Yesterday, I finished another Nicholas Sparks novel. You're probably wondering - is it a love story? Yes. Does the couple end of together? Yes, of course.Again, Sparks doesn't disappoint. In each of his books you're always looking for the happy ending and YOU GET IT. Do you always want a happy ending - of course not. But every now and then you just need it. You need it because:
1) You've read too many books where it just doesn't work out in the end
2) You're looking for a good pick me up
3) You need to be reminded of love and romance
Anyway - for this book the main story isn't really about Will and Ronnie falling in love. It's more about family, friends, mistakes, and time. Ronnie (and her younger brother) are sent to spend the summer with their dad (Steve) in North Carolina. Ronnie hasn't spoken to her father since he left the family almost 3 years ago...and now she has to spend an entire summer with him. Talk about awkward!
Of course while in NC, Ronnie starts to hang out with the wrong crowd until she meets Will the volleyball player/aquarium volunteer/mechanic (inside joke from the book) . As the summer progresses the two fall in love realizing the summer is winding down, Ronnie has to return to NY while Will is off to Tennessee for college. But always in the background the larger story is that - Ronnie is starting to get along better with her father. Although she still won't play the piano or let her father play the piano - their relationship is far better than its ever been. So what's the catch??
This book offered a lot of sadness - you can sorta see it coming if you read the book. I had to hold back tears a couple of times. I actually liked this story - and come to find out it is also being made into a major motion movie starring Miley Cyrus....dunno how I feel about that.
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