I'm going on a
mission, Miranda. I'm going out to spread some Christmas joy along Route 66.
And no one is going to stop me."
"But you can't go driving across the entire country in the middle of winter and--"
"I can and I will," Joy declared stubbornly . . .
"I think it's a totally outrageous plan. I can't bear the thought of you being out there by yourself--and at your age too. I'll be scared sick about you being on the road . . ."
Joy had an idea, and she knew this was her chance. She had to give it one good try. "And that is exactly why I want you to come along with me, Miranda."
Joy is an almost 86
year woman who wants to drive her RV along Route 66 to spread Christmas cheer to
those in need on her way to Phoenix to an assisted living facility near her
sons. Her sons think she is flying. Miranda is Joy’s neighbor has been hit with
hard times. Her husband has walked out
on her for another woman and she is about to lose her house to the bank. She has no job and is about to lose her
home. Joy guilt trips Miranda to go with
her to Phoenix.
Joy has an unquenchable
Christmas spirit which seemed to rub off on Miranda as the book
progressed. I found the book to be
enjoyable. The concept of the book was really fun. I did find the description of the Christmas
decorating at the various places to be a little overdone. I didn’t really care where the exact spot
where all the decorations went. The last
stop for the Christmas Joy Ride was Marcus and his little girl Emily. I figured out how it would end. But I felt it was really rushed. SPOILER ALERT: The feelings that Miranda and
Marcus had for each other was very quick.
All in two days. I would like to
have had the book skip some of the decoration descriptive parts and spent more
time on Miranda and Marcus.
I would recommend
this book for a quick Christmas time read.
I was given this
book by the publisher for an honest review.
I was not compensated in any way.
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