Murder on Union Square
Victoria Thompson
3/5
This being my 21st book in the series, it's obvious that I have an unhealthy obsession with the lives of Sarah and Frank. Their journey from the first book is so good, albeit super slow and requiring a considerable amount of dedication. They mystery in each book could also be enjoyed as a standalone mystery, not so much this one as it factors in their quest to adopt Catherine and characters featured in prior novels. I'm sure it would still be interesting even if you didn't have the context though.
So in the grand scheme of her 20 other novels, this one didn't hit quite as hard. I think the mystery was a little weighed down with the legal jargon and how to make it make more sense in the time period which it was set. That's fine but really made it feel like a bit of a filler. I think that the murderer was fairly obvious from the beginning and that the whole seance thing felt a bit counterproductive.
That being said, I really love seeing how Sarah and Frank are building their lives with each other along with apart from one another. How their separate projects intertwine with one another and how well they communicate with each other about it. I lost it every time they were having one of their little banter sessions with each other. It's really crazy to see how they each have grown from their introductions, Malloy really wasn't likeable at all at the start. So don't give up if you feel weighed down by it all, this series is amazing and totally recommended.
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