Before anything, I would like to thank Carol Ann Collins, the publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Seafarer's Secret was a nice book to read, with a cozy small town vibe and themes mixing history and fiction. It has an interesting mystery, though it could have been more in depth. It was a quick read and I enjoyed every second of it.

Positives:
* The diary entries every chapter are super interesting and highlight the theme of the story.
* The small town vibe is very well executed.
* I enjoyed the writing style and the reading flew quickly and easily.
* The subplots are interesting and cozy. I specially loved the quartet the six-pack and hoped for more scenes with them.
* The characters are interesting and lively.
* I liked how William acknowledged his mistakes as well as Catherine's during their marriage and is able to respect her memory, even after what she did and despite his feelings for another woman.

Negatives:
* A few pieces of dialogue felt too long and unnatural.
* Eva and William's feelings are a bit too on the nose from the beginning. The scenes of them together showed how they felt quite well, so it would've felt more interesting if we weren't told from the get go that they were attracted to each other.
* The mystery of the story could have been a little more flashed out, with more suspicious activities from the suspects.
* The antagonist has a personality transplant in a second to fit the crazy villain stereotype.