Day: January 13, 2025

Audiobook Review: Where the Darkness Goes by Kiersten Modglin

Where the Darkness Goes
Author: Kiersten Modglin

Narrators:
Ellie Gossage
Jay Myers
Published: December 31, 2024
Audiobook: 8 hours 11 minutes

Reviewed By: Jessica
Dates Read: December 12-19, 2024
Jessica’s Rating: 3.5 stars

Book Description:

Tessa Becker has several reasons to never return to her hometown:
She will have to face the man who shattered her heart.

She is terrified to confront her ailing mother’s condition.
That is where the murders happened.

Tessa Becker must return home for one reason and one reason alone:
Someone else is dead and it’s time to finally learn the truth.

Ever since the first murder, Tessa’s once charming and safe hometown has been infected with suspicion and fear. Back then accusations were made in whispers, but without proof, the killer still walks free. And now it’s possible they’ve struck again.

If things weren’t complicated enough, Tessa finds herself forced to stay with the one man she had hoped to avoid. Years ago, Garrett Campbell held her heart until he crushed it. Now, he’s a stranger. He’s also her brother’s best friend.

In an all-too-familiar place filled with secrets and devastating loss—surrounded by people and memories she’d rather forget—Tessa will have to discover the truth about what happened back then, and the threat it poses to the town and the ones she loves most before it’s too late.

Jessica’s Review:

I have grown to love Kiersten Modglin’s thrillers and learned to be leery of her romantic thrillers.  They can be a bit much on the spice level for me, but I have listened to enough of hers to know what to expect.  If Modglin writes it them most likely I will want to listen to it! And I am working on her back log of titles she has written. She just keeps writing more and more books! 

We have Tessa who has to come ‘home again’ IE: the place where she grew up. She comes across old memories and old people from that previous life. This includes Garrett who broke her heart all those years ago. And get this: Garrett is her brother’s best friend.

We have a romantic thriller here with some smut in it. I was in this book for the thriller parts and we had some!  The twist ending and twist villain with the motive was a bit unbelievable and ‘off the rails’ for me. This one just wasn’t really for me. After this one, I will keep listening/reading Modglin (As she is a must read) but will stay away from her romantic thrillers.

Many thanks to the publisher for granting me a copy to listen to and review! 

Purchase Links:
Amazon US
Amazon UK