I read the first book in the Black Harbor series a few years back and remember loving the deary atmospheric feel of the book. I was surprised to find that our lead characters in the second installment were different from the first, and that the characters from Hello, Transcriber we hardly mentioned. For such a small town, I felt this to be slightly strange but decided to give this one a go anyways.

While I felt the two storylines/murder mysteries were interesting and I liked how they came together, I had a hard time getting invested in Morgan’s or Hudson’s POVs. I think I didn’t fully connect the characters with the narrator’s voices, as I listened to this one on audio. The audio wasn’t bad, it just didn’t jive with what I would have picked, which is always a risk with audiobooks.

I’ll probably keep reading this series, as it’s well written but it’s just not my favorite page turning series. If you’re looking for a dark, gritty, and atmospheric series though, this one is for you!

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