Rating: 
Summary: Overdone
Review: Seriously, if you read one Nicholas Sparks book, you've read them all. This book was boring. Typical Sparks. His books are becoming tired. The basic plot of all his stories are two strangers fall in love and one of them dies. And it's all supposed to be sad and tear-jerking. Like another person said, this book made me laugh at it's absurdity. I like to guess which character will die before I even pick up the book.
Rating: 
Summary: I just didn't like it
Review: Sorry, Nick. It's not you. Maybe you had a deadline or something. I have loved every other book you have published, but this was a disappointment. For his fans and collectors of his works--of course you will want to get it anyway. For those who are just learning of Nicholas Sparks, hold off on this one. Try the Notebook (of course much better than the film) or A Bend in the Road instead.
Rating: 
Summary: Well written
Review: Sparks is a very good writter. And this book is well written and short. But so far it has been my least favorite of all his books. With this, his latest love story, he tells us the story of two shattered people. Both sadly scarred by past experiences. Who find each other late in life and realize they are soul mates. The story takes place in a small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina where Adrienne Willis is tending to a friends Inn as she re-thinks her life. Her husband had left her three years earlier for a younger woman. And the Inn's only guest, Paul Flanner who has just sold his medical practice and has come to Rodanthe to escape his own shattered past. This meeting of the two takes place within the midst of major storm. Which brings these two people closer toegther. And we share their weekend together. A weekend that will change them. As well as affect the rest of their lives.
Rating:
Summary: Finished it before I knew it!
Review: Sparks's writing draws you in. The characters are wonderfully drawn and the story keeps you involved.
Rating: 
Summary: Nights In Rodanthe
Review: This book has received a lot of mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed it. I am a SUCKER for romance so NIGHTS IN RODANTHE was just my cup of tea. Break out the economy size box of Kleenex because this one's a tear-jerker. The last time I cried over a love story the way I did with this one was about 6 or 7 years ago when "Titanic" came out.
Nicholas Sparks is a great writer. The progression of love between Adrienne and Paul was so overwhelming; I had butterflies in my stomach. I sat on the train on my way to work just smiling as I read. I felt like I was a part of the story, literally feeling every iota of emotion expressed upon the pages.
Yes it is sappy and syrupy sweet, but aren't those the key ingredients for the perfect romance novel? Aren't you supposed to feel like (if you're not already) falling in love?
The end was so poignant, and I still can't get over it. NIGHTS IN RODANTHE will touch your heart and warm your soul. This is a story that I will ALWAYS remember.
Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable and quick read
Review: This is not my favorite Sparks book, but it was still very enjoyable. It was a quick read (even for a slow reader like me!) and very difficult to put down. As with other Sparks books, you'll feel tugs at your heartstrings. This is a good book to read to escape the chaos of life and be part of a good love story.
Rating:
Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: This is one of the best books I've read in a while (last one: "Girl With A Pearl Earring"). Actually I don't read as much as I should or want to, but since I have a "touch" of ADD, the storyline really has to grab my attention. And, this one did a good job. I told a friend of mine about it and I traded it for one she had just finished....."The Guardian". I had already bought "The Wedding", but since now I see that "The Notebook" is a prequel to that, I'll go ahead and read "The Guardian" before I start "The Notebook". Whoa.....I'm all "sparked" out!! Another reason I liked "Nights" was that it was fun reading about familiar names, places, etc. since we lived in Raleigh, NC for 10 years and went to the beach a lot in the summertime. I think I've finally found an author who can hold my attention,
Rating: 
Summary: Are second chances possible?
Review: When I wrote my review of A Bend in the Road for Amazon, the subject line said, "Hooray - finally a Nicholas Sparks book I loved." I wish I could say the same about Sparks's newest book, Nights in Rodanthe. Unfortunately, I felt about this book the same way I felt about Sparks's other books, The Notebook, Message in a Bottle and A Walk to Remember. The plots, for the most part have been done before and better in addition to which the characters never grew for me and in the end I didn't care much about them either. The book, which I finished in a couple of hours, includes some standard Spark's literary devices which include the use of a flashback to tell the story and a bit of mystery as to how the book would end. And while the book had some glimmering moments, there just weren't enough for me to think much about once I closed the book. Adrienne begins this narrative at the age of 60, a divorced woman for 17 years and the mother of three grown children. In order to help her daughter, a recent widow at only 29, to cope with the future, Adrienne relates the following event in her life. We move back in time and meet Adrienne who is 45 and has recently been divorced. We also meet Paul, a newly divorced doctor, who has just left his practice in North Carolina and is estranged from his only child who is a doctor working in Ecuador. On his way to try and reconcile with his son, Paul stops off at a bed and breakfast in Rodanthe, North Carolina to meet with a former patient's family. And Adrienne, trying to make some extra money, is at this bed and breakfast helping out the owner. The stage is set and over a weekend when North Carolina is hit by a violent Nor'easter.................... I think you get the message. I find the premise of people falling in love so quickly a bit hard to understand and may be it does happen but Sparks didn't convince me in within the pages of this book. And an attempt at a second theme, which concerned Paul's former patient, did little to help out this book from being rather mediocre. As for the writing, I think Sparks tries too hard with too many flowery words to describe the landscape and the dialogue is almost always hard to believe. I imagine Sparks's loyal legions of fans will enjoy this book, but not me. I remain disappointed once again with his attempts to write a romantic novel. Maybe next time!
Rating:
Summary: Nicholas Sparks: Satisfying As Always
Review: When you pick up a Nicholas Sparks novel, you generally can already guess three things about it:
1. Two people will fall in love and have a passionate romance.
2. The romance will last a lifetime, but end suddenly.
3. Even though you know these two things and have a hunch how the story will end, you still want to savor the story in between. Once again, Nicholas Sparks has written a beautiful novel with the perfect setting. Two strangers end up spending a weekend alone at a bed and breakfast on the East Coast during a hurricane. They, of course, find the love of their lives in each other and have one blissful weekend together before they have to go back to their respective lives waiting for them on the other side of the magical weekend. This is a great weekend read because of its short length and ability to draw you into it. You feel like you're swept away into the book on a vacation of your own. This book, in hardback, will sit on the bookshelf in my guest bedroom for the reading pleasure of my own weekend guests.
| 
