Deceit. Betrayal. Scandal. Manipulation. You name it, this book has it. But it also has self discovery. Aya Daniels, a woman in her mid-thirties, is giving up on life. After a terrible break up, Aya flees to the Caribbean, where she decides to marry an old family friend. Desi Franklin, a small businessman in his early fifties, proposes a marriage of comfort, and security and Aya leaps at the chance to make her life somewhat happy. But the more she learns about her husband’s past, the trials of marriage, as well as writing a novel, Aya isn’t so sure this is enough. Enter Marley Wright, a successful Caribbean author who inspires fire, passion, and desire in Aya and now things are complicated. Should she choose Desi, Marley, or her own happiness?

The twist and turns of this novel make this story feel like a soap opera but in a good way. The reader can easily predict what will happen next and still be shocked. The Wrong Way to Wright keeps you on your toes and shows that despite being predictable, each character has depth, nuance, and their own motivations for their actions. 

Speaking of motivations, or rather manipulations, none of the characters come off as likable to me, except Aya and that's because all the other chapters manipulate her to get what they want. Desi promises security and comfort but isn't entirely truthful about his past. Even Marley feels pushy at times, using her confusing feelings to his advantage instead of considering and understanding her feelings. 

Also, the switching between each character’s perspective doesn’t work well in this novel. There are whole chapters where it’s all in Marva’s, the housekeeper’s perspective, which leaves the reader out and doesn’t connect them to the main character, Aya. Because this is done more often than necessary, Aya’s voice gets lost, midway through the novel and takes a while to come back. It feels as though this wasn’t Aya’s story at times because of this. 

The Wrong Way to Wright is a novel about what happens when you give up on living and how to come back to life. How to live true to oneself despite obligations or obstacles that don’t always allow you to do that. But, if you work on it, compromise where you can, and don’t settle for less, you’ll end up right where you want and deserve to be. The Wrong Way to Wright is a 3 out of 5 stars and is definitely worth the read.