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When the Reckoning Takes the Train

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On the train home, Oliver Chase watches as Sharon Kingsley ruins his wife and son's only meal, then demands money. Battling severe combat-related PTSD, Oliver tries to keep the peace. But when Sharon threatens to smash a bottle over his wife, his repressed trauma explodes in a blood-red rage...

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When the Reckoning Takes the Train Reviews

★★★★☆3.9·10 reviews

TessTwists

★★★☆☆·4 months ago

When the Reckoning Takes the Train is better in short bursts than all at once.

Sam_Twist

★★★★★·4 months ago

The production in When the Reckoning Takes the Train supports the story instead of distracting from it.

Mia_Drama

★★★★☆·4 months ago

I could see the twist coming in When the Reckoning Takes the Train, but I still enjoyed it.

TessTwists — ★★★☆☆

When the Reckoning Takes the Train is better in short bursts than all at once.

Sam_Twist — ★★★★★

The production in When the Reckoning Takes the Train supports the story instead of distracting from it.

Mia_Drama — ★★★★☆

I could see the twist coming in When the Reckoning Takes the Train, but I still enjoyed it.

MiaScenes — ★★★★☆

I wish a few side characters in When the Reckoning Takes the Train had more space, but the cast is good.

RowanReel — ★★★☆☆

For me, When the Reckoning Takes the Train sits right in the middle.

Sam_Watching — ★★☆☆☆

When the Reckoning Takes the Train could use more believable tension between the leads.

SkyeStories — ★★★★★

The episode endings in When the Reckoning Takes the Train are very hard to ignore.

Sam_NoSpoilers — ★★★★☆

The middle of When the Reckoning Takes the Train could be tighter, though the hook is solid.

Lena_Drama — ★★★★★

When the Reckoning Takes the Train handles the short format with real control.

screenTimeLiv — ★★★★☆

The main idea in When the Reckoning Takes the Train works, even when the logic gets loose.

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