Hello Everyone,
Today’s review is on Walking on Water by Richard Paul Evans.
About the Book
In this fifth New York Times bestseller in the Walk series, Richard Paul Evans’s hero Alan Christoffersen must say some painful goodbyes and learn some important lessons as he comes to the end of his cross-country walk to Key West.
After the death of his beloved wife, after the loss of his advertising business to his once-trusted partner, after bankruptcy forced him from his home, Alan Christoffersen’s daring cross-country journey—a walk across America, from Seattle to Key West, with only the pack on his back—has taught him lessons about love, forgiveness and, most of all, hope.
Now Alan must again return west to face yet another crisis, one that threatens to upend his world just as he had begun to heal from so much loss, leaving him unsure of whether he can reach the end his journey. It will take the love of a new friend, and the wisdom of an old friend, to help him to finally leave the past behind and find the strength and hope to live again.
My Thoughts
Welp! I ended up binging this whole series, but I am not even upset about that. I had a great time rereading it, and I felt like I was in a place in my life where this was a series that in some ways I needed to read.
This is the last book in the series, and it was a good conclusion. However, again, it was kind of formulaic, except this time it’s Alan’s father that something happened to. Don’t get me wrong, that section still packed an emotional punch, it just also seemed formulaic. Am I allowed to say that? I did love that we got to know more about his life, and his family tree. I loved that along with Alan we get to read the family history that his dad compiled. Another section that I was a little annoyed by was when Falene tells Alan that she isn’t the kind of woman he should be with. But, then again, I do kind of understand.
I also feel like in this installment Alan doesn’t meet as many interesting characters during the last section of his walk. If anything the ones he does meet were just creepy.
Overall, I enjoyed Walking on Water and The Walk series. I did feel like this was a little bit of an anticlimactic conclusion to the series, but it was still good. 4/5 Stars.
Happy Reading,
Janelle L. C.
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