From the second Will and Ronnie meet (Will crashed into her while playing beach volleyball), it is easy to see that they will fall for each other and that he is not really the arrogant person his appearance suggests. Leads its readers on a journey that is predictable and unrealistic.
Without giving away the ending, I will quickly mention that a loved one reveals that he has serious cancer, most characters discover God through the help of a pastor, bad guys are punished, sea turtles are hatched, people forgive each other, and besides the cancer, pretty much everyone lives happily ever after. The relationship has its bumps, but overall it is apparently a match made in heaven.The drama builds as Ronnie learns how to love her father again and fight insecurities regarding Will’s past (namely, his connections to a mysterious fire that burned down the local church before she arrived). Will, of course, is much more than the snotty rich kid that Ronnie had at first labeled him as. However, Ronnie sees through his fake charms, and, against her better judgement, falls in love with Will, the son of a very well-to-do family in town. The group is headed by a frightening pyromaniac named Marcus, who decides that he really wants Ronnie. Steve left the family three years prior, and in her misplaced anger, Ronnie hasn’t spoken with him since-nor has she touched the piano, which used to be an activity they shared.In this small town, Ronnie first associates with the punk crowd, a group that drinks a lot, wears black clothing, and doesn’t go to school.
The plot line itself is nothing new.Ronnie is an angst-ridden 17-year-old piano prodigy from New York City, who, along with her little brother Jonah, is forced by her mother to spend the summer in a small beach town in North Carolina with her father, Steve. The characters were stereotypical: teenage rebellion represented by piercings, black clothing, a purple streak in the main character’s hair, and the preppy rich boy who used to date a blonde girl named Ashley. The story of a young girl discovering who she really is and what she values in life, combined with romance, tragedy, family drama, and Christianity, is heartening, sappy, and did draw some tears.However, the book lacked a certain depth that I look for, even when I read for fun. By Nicholas Sparks will surely be a treasure for a very specific audience.
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