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4.15 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sparks: You will cry.
Me: Wow, so confident. Well challenge accepted!
Also me by the end of the book: *Uncontrollably sobbing* I’m never going to recover from this
sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Like all N. Sparks book the characters are loveable and flawed. Filled with joy, sorrow and hope; guaranteed to bring a tear or two. Highly recommend. 

4.5 stars but rounded down. I'm fine. I'm okay.



This love story is so incredible and heartbreaking. I don’t think I’ve cried so much over a book
emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Yes
medium-paced

*audiobook

Unremarkable and boringly predictable.
Also very much not a fan of the values it reflects and the institutions it cherishes - very American in all the bad ways.
For instance:
- Adoption as a heart-warming remedy to teenage pregnancies
- The American military is presented as something perfect people aspire to join and a purpose in life
- Characters are constantly going to church, praying, or working for the church
- Brands everywhere - starting page one you're bombarded with American product placements ruining any illusion of timelessness
- Love is described and experienced as attraction to physical attributes an awful lot

2.5/5.0
(rounded up because I'm grateful it wasn't any longer)

Such a sweet sweet story. I am glad I didn't read this around the holidays though, I probably would have been more saddened.