Book Review: Alone at Night by Skyla Dawn Cameron

Alone at Night by Skyla Dawn Cameron
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I don't know how Skyla does it, but I'm hooked and sunk into this series for the long haul.

I'm loving the mysteries we get. Sure, there's a mystery to solve but we also get so much more of the world and other characters are we go. We are emersed in the town, characters lives, and so much more that we feel like we're there and seeing them. So much so that I want to Google the Crossroads Butcher to see if I can get info on the deaths and more. lol.

Waverly, who's our main character and we see event and people through her eyes, is my kind of character. She's flawed. She's got hang-ups that people don't like. She knows this and accepts this about herself. She has socializing struggles, and knows others see her as strange. But, once again, she knows herself and comfortable in her skin along with using her flaws to get the job done.

This book is us following the loss of a daughter at the mothers request. Her daughter struggled with depression and suicide was her escape. But the mother wanted to know about her daughter as she'd pulled away in the last year and the mom just wanted to know her, feel a little closer to her. Thinking there's not much of a case, Waverly tells the mom this but is urged to look.

As Waverly looks, more things come to light than anyone would have guessed. Oh boy is there. And Waverly becomes a target too.

Waverly gets roped into babysitting her little brother, which is a hoot. That boy learns a few things from Waverly. lol. And maybe has a few scares. But it's a great bonding time for her and Monty.

This book feels to start a little slower on the mystery side, however I was flipping pages to get more with Waverly. We get a deeper view of Waverly with Sebastian and her thinking with the business. There's a new idea here, and we get to see her with her moms.

I'm completely invested in this series. Waverly is growing as a person and slowly she's picking up new pieces for her sisters case and learning new things along the way that come in handy along with a new angle to look at things with her sisters case.

I'm so looking forward to the next book, releasing SOON when I do this review.

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Book Review: A Wild Kind of Darkness by Skyla Dawn Cameron

A Wild Kind of Darkness by Skyla Dawn Cameron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Skyla has turned this fantasy reader into a mystery, fiction reader.

Wow. I was super invested in this book for the characters and the cold case.

The books first draw for me was Waverly trying to get in to see the person she found at the end of the last book. (I don't want to give anything away!) She's as patient as she can be. I love Waverly because she's a damaged character with her own baggage, and trying to not sound like a creepy stalker. As we get to see this person, I am completely invested in what they have to share, offer, and how they are doing. Will they make it?

While we are waiting for hospital visitation times, we have a person who comes to Waverly with a cold case of a family member. The family was never allowed to speak of an aunt that was murdered with her boyfriend. It was too hard on the father. So, now that the father's passed away (of natural causes) the family would like to get some information on the case. Waverly accepts it, expecting to not really find anything with the age of the case.

I really enjoyed how Waverly found who she wanted to talk with and the "chats" they had. Waverly has a direct fashion about her and this makes for fun interactions. But, things start happening around Waverly. She finds another dead body. She's attacked. She puts it all together in the end. Great ending for this cold case! I had the twinges of thoughts, but didn't go that path so it was a nice surprise to see the ending. And the details are in the book, a couple of times, to fit with this ending.

There is also the over all elephant in the room... What happened to Meadow's body? Where's the murderer? This book doesn't give many details on it but we all have it in the back of our minds. We are waiting for our newest character to remember anything that happened to them...and maybe what could lead to Meadow's body. This is the mystery of the series arc, and I am looking forward to learning more as Waverly shares thoughts and bounces ideas off our new secondary character. I can't wait!

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