The Goblin in the Sink Drain by Hailey Edwards – That’s What I’m Talking About…
Audiobook review: The Goblin in the Sink Drain by Hailey Edwards
The Goblin in the Sink Drain picks up immediately after conclusion of the first book when main character Ana Sartori discovered that her alpha (asshole) wolf father kidnapped her when she was young. Ana and her best friend Sloane are safely inside Walsh territory, but her father has four associates of Ana’s kidnapped and will hold them until Ana goes home to her father and the Satori pack.
Ana was abused as a child, led to believe she didn’t belong to the wolf pack because she’s a latent (can’t shift), beat up by other shifter kids, and looked down upon by pack mates. Ana finally stands up for herself and leaves, but then feels guilty. And after the humans are kidnapped, she sees only one solution, to return to the Satori pack to take her punishment. I don’t like that Ana feels like she should be punished for standing up for herself and trying to escape the abusive clutches of her father and pack. I also didn’t like that Ana was willing to go back, knowing the punishment she and Sloane would receive, without any sort of potential exit plan.
While I felt the author’s case for why Ana returned home was weak, it did set up the events needed to move the storyline forward. The book has a transitional quality, setting up future tales. I like that Ana is learning to stand up for herself after years of being punished for having her own opinion. And that Ana is ready to make her own destiny and stop letting important conversations and decisions happen around and to her.
Narration: The story is shared from the first person POV of Ana. The narrator has a softer, upbeat feminine voice, which is adjusted slightly for character dialogue, based on age, gender, and species. Her voice is gentle and easy to listen to; well-suited for Ana. Her males are generally lower pitched. Her younger characters tend to be suitably bubbly and more vivacious. Characters of the same gender sound very similar. In fact, when Ana and Sloan are talking, it’s difficult to figure out sometimes who is who because there aren’t a lot of dialogue tags. That said, it does not ruin my enjoyment of the story.
Overall, The Goblin in the Sink Drain is a solid sophomore title in the Groom & Doom urban fantasy series. This one was a bit more violent than the preceding book, but still maintains a quasi-cozy feel. Now that Ana knows the truth of her parentage, I look forward to seeing how she adapts to her new life.
My Ratings
Story: B-
Narration: B
Jen
About the Book:
Everything Ana Sartori knows about herself, and her father, is a lie. Or so the Walsh clan would have her believe. Their claims are convincing, the details too vivid to dismiss outright, but she can’t imagine her father as the villain of her story.
Carmichael Sartori is a lot of things. Ruthless. Merciless. Pitiless. But alphas aren’t known for being pushovers. Ana knows pack law is brutal for a reason, and her father enforces the rules with tooth and claw to protect his people. Including her.
But the more time she spends with the Walsh clan, the wider her eyes open to the possibilities of what an alpha could be, what a pack should be, and it makes her wonder if the Walshes are right about other things. The only way for Ana to be certain is to face her father. She’ll have to throw herself to the wolves and hope she makes it out alive with her answers.
Author: Hailey Edwards
Narrator: Leanne Woodward
Series: Groom & Doom #2
Genre: Cozy Urban Fantasy
Audiobook Release Date: April 21, 2026
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Length: 4 hrs 29 min
Source: Publisher
Audio Speed: 1.25x
