Somehow I made it through the early 2000s without ever having consumed a piece of Nicholas Sparks' media. No movies or books up until now, though I definitely know of a lot of them. And for my first foray into his work, this wasn't bad at all. It was a cute read, definitely predictable and really slow at times, but that didn't diminish my enjoyment. It was definitely cliche, and honestly reminded me a lot of Sarah Dessen's work - and since I love her, that wasn't a bad thing.

I liked Maggie's aunt a lot and I'm glad we got to learn more about her through the book. Her parents were ROUGH to read and I just felt awful for Maggie whenever they were mentioned. Definitely a cute read, not super Christmas-y, but still a fun read for the holidays. 

Really liked it! Not much to say, fun holiday read.

So good! There was a twist at the end I didn’t see coming. Beautiful yet sad story. 

It was so much better, but basically had the same plot as Nights in Rodanthe which was kind of annoying. The “twist” at the end was kind of predictable but it was a good read. Keep the tissues handy!