DNF @ 27%

This sounded so intriguing, but the train stalled out for me:

The characters sound the same even in their thoughts.

The perspectives of Rory's friends and family didn't add to the story. It was rehashing what Rory had already filled us in on.

The dialogue was stilted. Didn't sound like how people actually converse. Clunky transitions between energy or emotion. Like a pause and suddenly 'No!...don't leave!!!!" that was jarring.

Overdoing the So Much To Say Doesn't Say Anything Ever trope.  Plus toddler-style pouting and attention seeking, passive aggressive justifications, and all around each twist/problem seventeen different ways. So much tell, so little letting the reader experience it.

For such a cool setting, the ambience was lacking. We get details when a new room is entered or when the train stops or starts, but otherwise it's easy to forget they're on a train as it's so bogged down in conversing and inner monologues.

Ultimately, if I can skim a few pages and it's just more of the same reiterating and circling back on itself, I know it's not for me. 

Format: Library Digital