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samantha_randolph 's review for:
Wander Home
by Karen A. Wyle
I received a free ebook in exchange for an honest review.
Sometimes in life, you make mistakes. Instead of fixing them, you go on with your life. However, those mistakes don't go away for good. After waking up in the afterlife, Eleanor is faced with her family and the decision she made to leave her daughter, Cassidy. Now, all of them are in the afterlife and the story of what decisions led up to the past fallout is told while trying to figure out the present mysteries.
I loved the idea of this book. The world created in it was so interesting. My favorite part was how the characters could change their age at any given time in the afterlife, usually depending on their mood. The author did a fantastic job of subtly explaining why that age is appropriate at that spot and what it means. The concept of it comes across as confusing just reading the synopsis, but it is handled well, and I never felt confused by it.
The characters, main and secondary, are strong and had distinct personalities. I liked getting to know each of them and how they wove into the story. The plot was decent for the most part. The build up was very nice, but I didn't like the ending. There is plenty of closure, but I didn't like how everything was wrapped up. But, given the strange world it is in, a more normal ending might not have fit is as well.
If you enjoy novels about families and their dynamics with a little mystery and good writing, I would recommend this to you.
Sometimes in life, you make mistakes. Instead of fixing them, you go on with your life. However, those mistakes don't go away for good. After waking up in the afterlife, Eleanor is faced with her family and the decision she made to leave her daughter, Cassidy. Now, all of them are in the afterlife and the story of what decisions led up to the past fallout is told while trying to figure out the present mysteries.
I loved the idea of this book. The world created in it was so interesting. My favorite part was how the characters could change their age at any given time in the afterlife, usually depending on their mood. The author did a fantastic job of subtly explaining why that age is appropriate at that spot and what it means. The concept of it comes across as confusing just reading the synopsis, but it is handled well, and I never felt confused by it.
The characters, main and secondary, are strong and had distinct personalities. I liked getting to know each of them and how they wove into the story. The plot was decent for the most part. The build up was very nice, but I didn't like the ending. There is plenty of closure, but I didn't like how everything was wrapped up. But, given the strange world it is in, a more normal ending might not have fit is as well.
If you enjoy novels about families and their dynamics with a little mystery and good writing, I would recommend this to you.