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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
This was a five-star book until the very end. It was the Epilogue that failed it.
The Epilogue was more like an Epi-Lady (for those of you old enough to remember this wonder product. It tidied up the ending by ripping out the integrity of the story.
The Epilogue was more like an Epi-Lady (for those of you old enough to remember this wonder product. It tidied up the ending by ripping out the integrity of the story.
Spoiler
Dawson just happens to be an organ donor and had a heart compatible for Jared? That's a cheap ending.
I cried. it was mean of what happened and cried in the library, really mean. I loved it but also wanted to take a fork to my brain and give myself a lobotomy
In no way or form should this book be considered anything but terrible. Aside from being extremely predictable, it is the first book from Sparks that I have a hard time reading because, one, I knew where it was going the moment the ghost showed up, and two, because it was everywhere.
I love him as a writer but, man, this was just BAD.
I love him as a writer but, man, this was just BAD.
Helt ok, passer veldig fint når man bare vil ha noe lettlest som går fort! Ganske forutsigbar da, men godtar du det, funker det til sin tid.
I almost feel as if this review is unfair, for the writing itself was interesting and insightful. However, this is just not my type of book. I read it because my grandma lent it to me, and I liked getting a glimpse inside of the novels she loves. I liked the characters too, and I quickly became infatuated with Dawson and Amanda. I just felt that it lacked in... the excitement and fantasy that I normally enjoy in my reading.
Sweet story but is also just like other Sparks' books such as The Notebook. I did like the story, and if you are a Sparks fan, you'll love this book. I just feel that all his novels tend to run the same path, so that's why I'm giving it 4 stars.
Favorite Quote(s):
“Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice. Trust yourself. For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you.”
“Change isn't always for the best.”
“I gave you the best of me, he'd told her once, and with every beat of her son's heart, she knew he'd exactly done that.”
Tissue Count: 3/5
“Don't take my advice. Or anyone's advice. Trust yourself. For good or for bad, happy or unhappy, it's your life, and what you do with it has always been entirely up to you.”
“Change isn't always for the best.”
“I gave you the best of me, he'd told her once, and with every beat of her son's heart, she knew he'd exactly done that.”
Tissue Count: 3/5
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’m so happy I finally got around to reading this book because I loved the movie but the book has so much more detail (shocker… nobody is surprised).
The main focus of the movie is obviously on the romance, but in the book you get the perspectives of not only Dawson and Amanda but also Ted, Abee, Mrs. Bonner and her son, and Candy—some of which aren’t even characters in the movie. I appreciated how these different perspectives allowed you to see the chain reaction that led to the ending. TW: emotional
The main focus of the movie is obviously on the romance, but in the book you get the perspectives of not only Dawson and Amanda but also Ted, Abee, Mrs. Bonner and her son, and Candy—some of which aren’t even characters in the movie. I appreciated how these different perspectives allowed you to see the chain reaction that led to the ending. TW: emotional