I really enjoyed this story. The mystery was great and took me by surprise a few times. I liked seeing Rachel Krall again. I enjoyed the little but of romance we got. I would like to see where it could go in future books. I really liked the character of Joe Martinez and would like to see more of him in the future.

Dark Corners is a stellar second novel to Megan Goldin's first one, The Night Swim. While it is part of a series, it can be read as a standalone. That said, I would recceommend reading the Night Swim first, just for better understanding and having it all together. You won't be disappointed, as that book was fantastic as well. But back to the book at hand! Dark Corners continues with Rachel Krall, true crime podcaster. Shortly after returning home from her last adventure, she gets a call to help on another case. A missing girl. social media starlet Maddison Logan has gone missing. Nobody even knows her real name, so that brings their investigation to a stand still. Rachel is able to use her podcast influence to get herself in with the right people and dig deeper into information.

I really enjoyed this one! I was invested from the beginning. There are a lot of moving pieces and it really brings you in and forces you to pay attention, especially if you're right along Rachel trying to solve the case. This was fast paced and an easy read. I loved the thriller aspect of this book & I look forward to more in the series.
There was a slight hint of romance involved here and it was neither hit or miss. I could run with it, or leave it behind. I am always behind the "independent-don't- need-no-man" type of woman getting things done.

Thank you to #Netgalley & publishers for the arc of this wonderful gripping novel in exchange for my honest review. I can't wait for more!

I have really enjoyed all the Megan Golding books I’ve read but this must be my favorite! It was perfectly paced with surprises on every page!

I thank the Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book! The opinions in this review are entirely my own.

I was excited to read this book because I greatly enjoyed the first one. The second book in the series didn't disappoint. The writing was great, just like in the first one. I would recommend both. This one worked great in the audiobook format since the podcast part was recorded differently, giving the book a great touch.

Megan Goldin is always a go to for me.
Our favorite true crime podcaster, Rachel Krall is back. I love when books are told in multiple POV, I think it just adds to the story.

Rachel is set to meet inmate Terrance, who has been accused of working with someone on the outside to commit murder s.

I truly love Goldin’s books and this was no exception.

I absolutely loved The Night Swim so I had enormous hopes for this one. I think because I went into it with such high hopes I found myself underwhelmed. I liked the influencer plot but ultimately, found the story to be kind of slow.

I didn’t find this plot as propulsive as her previous book, The Night Swim. It is an ok book to pick up as a quick read but is not very memorable overall.

I love books by Megan Goldin and Dark Corners was no exception! The Night Swim is one of my favorite thrillers, and Dark corners follows the same MC, true crime podcaster Rachel.

I loved the fast pace and the twists. There were few times I felt a bit confused, but it didn't deter from the story and it eventually all made sense.

Would highly recommend!!

initial thoughts: I was so thrilled to see another Rachel Krall book, as The Night Swim was a five-star read for me back in 2020. I liked the multiple POVs, the courtroom scenes, and the podcast & Netflix series additions as well.

this book, did not have any of that. it was told entirely from Rachel's POV, and Rachel was a bit, prickly, for last of a better word in this book. while the story of two of the characters did surprise me at the end, there were a couple of things towards the end of the book I didn't love, which I don't want to give away.

I'm hoping if we get another Rachel Krall book, it will be more reminiscent of the first in the series.

I had high hopes for this one, and though I did enjoy it, it just felt like something was missing compared to The Night Swim. I think it's worth a read if you liked The Night Swim, but not something to recommend as a stand-alone.

I was a huge fan of the Night Swim and felt underwhelmed with this one. The influencer plot was easy to latch onto but by the end was feeling very meh. A little too slow moving for my taste.

Sorry, I read this months ago and apparently forgot to submit my Goodreads review -

This was okay, but it didn't grip me like Night Swim did. I like the way she writes her books, but I think it was the mystery itself that didn't pull me in. It seemed like there were too many moving parts and I found myself drifting away from caring. I'd really like the next Rachel Krall book to be one that she's doing a podcast on and trying to crack herself again than one that she somehow gets inserted into.

Rachel Krall is a podcaster who specializes in true crime. In this second book in the series (which I read out of order and don't feel that it hurt my ability to follow along), Rachel is sent to meet with a prisoner suspected of working with someone on the "outside" to kill young women. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, especially the podcast and mystery threads; her personal story-line not as much. Very good though and I'll definitely go back and read the first book in the series. Thanks to the publisher and to NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review.

Apparently this series is going to be about women in jeopardy - not my favorite genre. And I think that either the author needs to brush up on FBI procedure, or the FBI needs to be fixed. Really, the Agent alternated between being entirely too secretive and revealing way too much to a true crime podcaster. I liked this book slightly more than I liked the first book in the series, but I wont be continuing with the series. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.

It was really nice to go back to the world of true crime podcaster Rachel Krall. I enjoyed her last book and had no idea this was a sequel of sorts. Plot wise, it wasn't as twisty and dark as The night swim. I did like the idea of giving her a love interest here, although it was sort of out of nowhere, nothing kinda was leading to see that happening. Interesting enough, the character with the peculiar smell was a bit annoying and hard to understand his motives. It was implied from the beginning that he was the perpetrator here.

I struggle sometimes with these mystery procedural type books, often finding the continuation of a character to be a bit of a cop out, but I think it really works here. I was immediately brought back to the Rachel Krall I remembered from The Night Swim even though I’d read it over 3 years ago. The podcaster solves crimes trope has been beaten into the ground by this point, as has stories about influencers, but this was still really effective for me.

Nothing was super mysterious or surprising but because of how much I enjoyed the characters, that didn’t affect my enjoyment of the story as a whole. Really hope Goldin continues the series, I’m definitely a fan!

3.5 stars

Dark Corners is a standalone follow-up to The Night Swim, both featuring podcaster Rachel Krall. I read The Night Swim several years ago and forgot much of the plot, but was able to follow Dark Corners just fine.

What I liked: the novel was fast-paced and kept me interested. I liked how Rachel was an outsider trying to uncover the details of an unsolved crime. The influencers' gala setting was fun until it went off the rails at the end. I liked how we were trying to figure out who Maddison really was and what she was hiding. The villain throughout was majorly creepy and kept me guessing.

What I disliked: The romance toward the end of the novel came out of left field for me. All of a sudden two characters were into each other. There were a lot of plot points that seemed unneccessary and not at all connected to the missing/murdered women. Rachel was a bit unlikable throughout, especially her insistence she was too good to be a part of the influencer conference.

I adore this author and was so excited to get an ARC of this book. I really enjoyed the characters and the premise for this book. However, I felt that there was just too much going on throughout this book to really be able to follow, and at times I struggled with it all, which bogged me down and made the read much less enjoyable than I was anticipating. The pacing was off as well, the first bit few by and I was hooked, but then it slowed down A LOT until the very end. The ending also seemed to wrap up a bit too quickly and left me wanting more. Overall, it was okay, but I was hoping for more.

This book is a suspenseful, heart pounding psychological thriller. The twist had my head spinning and the cleverly placed red herrings is the chefs kiss. I throughly enjoyed this one. Thank you Netgalley and St Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for my review.

I enjoyed this book much more that the first Rachel Krall book. It does not need to be read in order, it can be read as a standalone. I am not a fan of books with podcasts, but I did enjoy this one. The social media influencers gave it an entertaining feel. The twist at the end of it bring everything together. Did I see it coming, yes, but it was written in a way that I did not mind that.

The narrator did a great job, especially transferring between the book and the podcast. This made listening to the audio book much more enjoyable.

I want to thank Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, and Macmillan Audio for an ARC, and advanced listening copy of this book.