If you have read Message in a Bottle, then save your money as this reads almost like it. I have both Message in book & video & LOVED it & as I read this, I kept finding overlapping story lines. Man is alone, woman falls into picture, they're alone, love hits, fall into bed, one of them doesn't make it to the end of the book (will let you find out who on your own) & the one left behind is left with memories. Oh, Message in a Bottle just kept replaying over & over in my mind as I read it. C'mon, Sparks, I expected more from you than this. I know most love stories are along the same lines but change "something". All you need to do is skip to the last few pages & you know the outcome. Basically, a start of a story & an end...nothing in between.