3.5 Stars

One Liner: Informative 

Eric Dalton and his girlfriend, Casey Butler, along with their friends, are currently holed up in luxury lodges in the wilderness. After the destruction of Rockthon, a haven for those who want to disappear, they decide to build a similar community with a lesser focus on profit and hopefully fewer murders. One day, Eric and Casey find an old love letter and try to find out what happened to the woman who wrote it. 

The story comes from Eric’s first-person POV. 

This novelette does what it is supposed to do – connect two series and act as an introduction for the new series. Readers who haven’t read the seven Rockthon books can start with this one to dive into the Haven’s Rock series (with the same lead characters but in a different setting). 

The book gives a light summary of what happened earlier while also bringing closure to Eric’s past and solving a simple mystery on the side. We get an idea of the characters, their relationship, the dynamic between the friends, etc. It also helps to see things from Eric’s POV (since the series comes from Casey’s perspective). 

To summarize, Dead Letter Days is a short read and a necessary one if you want to begin Haven’s Rock series. That’s the only reason I grabbed this book.