killed her? Did Tom kill her because he was afraid of the truth of pregnancy to be out? Did Anna, who has a baby, got to know her husband was cheating on her and got her pregnant then killed her? Did Scott, her husband, who came to know his wife was cheating on him killed her? All of them become suspects at one point or the other while we’re reading this. But to clear out the suspense it was, Tom. Yes, it was him who was afraid of being exposed so out of anger he killed her. Though until the end till when Tom reveal himself in front of Anna and Rachel, nobody knew that they were having an affair, so he wasn’t much of a suspect neither was involved in the case much. So, it turns out to be a completely different angle in this thriller.

Though the story mightn’t give any moral values but it definitely tells about different personality traits one single person can carry and how you can never trust anyone blindly. It is an awesome read for only those who are interested in keen fiction and thriller suspense stuff and not in any actual relatable stuff or extreme moral values, though this can sometimes be very relatable or logical if one must say. I, being very keen to read suspense and thriller, loved it and would rate this All in all, a good read indeed.

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Do you want to go around and see places? Well, it’s said the best way to travel without actually traveling is by reading a book. There couldn’t be a better time to start forming a reading habit. Here is a list of books, which are quite easy reads and will teleport you to worlds unknown. To those who already are book lovers like me don’t feel shy to read further.

1. The Inkheart series, by Cornelia funke

Being a huge fan of fantasy, I would highly recommend this series. If you even remotely love harry potter or even the lord of rings you’re going to fall in love with this.

The story is around a girl, Maggie, who can bring characters alive by reading them aloud. It has three books, filled with mystical characters and adventures.

2. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, by Arundhati Roy

If you’re a fan of politics, even remotely, this is a must read for you. The words used in this book are simple yet spun with intricacies and woven into something magical. The story begins with the life of Anjum in Delhi, goes around Gujarat and finally ends in Kashmir.

3. Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell

Even when we are old we cannot but give up admiring love stories. Fangirl is a cute, goofy love story of a girl who is a huge fan of a series and writes fan fiction. Being away from home, moving to college and adjusting in a different environment is something we can all relate to.

4. The Upside of Unrequited, by Becky Albertalli

If you’re a supporter of the rights of the LGBTQ+ you know how difficult it is to find queer romances. Even, though it’s not completely centered around the same but it does have some elements, it’s again a love story, which makes it an easy read which is exactly what we need during this lockdown.

5. A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini

Khaled Hosseini is an Afghani author and all his books have stories centered in Afghanistan. Trust me when I say this, this book is an absolute gem. The portrayal of the situation is Afghanistan is just as accurate as it could be the situation of women, education everything is proportioned equally. The story is beautifully written and is a must read.

6. The Sun Is Also a Star, by Nicola Yoon

Do you believe in fate? Well, I do. This book is one of my favourites which go around how something happens, if it’s meant to happen. The story follows two people, who fall in love in, however the girl cannot stay in us because she is an immigrant. Read and find out what happens.

7. All the Bright Places, by Jennifer Niven

Depression and other mental health issues have become very pertinent amongst today’s youth. This book focuses on mental health issues and follows the story of two young people, and makes a strong statement as to how important it is to seek help.

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