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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Homecoming" by Lacynda Mathes.]
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lacynda Mathes writes an exciting story in her book, 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨. This is an eventful story covering murder, assault, and guilt from the past life. The author incorporated several characters that made the story more natural. 

While on an investigation into a school bus hijacking in Fredericksburg, Gavin realizes that his ex-girlfriend Shannon Gibbons has been hiding from him his son Hal for six years now. Someone shoots and kills Shannon and leaves Gavin wounded as the two went out to meet and iron out child support issues. This necessitates Hal moving into Gavin's house and staying with Gavin, his wife Deb Mahoney, their newborn Essie, and Gavin's stepson, Jason.

 Lacynda presents a more eventful scene when Gavin and his family head home to Illinois to attend Abuelo's funeral. Gavin is held guilty as he meets people who remind him of the nasty life he lived in his youth and in the army in Afghanistan.

The story throws the reader into suspense after Gavin notes that Boris is and has been following him up. Why is Boris following up on Gavin? Who shot Gavin and killed Shannon? Why did they shoot them? Grab a copy of this book to find out for yourself.

 I found no errors in this book. I therefore commend Lacynda Mathes for a job well done. The editors exceptionally and flawlessly edited this book. I did not find anything to make me dislike it. I therefore give this book 𝟓 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟓 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬. The author used a language free of vocabularies. The author explained in English the sections that Gavin spoke in the Russian language. I loved how the author incorporated instances of nasty talk to make the story more interesting. I loved the encounters with Hal and Jason. They added instances of humor that excited me. This book highlighted how one's past events can keep haunting them throughout their life, as it happened to Gavin. I therefore recommend it to people who wish to learn how the past can live with you in your future life.

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This looks like another great book from Mathes and I am definitely curious to check it out! The way you have worded your review and the questions intrigues me. I'm interested in knowing more about the Gavins past and also how he deals with the consequences of it in his present life. Thank you for the great review.
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