Thank you, St. Martin’s Press, for the advanced reader copy of Dark Corners! I enjoyed this new book in the Rachel Krall series! I was very excited to read it since I loved The Night Swim.

This arc is an audiobook and I will always recommend listening to the Rachel Krall series instead of just reading it.The chapters that are snippets from Rachel’s podcast sound like they are actual podcast recordings and these are always my favorite parts of the book.

I was drawn in right from the jump- I thought the opening was a cool/suspenseful way to start the story. I really like Rachel’s character- she’s strong and doesn’t take anyone’s shit. I also liked the new love interest for Rachel- no spoilers though.

Though I loved Rachel’s character, I personally felt like there were way too many characters in this story. There were times when I was confused about the past/present storylines. I also didn’t really enjoy the whole influencer storyline; I get why it worked with the plot, but to me it wasn’t necessary and just distracted from the actual mystery.

That being said, I’m still a fan and would recommend the audiobook. I look forward to reading the next book in the Rachel Krall series!

Really good, loved the book, needed to hear the audiobook. Great tie ins from the first book. Hooked me from the beginning. Can't wait to read about what rachel krall does next. Thank you NetGalley for this ARC

I love a good police procedural/mystery and I am a fan of Megan Goldin's books - but this one didn't grab me like I had hoped. I didn't connect much with the characters and found myself uninterested.

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Good thing I’m always nice to my Uber drivers!

I loved it! I did read the first book (Night Swim) but I don’t think you need to in order to understand and keep up with the story BUT our popular podcaster, Rachel is back!

The influencer life is a subplot and it is intertwined really well, it doesn’t take away from the twists and main plot!

I was engrossed with the audio from start to finish and loved the podcast interviews with Rachel — the narration was STUNNING!

Thank you @macmillan.audio for my advanced #audiobook 🎧 #macmillanaudio

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Thank you to NetGalley and MacMillan audio for the early listen!
What a roller coaster of a ride this story was! Love a good mystery/thriller and the author once again does not disappoint! Character development was spot on. Felt they were all so real.
Highly recommend!
Narrator did a fab job with telling the story!

Dark Corners was my first read of my vacation week, and I’m not sure how my next read can possibly measure up. Megan Goldin brings back podcaster Rachel Krall from book one in her series, and I’m already hoping she returns in a book three. In Dark Corners, Rachel is recruited by Joe Martinez to help solve the disappearance of a missing influencer, and it’s non-stop twists and reveals that left me frantically flipping wondering how things would tie together. When Megan even tied in the influencer swag, it wrapped it all together in a way that is just oh so entertaining, and I’m left hoping that Joe and Rachel join forces again.

Dark Corners is the second in the Rachel Krall series. Rachel is a podcaster who focuses on true crime. I really enjoyed the first book, The Night Swim. But this one was much less believable and therefore, less enjoyable.
The book is all about people making bad decisions. The book starts with an unbelievable premise - that the FBI would knowingly risk the life of a civilian. Oh, this suspected serial killer is in prison, so she’s safe. The fact that he’s getting out in two days doesn’t raise a concern? Really? And they even whisk her away from home without giving her time to think things through. And then, after a few hours, then they’re all concerned about her safety and want her to go back home? Flip side, Rachel took a lot of risks that made me cringe. Goldin was trying to portray her as independent, but she came across as bullheaded.
Terence Bailey has been in prison for six years without a visitor. Earlier in the week, Maddison Logan, a “hot young influencer”, had come to visit him. Right after, she goes missing. So the FBI has the bright idea to have Rachel visit Bailey to see if she can learn anything. It’s not giving anything away that the blurb doesn’t already say to indicate there’s a potential accomplice.
The story is told from the perspective of Rachel and Tom, an Uber driver with an unfortunate health problem. I’m not a fan of being privy to the culprit’s thoughts and actions. I much prefer a straight investigation.
I loved the scenes that dealt with influencers. I don’t follow any and having read this book, doubt I ever will. What a group of egos!
If you’re willing to suspend belief and just want some entertainment, you’ll probably enjoy this book. My Type A personality struggled with it. Another reviewer (thank you Girlwiththepinkskimask) mentioned the poor writing/editing here and she was spot on. There are numerous contradictions and repetitive clauses. It made for a very awkward read.
Despite being the second of the series, it can easily be read as a stand-alone.
I listened to this and kudos to Macmillan Audio for truly making this an audio experience. The podcast definitely sounded like a podcast. January LaVoy is the primary narrator and does her normally good job.
My thanks to St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio for an advance copy of this book.

