This was a fun story to listen to, although something that’s very different than what I usually read, I did enjoy it! I liked the two different speakers and the sound effects. It really brought the story to life! I will say at points it sounds like the male speakers voice is a much lower quality sound than the female speaker. Her voice seems very clear and crisp and his sounds almost a bit distant. It didn’t bother me so much but just something I noted. Overall I enjoyed.

I live on a houseboat, so when I saw this audiobook, I knew I had to request it! This was a great, quirky listen on a long road trip: it tells the story of the clash between a free-wheeling (free-floating?!) houseboat community on the one side, and fat-cat developers on the other. But what I also liked about it is, there's not just two sides here - it's a multi-cast recording, so there's loads of sides, and their perspectives are "voiced" by different characters. Multi-cast recordings are my favourite type of audiobook, so that was a big bonus for me. I also loved the immersive sound design - all the effects really added to the colour and vibrancy of the story. Houseboat dwellers don't get enough airtime in novels – Beth O'Leary's Swept Away is also on my list when it publishes, for that reason! – and this goes a long way to address that.

3.6 rounded up for this very well-produced audiobook. It’s filled with memorable characters, some based on real people, and the struggle to end the Houseboat Wars in Sausalito, California. Evil vs good: A greedy developer vs a community of semi-squatters in dilapidated houseboats who had no where else to go. And a pirate! This is a fun and inspired tale of people uniting for a cause and the contributions different people can make based on their abilities (and connections).
My thanks to the author, publisher, producer, and #NetGalley for access to the audiobook of #PiratesofSausalitoHouseboatWarsMurderMystery for review purposes.