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A review by sperchikoff
Rules of the Road by Ciara Geraghty
4.0
Rules of the Road is a very good adult contemporary book. The journey Terry and Iris take in their friendship and on the road to their final destination is very well-written. Terry and Iris could not be more different and yet, they fit together perfectly. They fill in each other's gaps.
While the synopsis doesn't exactly say where Terry, Iris, and Terry's father, Eugene, are going, I'm going to spoil it because it may be a trigger for some. Iris has MS and has decided she wants to end her life on her own terms. Apparently, this is legal in Switzerland because that's where they go. There's a clinic there that helps people die. The book doesn't go into the whole process of applying to do this, but I'm sure it's extensive.
At first, Iris is going on this journey on her own without telling anyone, but once Terry finds out about it, she immediately runs to find Iris and makes sure she is there every step of the way. Terry is convinced she can persuade Iris to change her mind. Iris is so full of life, how can she want to die?
It takes this journey together for Iris and Terry to fully understand each other and for Terry to accept Iris's choices (and now I'm crying again).
Why is Terry's dad on the journey too? Well, when Terry finds out what Iris is doing, her father happens to be with her and since his nursing home is closed for the week due to "vermin", she has to bring him with her.
What starts out as a journey to help Iris turns into some of the best days of their friendship. They have an adventure full of dancing and good food and wine and interesting people and you can feel the joy as you join them along the way.
I'm giving Rules of the Road by Ciara Geraghty 4 out of 5 stars. While normally, I would give a book that affected me this much five stars, with the subject matter and what happened after I read, I personally can't. This is a completely subjective me thing and not really about the quality of the book.
If you like emotional adult contemporary friendship -love books, you might want to give this a try.
Rules of the Road by Ciara Geraghty is out now but is also being re-released on August 4, 2020
Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the free eARC in exchange for my honest review.
While the synopsis doesn't exactly say where Terry, Iris, and Terry's father, Eugene, are going, I'm going to spoil it because it may be a trigger for some. Iris has MS and has decided she wants to end her life on her own terms. Apparently, this is legal in Switzerland because that's where they go. There's a clinic there that helps people die. The book doesn't go into the whole process of applying to do this, but I'm sure it's extensive.
At first, Iris is going on this journey on her own without telling anyone, but once Terry finds out about it, she immediately runs to find Iris and makes sure she is there every step of the way. Terry is convinced she can persuade Iris to change her mind. Iris is so full of life, how can she want to die?
It takes this journey together for Iris and Terry to fully understand each other and for Terry to accept Iris's choices (and now I'm crying again).
Why is Terry's dad on the journey too? Well, when Terry finds out what Iris is doing, her father happens to be with her and since his nursing home is closed for the week due to "vermin", she has to bring him with her.
What starts out as a journey to help Iris turns into some of the best days of their friendship. They have an adventure full of dancing and good food and wine and interesting people and you can feel the joy as you join them along the way.
I'm giving Rules of the Road by Ciara Geraghty 4 out of 5 stars. While normally, I would give a book that affected me this much five stars, with the subject matter and what happened after I read, I personally can't. This is a completely subjective me thing and not really about the quality of the book.
If you like emotional adult contemporary friendship -love books, you might want to give this a try.
Rules of the Road by Ciara Geraghty is out now but is also being re-released on August 4, 2020
Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the free eARC in exchange for my honest review.