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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
This is the first Sparks book I've been able to finish. I enjoyed it, though it was predictable. I'm sure it would make a great movie.
Really enjoyed this book; I chose it as a holiday read & it was perfect! It contains engaging characters & plot & is written with beautiful sensitivity. Oscillating chapters between characters really worked for me & kept me wanting to read. It’s a wonderful love story which left me with a real sense of contentment & appreciation for my own life & relationships. I may have shed the odd tear, but that’s when you know a book has really got you.
This book made me feel lonely. I also want a boyfriend who is superhandsome, a gentleman, and willing to give up his job & passion for me... Oh well, since that won't happen, I'll just keep reading books about it :D
I liked the Sophia & Luke chapters a bit more than Ira & Ruth's, but that's just my opinion. It was a beautiful story, I couldn't put it down. If you like a good lovestory, I would recommend it.
I liked the Sophia & Luke chapters a bit more than Ira & Ruth's, but that's just my opinion. It was a beautiful story, I couldn't put it down. If you like a good lovestory, I would recommend it.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is about Sophia Danko, a senior in college, that goes to a bull riding competition. There she meets Luke, a bull rider who has been badly injured and if he keeps riding then he could die. They start hanging out more and date but their life plans aren’t working together. On one of their dates, they come across an old man in a car crash. It seems that he has no other family so they decide to stay at the hospital with him. They read him letters that the old man would write to his deceased wife and learn their love story. Life is still in the way of their relationship but somehow they ended getting the ending that they wanted.
I would rate this book 4/5. I like how it is a different type of love story. Compared to a lot of other men in romance books, this lead male character has a stronger or manlier demeanor which is something different. I love how one couple learns about an older couple's story to inspire their relationship.
"It's strange, I think, the way our lives turn out. Moments of circumstance, when later combined with conscious decisions and actions and a boatload of hope, can eventually forge a future that seems predestined"
This quote is true. We don't know what the outcome is gonna be so we try our best to make it the way we want. In the end, we can kind of tell what the outcome is because depending on all the work and effort we put into it. If you just hope and not actually work and try for it, the chances of getting it is so low. Like in the book, Sofia and Luke knew that their relationship was special and was meant to be so they put a lot of work and sacrifices to be able to stay together.
I would rate this book 4/5. I like how it is a different type of love story. Compared to a lot of other men in romance books, this lead male character has a stronger or manlier demeanor which is something different. I love how one couple learns about an older couple's story to inspire their relationship.
"It's strange, I think, the way our lives turn out. Moments of circumstance, when later combined with conscious decisions and actions and a boatload of hope, can eventually forge a future that seems predestined"
This quote is true. We don't know what the outcome is gonna be so we try our best to make it the way we want. In the end, we can kind of tell what the outcome is because depending on all the work and effort we put into it. If you just hope and not actually work and try for it, the chances of getting it is so low. Like in the book, Sofia and Luke knew that their relationship was special and was meant to be so they put a lot of work and sacrifices to be able to stay together.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4.5 / 5
Boah. Puh. Wie bringt Herr Sparks das immer wieder fertig, dass ich am Ende seiner Bücher heule? Ich fand das Buch so toll, einfach auch weil es zeigt, dass sich Gegensätze anziehen! Die wahre Liebe übersteht alles, das hat man hier sehr deutlich gesehen! :) Freue mich schon auf den nächsten Roman :)
adventurous
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes