Overall this book was ok. It kept my attention but took some work. It’s an interesting storyline with pretty good characters but it’s just too jumpy. It jumps back and forth in time and also from character to character.
The whole storyline with Tess is strange.
There also isn’t a real ending. The whole book there is all this talk of the collectors but we don’t find out who they are or anything about them.

Thank you NetGalley for the copy

I could not get into this one - the repetitive nature of the dual-narration format meant that so much of the paired chapters was literally repeating the scene from the other point of view. It made for an oddly choppy storytelling experience, that I found distracting and that kept me from fully engaging with the forward momentum. I also found this one darker than I expected - that's not a problem, just a comment. There is a fairly graphic scene in the opening pages, and it caught me by surprise since I was expecting a cozier read, akin to Mixon's Savannah series, which I'm also reading on here.

About the time when he kidnaps their son, Kate discovers that the man was a chimera living a double life--or more. From then on there are more dead bodies, blindsiding plot twists, and a dead woman who is a kind of FMC. Very unusual and riveting.
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3.5⭐️
(ARC review) — Thank you to author Veronica Mixon, her publisher Sapelo. I received an Advanced Reader Copy for the May 2025 release of CHANGING FORTUNES in exchange for my honest review.

🌊 Southern charm
⚓️ Kidnapping
🌊 Betrayal
⚓️ Buried Secrets
🌊 Murder
⚓️ Mystery

FMC Kate Lander’s everyday life suddenly turns upside down without a word or clue—Her husband is missing and he has their son!! Unlock the chest of secrets and lies!

This is an easy detective domestic mystery read for the beach and is set up to have future books with some of the main characters so standalone reads with familiar faces.

It did get a little repetitive but kept you interested. I also liked that it had that cozy mystery feeling throughout with a little paranormal activity mixed in. It had some thrills and chills and would be perfect for that summer beach, pool or vacation read.

I did not enjoy “Changing Fortunes” as much as I enjoy other Veronica Mixon books. The back and forth between the living and the dead was not my taste. I did not enjoy Tess.

Others who are into ghosts and murders may enjoy this one. I found some of the situations too cliche and expected.

Thank you NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the eARC.
This was a good story overall, but I did find it a bit repetitive. The 2 protagonists, (one dead, one alive) were likeable and I really felt for Kate whose husband walked out and took their son. Naturally she's frantic to find him.
There's a paranormal perspective to the story, which I enjoyed and it is a pleasant read overall. Hopefully the next in the series will ramp up the excitement.