I've read every Nicholas Sparks book out there and was excited to hear a new one was out. But I was really disappointed with this one. I usually whip through his books in a weekend (The Guardian was read in a day because it was such a page turner), but I really had to keep dragging myself back to this book. The characters lacked chemistry and I just didn't feel anything for them. The plot was anti-climatic, just a disappointing book in general. Hopefully his next book will be back on track.