Review: An Unforgettable Reading Experience
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
Once again Morgan Parker gave me a wonderfully unique experience when I read Sick Day. When I say unique I truly mean it, he writes with his own unique style and charisma. I can only describe his talent as rare. Morgan doesn't believe in the necessity of happy ever afters, he sees the reality of life and writes about it perfectly. He always makes me sit back and think about the scenario, no matter what he's writing about. I have read all his work and I'm tempted to say this is his best to date."Even if we never see each other again,"I admit as calmly as my raging disappointment will allow, you're in this as deep as I am, Hope. It's inescapable."The characters felt like my friends and family as I've watched their journey for so long. I've been one step behind them right from the start and I was invested and rooting for them. There were many times I felt conflicted whilst reading. I felt pain for the injured parties but I also felt pain for the characters inflicting. I found myself reasoning with them and understanding why, but still felt split and confused, at times in turmoil. So many times I had to step back to take a breather and just reflect. This is not a fluffy romance, it's definitely got grit and messed with my mind. I got lost in my thoughts it felt so real."I felt her heart beating erratically underneath her chest, her breathing deepening. She grabbed my free hand and brought it to her mouth, sucking gently on my fingers."There's some beautifully written lines in this novel, I read them over and over again and had to stop and think at times that these beautiful romantic lines were written by Morgan, this crazy funny man who makes everyone smile on a daily basis. (Bravo Morgan Parker for writing this powerful story, I absolutely loved it). Morgan is so well known for his humour, and yes it's still there, you recognise him immediately but I think he excelled himself this time by proving he could write a deep and emotional novel with stylish and elegant words. In my opinion this is Morgan's most romantic novel, it pulled at my heartstrings and the connection between the characters was palpable. He without a doubt had these characters embedded deep in his mind to create such a courageous love story."I had one part of my heart that existed for the life that Riley gave me. It wasn't the life of happiness I had envisioned for myself, wasn't the life you're giving me. But it was a life. It was one small part of me, of my heart."I heaved a deep breath"The other part of my heart, though? It's the part reserved for you, for all of the perfection and living that you made possible, that you promised. And that's what it is , it's my hope. The hope that you will find me, just like you have. The hope that you will love me always, just like you do."The Epilogue...I love a book that has an epilogue and this epilogue killed me perfectly! I got my answers, whether I liked them or not. I felt at peace yet saddened. I felt like there was always 'HOPE'  for anyone. I felt like we can all live in 'HOPE'. I felt like 'HOPE'  is all we have.Sick Day my friends will make you laugh and will make you cry. It will make you question the meaning of love. The meaning of soul mates. It will leave you deep in thought and working it all out for yourselves.**Sick Day can be read as a stand alone. However, Morgan Parker’s two previous books, Non Friction and Hope have some story elements that are tied to Sick Day. Not having read these two will not affect the Sick Day story line at all.