2011 Quantity Reading Challenge

Monday, February 21, 2011

Safe Haven

Date read: February 16, 2011 - February 20, 2011
My Edition: 340 pages, 2010
Published by: Grand Central Publishing
Rating: 3 kisses



Summary: http://www.bookbrowse.com/bb_briefs/
detail/index.cfm/ezine_preview_number/5436/Safe-Haven


When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with a kind heart and two young children; and another with her plainspoken single neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family. 

But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts and terrifies her ... a past that set her on a fearful, shattering journey across the country, to the sheltered oasis of Southport. With Jo's empathic and stubborn support, Katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards ... and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.



Favorite Quote: "If Alex has chosen you, then I want you to believe that I chosen you as well."


Review:
Another okay Sparks' book. The same old Sparks' plot with different characters in different circumstances and situations. A woman or man with a past and they fall in love but the other one is hesitant because of the his/her past but what the heck they still fall in love. A man is always present to ruin their relationship but at the end there will always be a confrontation wither verbally or physically and their love becomes stronger. One of them will be a single parent or divorced or both. I've read it all before with "The Lucky One", "True Believer", "Dear John", "The Rescue", etc. Ever since "The Notebook" and "A Walk to Remember" Sparks haven't written a BETTER novel. I've been waiting for it for so long and I'm always disappointed or left hanging.

One thing good about this novel is the twist in the end where Katie's friend Jo is really Carly, Alex's dead wife. Creepy but a really nice touch. The letters she wrote would really affect you and I love how Sparks write letters (remember the letters in "Message in a Bottle"? Really good). I do hope his next novel would be really really good!



My Soundtrack:
1. Closer to Love by Mat Kearney
2. Someone to Save You by One Republic
3. The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson
4. Irresistible by The Corrs
5. Hero by Mariah Carey


 Can't resist..just have to post this
off to sleep... ;p

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