Friends

Reviewed By Lesley Jones for Readers' Favorite

Friends by Gary Hope is a story of two old friends, Allen and Bill, who decide to take a road trip together. Join them on this side-splitting journey as they discover that life is to be lived to the fullest, and their best days are far from behind them. Their exploits along the way will make you laugh out loud, but also the love they share for each other will strike a chord in your heart. This is a story about a deep friendship and living life with passion. As they travel across the United States, they visit many beautiful places and meet the most extraordinary characters along the way. They begin to learn that life hasn't passed them by yet and, at the end of the story, they realise that they are about to embark on a new chapter of their lives.

Friends by Gary Hope has an amazing life lesson throughout. I think anyone who has shared a long-lasting friendship can relate to the camaraderie between these two friends. The author has created two amazing characters that made me laugh throughout. I could just picture them taking this road trip together and that was down to the author's amazing descriptive skills. There were so many funny moments throughout this book, but my favourites were the hippy wet t-shirt conversation, their reaction to the nude man in Redwood National Park, and the pig conversation on their way to Little Big Horn. I would love to read more from this writer as he just has a great way of pulling at your heartstrings one moment and making you laugh the next. The life lesson at the end - "Enjoy the heck out of life, and quit worrying so much" - summed the story up perfectly. The ending was very emotional and one I was not expecting.