THE LAST SONG
Nicholas Sparks

The latest release from Nicholas Sparks is a heart-wrenching story about first love titled “The Last Song”. This book is no different than his other tear-jerking, tragedy love stories but it definitely has a new twist to it, which is quite refreshing. It is currently being made into a major motion picture.

The book is about a teenage girl named Ronnie who is forced to spend the summer in North Carolina with her dad. She falls in love and gets into a lot of trouble in the process.

She is a punk rock girl with a purple streak in her hair and the tan, athletic, popular guy named Will literally falls into her lap. This coming of age story reveals the thrill of first love and the sting of heartbreak.

It’s a good read if you like Sparks. It definitely has the same setting in North Carolina with the same old plot line, boy meets girl. The story contains an unexpected tragedy that is unfortunately always expected in his books.

Sparks’ books seem to reflect that real love is only real if it includes loss. This can get kind of old. However, this book has a refreshing change of plot and character development that leaves the reader pleasantly surprised.

“The Last Song” is an enjoyable, romantic read, which Sparks never fails to deliver. Unlike his previous novels, it leaves you satisfied in the end but do not be surprised to find that you bawl your eyes out the last 50 pages, which should be expected with Sparks.