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mdoerr 's review for:
Message in a Bottle
by Nicholas Sparks
I have extremely mixed feelings about this book. I really liked the begging and ending, I didn’t care for the middle. The whole concept and set up was fantastic and the ending came full circle which I can appreciate. However, I didn’t connect or care much about the characters. Nothing had me routing for the relationship. The hero was also very pushy in my opinion. The constant “I miss you” “I need you here” sending her followers, making her feel guilty for putting her career first etc. it was all a bit much for me especially when we then had his perspective and he couldn’t decided how he felt about her. I understand that was a big part of this book, him grieving and coming to terms with his feelings but it was too much.
The lead up with the heroine trying to find the hero and the letters I loved and I kept wanting to read. Then the ending came full circle and while sad (as many of Sparks books are) made sense and I was satisfied. But the middle I didn’t care about or really want to keep reading. I felt that it was a lot of show and not tell for the relationship as well as being repetitive.
The lead up with the heroine trying to find the hero and the letters I loved and I kept wanting to read. Then the ending came full circle and while sad (as many of Sparks books are) made sense and I was satisfied. But the middle I didn’t care about or really want to keep reading. I felt that it was a lot of show and not tell for the relationship as well as being repetitive.