#13 of 2024! Black Harbor No. 1!
Started: 5/2/24
Finished: 5/14/24
13 Days
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#13 of 2024! Black Harbor No. 1!
Started: 5/2/24
Finished: 5/14/24
13 Days
pickI read this book in one day because I couldn‘t put it down. This is a debut thriller from Hannah Morrissey and I‘m so glad I already have the next two books in the series because I have to read them asap to find out what happens next for Hazel.
pickThis had me locked in from the beginning. I hated that the main character was dealing with so much and betrayed by those closest to her.
panI won't even justify this one by posting it's cover. I'm not generally offended by "taboo" romance. But honestly, the title and description of this one is misleading in a way that feels creepy considering her and her "fiance" part ways amicably before anything happens with his dad, but I digress.
⚠️ The massive problem here is that their first sexual encounter is *literally* sexual assault bc she's ASLEEP and not able to give consent. HARD PASS.
pickI‘m very happy that I was able to start 2023 with this book. It‘s a dark, gritty and atmospheric thriller with a protagonist that takes a job as a transcriber at her local police department. I felt like this was a compelling, twisty read and can‘t wait to check out more from this author!
“This is Black Harbor, a purgatory where people mind their own. I could scream bloody murder, and it‘s not that no one would hear me—someone probably would—but they would write me off, convince themselves that I‘m just a rabbit being eaten by a hawk or something.”
pickThis was my #doublespin for #bookspinbingo
I liked it a lot, and it was really different from mysteries I have read. I have her next one queued up on Netgalley, so I really wanted to get through this first. Beautiful writing, very unique story.
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bailedJust…no. I‘m not sure how you can take a concept and just totally jack this up. Just yeah, if you‘re going to read it borrow it from the library. It‘s rare I pan a book so fully but…even I couldn‘t force myself to slog through the pure boringness Of the book. Legit didn‘t care about how it ended.
so-soThis book is between a so-so & a pan for me. I think I might just be a needy reader. There wasn't a lot of character development. Hazel is a married police transcriber who falls in love with one of the detectives whose reports she types up. The book takes place over approximately a month & she is madly in love with Investigator Kole before three weeks are complete. The writing is beautiful & I loved the syntax but the story didn't work for me. ⭐⭐⭐
