Write Me Home

by Crystal Walton

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The prologue to the story was grim.  It had me concerned that Ethan was going to be much more broken than he was in the story.  But despite the tragedy that occurred there, he ended up being a tender, yet broken, rescuer.  He also was very full of hope.

Cassidy was more broken than Ethan, though her story wasn't quite as tragic, in my opinion.  It was surprising that Ethan was so persistent in winning her trust, she certainly didn't give him much reason to try.

The mystery of who was vandalizing the camp and why was cleverly related to give just enough hints to keep you trying to figure out what was going on, but not so much that it was obvious what was going on.  The resolution was a bit of a surprise.

There were some details that were tied together in a way that was surprising, but clever.  And some of the secondary characters were great, like Nonna and Ti.

There were a number of inconsistencies in the story, like the timeline of Ethan's last 10 years.  (Though it didn't seem to add up, that fact wasn't really relevant to the story or the mystery.) And there were some things that just didn't make sense to me, like Ethan being willing to work long, hard hours in exchange for a place to live and Cassidy acting like she was paying him thousands of dollars a week, the need for an inspection on a camp that wasn't actively being used - why didn't Ethan and Cassidy pick up on the fact that was not realistic?  And Cassidy's dad, though I don't want to give a spoiler and say all the things about him and their relationship that didn't make sense to me.

If you are the type of reader who needs to have everything add up and make perfect sense in a book, then this might not be the book for you.  But if you enjoy a story that is written in an engaging manner with a hint of mystery and bit of romance and are okay not having all the details polished perfectly, then you will probably enjoy this one.

This review was originally posted on Among the Reads