Ashley, thank you for your detailed review! It means a lot to me that you'd take time to write it. I'm kind of in shock that my TikTok videos reached anybody at all haha.
I'm happy you enjoyed the mystery. It's always fun to write something take takes people by surprise.
A common criticism I've received for the novel has been the one you've shared in your review. I hope book 2 helps improve on that. Speaking of book 2, it should be coming out in November or December of this year. Also, book 1.5 (which follows Merl on the train ride to the shipyard) is available for free as an ebook on my website. I'll be adding it to Goodreads soon.
I'm happy you enjoyed the mystery. It's always fun to write something take takes people by surprise.
A common criticism I've received for the novel has been the one you've shared in your review. I hope book 2 helps improve on that. Speaking of book 2, it should be coming out in November or December of this year. Also, book 1.5 (which follows Merl on the train ride to the shipyard) is available for free as an ebook on my website. I'll be adding it to Goodreads soon.
Thanks again!