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC audiobook of this novel. I was fluctuating between 3 and 4 stars. I liked a lot of things about it and overall found the story itself as well as the format really appealing. Great job

A delicious blend of dark academia, isolated reunion and forced friendships! Trust no one! I thoroughly enjoyed the return to detective rachel.

After quickly devouring The Night Swim, getting to Dark Corners was an immediate thought.

Who can you trust the most? What makes you trust a stranger? Trust seemed to be the underlying topic of this book.

This tale is the story about a social media influencer gone missing. In today’s world, there is so much content being published, it’s hard to know who is real and what being posted is true. Also, how much of yourself do you really want exposed for the world to see? There are definite pros to keeping personal things under wraps, but what if your lack of trust put you in danger?

I enjoyed listening to this audiobook for the narrators and tone they portray. You get different narrators and little podcast clips that it just feels like your normal everyday listening to stories. With the emotions being evident in the narration, it brought it to life in a different way than just my reading might have done.

There was a lot going on, but the way in which the stories are woven together really keeps you pausing whatever you’re doing to hear more/read more. I found myself saying just one more chapter late into the night many times.

Thank you so much to the author, Megan Goldin, Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the audio eARC of Dark Corners in exchange for my review!

Megan Goldin is now an instant buy! As soon as I got the ARC of Dark Corners I listened to The Night Swim and moved directly into Dark Corners—followed by everything else! Megan writes compelling stories that kept me listening way past my bedtime!

Dark Corners addition of influencers and the ‘politics’ of social media was fascinating. The podcast trope is one of my favorites but typically one I find in YA—Megan Goldin doing this in the general adult lane is fantastic.

January LaVoy is one of my favorite narrators so I was set to like this from the beginning. Samantha Desz and Andre Santana are new to me narrators but I enjoyed both.

Fingers crossed that there is more to come in the Rachel Krall series!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of the audio book in exchange for an honest review!
I loved this book! The author kept me guessing throughout the story and there was at least one twist that I did not see coming. I learned so much about influencers and I just love learning random information while reading fiction. I enjoyed the narrator and how there were sound effects and stuff when there were chapters on Rachel's podcast episodes. This was my first book by Megan Goldin and. I now have to go read more. Absolutely recommend this twisty thriller!

Terry Bailey is about to be released from prison. There are some that aren’t ready for that to happen especially given that women are continuing to disappear and they all have connections back to Bailey. Throw in a conference of social media influencers and it is prime hunting ground for Bailey or whomever is causing women to disappear.

This is one that tosses in some mystery/thriller elements. A bit of romance, and connecting to the social media influencer community. There’s a bit for everyone, but that is why I gave it 3 stars. It felt like there wasn’t a target audience and at times it bored me.

The narration was well done. I enjoyed the pacing. I did not like the musical interludes that set up the podcasts - it was unnecessary and I found it creepy at times.

Thanks to NetGalley and the Publishers for this book.

Phew. I LOVED this listen! Great, likable characters, narration was great and not a distraction away from the story. I really liked the breakaway portions of the narration that felt like a genuine investigative report. I'm not sure I have read or listened to this author before now, but definitely plan to seek more Megan Goldin in the future!

If you have not picked out your @bookofthemonth for July yet, I recommend choosing Dark Corners by @megangoldinauthor 🖤 You can’t go wrong with either the book or audiobook. I switched back and forth between the two. I loved how the audiobook made the podcast chapters sound like an actual podcast episode! Also, @januarylavoy is a narrator and I love everything she narrates. Seriously, she could narrate my cereal ingredients and I’m going to be entertained!

