As We Continue On Our Nicholas Sparks Journey....

Our Next Pick......

From Publishers Weekly:

U.S. Marine Logan Thibault carries a picture of a woman he'snever met because it brings him good luck. But when he sets out to find the woman, he is met with unexpected circumstances surrounding his new love and his shrouded past. Though not Sparkss most original tale, the story flows well and narrator John Bedford Lloyd delivers a solid performance. Lloyds deep bass tone is perfectly suited for Thibault, a manly man if ever there was one. Lloyds supporting characters are rich and interesting in their own right, some speaking in comical Southern drawls, others with a raw reality. The final result is quite touching without much over-the-top sentimentality on Lloyds part. A Grand Central hardcover. (Sept.)

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"Nights in Rodanthe"

Nicholas Sparks does it again with yet another beautifully written romantic story of family, love and support. We have read quite a few of his books, and even though they all seem to be a story of romance, each one has been very different. It just seems like you are there on the outside looking in, watching the story unfold and gives you that warm fuzzy feeling we all love to feel.

I thought about posting my feelings of the story, but realistically I don't want to give anything away...this is a quick read with less than 225 pages, but definitely worth the time and would recommend this book to everyone who loves to read!

Not sure where our next reading adventure will fall, but I can say that I will continue reading all of Sparks books until my list is complete!

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Our Next Read Is.......

From Publishers Weekly:

Sparks (A Bend in the Road, etc.) logs more miles on the winding high road of romance with the story of two middle-aged people who meet by chance in the small North Carolina coastal town of Rodanthe. The impassioned but doomed romance seems to owe much to Robert James Waller's The Bridges of Madison County. Once again, a housewife who has focused on everyone but herself indulges in a brief, intense, secret affair with a stranger who changes her life forever. As the story begins, Adrienne Willis is 60, the divorced mother of three grown children. To help her troubled daughter cope with the untimely recent death of her husband, Adrienne tells her the tale of her love affair, which took place 15 years before. At the time, Adrienne was an uptight matron whose ex-husband had just left her for a younger woman. This rejection colors her entire life, and Sparks realistically portrays a vulnerable and isolated woman who throws herself into raising her children to escape her despair. Paul Flanner, her paramour, is a surgeon and an obsessive workaholic with no genuine connection to his wife or son, whose world completely falls apart when one of his patients inexplicably dies. Sparks builds a taut, plausible relationship between his protagonists, but even fans may be irked by the obviousness of their story and the inevitability of their fate. Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"The Wedding"

This was a great story, a story I would definitely recommend!!!! I don't want to give anything away for those who read the story but I was blown away by the ending!!!

I hope that if you are looking for a good book to read this is definitely one I would recommend!!!

Until our next pick!

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"The Wedding"

I am so glad to be back, so glad to be reading with Adriane again...so glad to be blogging again about our books....can you feel my excitement all the way in Korea, Adriane??!?!?

So back to the important stuff, the BOOK! This has been an awesome book so far and has inspired me to think outside the box and really think about the relationships in my life and how much I take for granted. The story starts out by Wilson forgetting his 29 year Anniversary with Jane, and even with subtle reminders she gives all evening. Then it happens, she tells him he forgot and he is crushed wondering what went wrong......what is inspiring instead of just trying to fluff it off like most men I know would, he decides to take a look of what happened to the last 29 years and how they got to this point. He makes changes to himself and wants to be a better man and husband, not only for her but for himself.

He has an awesome father-in-law, Noah who has given him the inspiration to want to change and treat people the way they should be treated. So he sets out to get his wife to fall in love with him all over again. We are not sure exactly what he is up too, but his daughter announces she is getting married the exact day that would of been Wilson and Jane's 30th Anniversary. So the plans begin for the wedding that is only a few weeks away, and Wilson's plans...whatever they may be continue on.....

The story continues and so do the plans for "The Wedding"...we have continued on and I can't wait to see the rest of what is going to be the best 30th Anniversary ever, that I am sure, along with the best wedding a father could give his daughter.

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WE ARE BACK!!!!

"The Wedding"

By: Nicholas Sparks

From Publishers Weekly:

Sparks's 1996 debut novel, The Notebook, was a fast and easy read that sold millions upon millions of copies. Other bestselling love stories followed (Message in a Bottle; A Walk to Remember; The Guardian), but Sparks's fans have from the very beginning eagerly anticipated a sequel to the romantic tale of Allie and Noah Calhoun. The wait is now over. Attorney Wilson Lewis has been married to Noah and Allie's daughter, Jane, for 30 years. Wilson and Jane have raised three children and lived a satisfying and prosperous life in the bucolic town of New Bern, N.C. After forgetting his anniversary, Wilson realizes that the passion and romance have gone out of his marriage and fears his wife no longer loves him. Being a methodical man, he decides to embark on a yearlong program to renew his romantic ties to his wife, seeking out the advice of Noah, who now spends his days in a retirement home feeding a swan he is sure is the reincarnation of his beloved Allie. In the midst of Wilson's machinations, his daughter Anna announces she is getting married. The upcoming wedding provides Wilson with the opportunity to bring his elaborate plan to fruition. Sparks tells his sweet story competently, without sinking too deeply into the mire of sentiment; a gasp-inducing twist comes at the very end. Satisfied female readers will close the covers with a sigh and a wish that a little of the earnest, too-good-to-be-true Wilson might rub off on their own bedmates.

It's so great to be back reading our books again!!!

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"A Wrinkle In Time"

(Haley, don't read if you are not done with the book)

This is not the normal Book Club book as it was Adriane's daughter, Haley and I that read this book but thought it was a good book to post as a recommended read. Maybe one that our readers could read with their daughter or nieces, like I did. This book was set in my guess the early 1950's, and began with Meg waking up from a storm that was brewing. She went downstairs to see what was going on to find that her brother, Charles Wallace and Mother were also woken up. Their Father had been gone for quite some time and they were beginning to wonder if he was coming back. This was the story of the adventures of Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin who were taken into a 5th dimensional world looking for their Father. This book sets the emotions of creativity, imagination, the act of courage and the love of human beings and beyond.

This book was just a fun read with the twists and turns of what was going to happen next, and who they were going to encounter next...human or not! When it all came down to one thing, the true love of family!

I am so glad Haley and I decided to do this, and even though it's taken me a little bit longer than I expected to finish it, it has been well worth the wait! I hope Haley enjoyed reading together as much as I did!

Hopefully this March/April, Adriane and I will get started again in our reading adventures!

Until our next book......