I'm not sure if age has jaded me or if one author can only write so many breathtaking romance novels but, to me, this was a miss. I didn't feel any type of way about the love between the main couple and so I didn't feel compelled to root for them through their conflicts. Speaking of conflicts, every conflict in this book - especially the most important one - seemed far too quickly resolved. I struggled to be interested in this book even after the initial scene setting and character introductions. I'm sure I will read other Nicholas Sparks novels but I will not be re-reading this one.
"There was an innocent ring to [her laugh], the kind he associated with children who had yet to realize that the world wasn't simply fun and games."
"Staring at her, he couldn't help
but imagine that her words were either an invitation or a promise."
"Charlie suspected that I'd been trying to say that I was sorry [by covering her body with a blanket], and looking back, I think that was part of it. But the other part was that I simply didn't want anyone to see her the way that I had. So I covered her up, as if covering my own sin."
"There is a path one takes when moving toward destruction."
"I don't want to be a grown-up. Grown-ups always say things are complicated."
