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Over the weekend, I finished reading my first Nicholas Sparks' novel—The Last Song. You may recall, that I saw the movie first, which I understand, is not the natural order of the world.
When I saw the movie, I enjoyed it, however I noticed there had to be several details left out because several of the scenes weren't stitched together quite right.
So I read. Although I sometimes hate admitting it when I love a mainstream romance, I'll go ahead and say it—I loved this book. And how could I tell that it was love and not lust? I couldn't put it down.
The Last Song is a love story, but a tale of love through romance, family, animals, growth, and loss.
Just as in the movie, we meet the main character Ronnie, who is staying with her dad for the summer. She is 17, about to be 18, going through a major phase of teenage angst, topped with a hatred for her father after he left the family.
So there she is, in a new city for the next three months, with her younger brother Jonah. As if her father himself doesn't make her angry enough, his piano makes things worse. Ronnie's father, Steve was a music professor at Julliard—a love they shared together. He was her teach growing up, giving her the leg up on major performances such as Carnegie Hall. But since her father left, Ronnie's hatred for the piano grew, just as it did for her father.
During the summer, Ronnie meets a few new people—some good, some bad, and some very bad. But while learning about their lives, she looks into her own.
She spends her evenings guarding a nest of turtle eggs, which brings her closer to a few people. She learns more about her father, after he makes a drastic move just for her.
She also falls in love, only to be faced with the greatest loss of her life.
At the end of the summer, what will come of Ronnie, her family, the turtles, and her summer love? I won't ruin it for you...this is a book I would recommend. A great summer read!
Nicholas Sparks is the author of several other books, including Safe Haven, The Lucky One, Dear John, The Choice, At First Sight, True Believer, Three Weeks With My Brother, The Guardian, The Wedding, Nights In Rodanthe, A Bend In The Road, The Rescue, A Walk To Remember, Message In A Bottle, and The Notebook.