Dark Corners picks up where The Night Swim left off. Famous podcaster, Rachel Krall, is back helping the FBI figure out what happened to missing influencer, Maddison Logan. Maddison went missing after visiting a murderer in prison. The story has good plot twists, explores the dark side of social media, and has a small dash of romance.

Thank you @macmillan.audio @stmartinspress and @netgalley for allowing me to read and listen to this book/audiobook ahead of publication in exchange for my honest review.

When Madisson Logan, an Instagram influencer, disappears after visiting suspected serial killer Terrence Bailey in prison, the FBI asks Rachel Krall for help. Rachel, a podcaster we first met in Goldin's Night Swim, was named by Bailey as someone Madisson should seek out.

I really enjoyed this story interspersed with bits of Rachel's podcast about the investigation into the disappearance. I really liked the character of agent Martinez. I'd like to see more of him in the future.

If you haven't read Night Swim yet, don't fret. This can 100% be read as a standalone.

Thanks to Macmillan Audio, NetGalley and Megan Goldin for an advanced copy of this audiobook. I offer my review freely.

Publication date : 08 August 2023

ARC audiobook and book provided in exchange for an honest review.

I loved how the narration was performed on this book! The three narrators did a terrific job and with the music and sound effects, it made it engaging and fun to listen to! I really enjoyed the story as well! I really liked the plot of the true crime podcaster getting wrapped up in a missing person case and the story definitely takes you places along the way. It stays extremely relevant dealing with social media influencers and the lives they live behind their personas. I would definitely recommend to anyone who likes psychological thrillers and mysteries!

This is the first book by Megan Goldin that I’ve read/listened to. I hadn’t realized that it was the second book in a series. However, not reading the first is not a disadvantage. Dark Corners is a good thriller, filled with twists and turns. Its narration, though, is better than the story, which while twisty is predictable. The book’s format keeps the story moving along while keeping the reader engaged. Goldin excels in conveying information about the “influencer” business, but many of her characters seemed more like cardboard cutouts than complex human beings. Despite this, readers will enjoy this audio book, whether or not they’ve read the first book in the Rachel Krall series.

Thank you to St. Martin Press for the ARC and ALC.

Dark Corners by Megan Goldin was on my 2023 most anticipated list and I'm so happy I was able to read and review this copy. The Night Swim was a 5 star read for me and to know that we will continue with more with Rachel Krall and the Guilty or Not Guilty Podcast was amazing news.

I am giving Dark Corners 4 stars. I loved that we got to continue with Rachel and her podcast as we got to learn about cases along with her. The audiobook is amazing and I highly recommend reading and listening if possible because of the full produced podcast with sound effects. I also appreciated that you don't have to read The Night Swim first in order to read this.

The reason why this wasn't a 5 star read for me is because although I loved getting back into the podcast, like a new season, I found this book to lack the "podcast" affect for me. The audiobook was full produced however it didn't have the same punch as the Night Swim. Also, I learned that the "influencer" parts were not something I personally cared for but some might.

I do hope Megan Goldin will continue to write for Rachel Krall because I do find her stories very interest and hard to put down.

This was a great read!

A huge thank you to NetGalley, St Martins Press and Macmillan Audio for my advanced copies of Dark Corners.

I was gifted the ebook and then later the audio version of this book by the publisher which I was not expecting.

I loved the audio for this.
Dark Corners is narrated by André Santana, January LaVoy and Samantha Desz. They did a phenomenal job. January Lavoy is one of my favorite voice actors so I was so excited to see her on this project.
This audio was very well produced and felt unique.

I also really loved the mystery. It was well written and Megan Goldin just continues to impress me. I've read 3 of her books so far and they've all been a solid 4 stars ✨

Overall- Highly Recommend . I look forward to reading more by this author.