Author: Nicholas Sparks
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
March 1, 2010
Book review by Cindy Phelps Thomas
About The Author
Nicholas Sparks is an American bestselling author and screenwriter. He has 16 published novels and seven have been adapted to films.
A Summer To Remember
Ronnie, short for Veronica, is a rebellious teenage girl.
She and her brother are sent to stay with their Dad for the summer in South
Carolina. Ronnie fights going and tries
her best to stay in New York with her Mom and all of her friends. She has not
spoken to her father since the divorce. Her
father shares the same love of music that she had as a child. She was an up and coming star, but when her
parents divorced she vowed to never play the piano again. Every time her father
plays the piano it upsets her giving her more reason to push him away.
As the summer progresses, her father and little brother
share the project of fixing the stained glass window for the church in town
that was destroyed in a fire. Ronnie starts to run with the wrong crowd, but
then she meets Will. Will is unlike anyone she’s ever known. As they get to
know each other, they find that even though they are from different worlds,
they may have just what the other needs.
By the end of the summer, the small town living and beach
air has helped to mend the tattered relationship between Ronnie and her Dad.
The stained glass window is almost finished and Will is soon to return to
school for the fall semester. Then she
finds out that her parents had an ulterior motive in bringing them to South
Carolina. Her world is about to be
turned upside down.
Favorite Quotes From "The Last Song"
“Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.”
“Sometimes you have to be apart from people you love, but that doesn't make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.”
“I mean, if the relationship can't survive the long term, why on earth would it be worth my time and energy for the short term?”
“Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to a person.” “It hadn't been so long ago, yet sometimes she felt that she'd been an altogether different person back then.”
“If pinpointing God's presence were really that simple, then he supposed the beaches would be more crowded in the mornings. They would be filled with people on their own quests, instead of people jogging or walking their dogs or fishing in the surf.”
My Thoughts
This was a wonderful story about the love between a father
and his children as well as a story of first love. The
two combined make for a must-read that is hard to set down. I read all 400+
pages of this book in one day! I highly recommend this book to teens and
adults.
RATING: 5 Stars Out Of 5
I want to welcome Cindy Phleps Thomas to the book review team on JanetteFuller.Com. Cindy is a U.S. Navy Veteran (2001-2005). She earned her BS in Psychology/Criminal Justice from the University of Houston at Clear Lake. She received an elementary teaching certification and is a former kindergarten teacher in the La Porte, TX School District. She is currently a stay-at-home mom and is working on her MBA degree at the University of Houston.
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