Review of Walking the Wrong Way Home

[Nwankwo GC]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Walking the Wrong Way Home" by Mandy Haynes.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Walking the Wrong Way Home by Mandy Haynes is a collection of short stories that captures the life of everyday people and the circumstances they face, some of which include regrets, secrets that unfold with time, and the plight of women in abusive relationships. This story exposes the vulnerability and destructiveness of humans, but despite all of that, it still speaks of hope. Walking the Wrong Way Home will take you on a roller coaster of emotions as you read how various characters in this book struggle on one single quest, which is to have a safe place to call "Home." I found myself still thinking about the characters even after I was done reading the book, and my favorite has to be Hattie. What makes Hattie's character and the entire book spectacular? Find out for yourself by reading through its pages.

I would first like to applaud the team of editors of this book as I found just a few errors in it, which really added to the overall beauty of the book. With new characters in each chapter and different challenges being faced by the characters, this story had me glued to its pages for hours. One of my favorite characters has to be Hattie. Although the chapter that featured Hattie's character was relatively long compared to others, it was really intriguing. The fact that it had a little bit of suspense and horror made it stand out, and I will be glad if it can be expanded and published as a stand-alone book. I also enjoyed the Tippy Toe, Sanctify, and Jimmy stories. I love the diction used in this story as well; it was really easy to understand, and I appreciate the fact that the author explained the ambiguous and unfamiliar words used in this book, especially in the story of Lares and Penates.

This book is perfect, and I found nothing to dislike about it. I believe a lot of readers will find nothing to dislike about it as well. The only thing that worried me a bit was the number of vulgar words in the book; however, I understand it’s as a result of the nature of the characters and the kind of stories being told.

Despite my minor complaint, I still believe this book deserves all the credit because it is worth every time put into reading it. I rate Walking the Wrong Way Home by Mandy Haynes 4 out of 4 stars. I didn't remove any stars because I didn't see a reason to. The book was professionally edited; I picked out just a few errors in it.

I recommend this book to readers interested in short stories with practical life experiences they could learn from. There are tons of those in this book.

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[Cocobutta]

This definitely sounds like a good read. My usual challenge with short stories is that I always want to read each story in more detail. Thank you for your wonderful review.

[Jen Nghishitende]

What a review and what a book! I will be sure to read this, and I already like the storyline even though I have not read the book yet. The concept of home has always been one close to my heart.

[Leandre Nyathi]

It really sounds like a great book with interesting characters and stories. Vulgar words would probably put me off for this book so I don't think I will be reading it. Thank you for the thorough and informative reciew.

[Jc Dalgona]

I really appreciate how the author of this book emphasis the challenges in our lives and predict the solutions of it. It could encourage the readers to keep walk in there lives even though they're in difficult times.

[Amy Luman]

I am not a fan of short stories, but these seem to revolve around a very interesting theme. I really like that the subjects are real people dealing with real problems. Profanity does not offend me, so I will be OK with that.

[Nwaka Chukwuemeka]

I love the review, it is clear that the book will be in interesting. I must read the book. Great review .

[Sopulu Ezidimma]

The vulnerability and destructiveness of humans but there is hope for us all. Great review