Name: The Great Unexpected
ISBN: 9780778308584

Dan Mooney

Two nursing home roommates become friends and plot an adventure.

The Great Unexpected

Heather Harrington

**I received a copy of this via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**

Joel lives in a nursing home and wants to kill himself. Literally. After years of being told what to eat, where to go, when to sleep, and when to take his medication, Joel has decided he's going to take his own life. His plans get thrown for a loop when his new roommate, Frank, moves in. The two couldn't be more different: Joel is a cranky grump, and Frank is an over the top retired soap opera star. As the unlikely duo grow closer, Frank promises to help Joel find the perfect way to end his life, but along the way, the two end up discovering there may be more yet to life. I felt the premise of this book was interesting, and thought I'd be in for a bit of a tug on the old heartstrings, but I just didn't get into this. There were some touching moments, but even more that rubbed me a little wrong. Overall, I didn't feel connected to any of the characters, and just felt a bit bored throughout.

Megan Leprich

Thank you so much to Park Row Books and NetGalley for the copy of this book for my review.

This was such a heartwarming, sweet, awesome book that I honestly wasn’t expecting to like. It goes pretty far out of my comfort zone for me but I found myself really enjoying it!

The ending was a little depressing for me and as I’m known to cry easily over books I hesitated and about put it down. I’m really glad that I didn’t though because it got a lot happier and honestly had me smiling through most of it. Until the end of course and then I cried, go figure.

You definitely won’t regret reading this novel.

Joel lives in a nursing home and he's not one bit happy about it. He doesn't like being told when to eat, when to sleep, when to take his pills. In fact, he doesn't like living at all, and he's decided he's going to end his life on his terms. When he tells retired soap-actor Frank about his dark plan, Frank urges him to go out with a bang. Together, they embark on a mission to find the perfect suicide, and along the way, discover the strength of friendship when you really feel alone.

Amy Buckle

The Great Unexpected is a novel which centres on Joel Monroe, an old man whose wife died three years ago, and who since her death, has begrudged every waking moment he has to spend in Hilltop, a care home. When his roommate dies, it... read the full review here: https://www.amybucklesbookshelf.co.uk...

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