Some people also disliked the climax of the story, and I felt myself building towards the end with that in mind….but I really liked what happened. I discovered that it actually added some mystery or intrigue to the story and added incite to the decisions Katie made. While it startled me and halted my reading for a few moments, seeing as how I had to re read those few sentences a couple times, I still felt at peace with the twist. I found I am in the latter category: I didn’t mind the twist at the end. There are mixed reviews from those who have read this novel that either did not like the ending nor the twist or they really liked it. Near the end there is a twist I truly did not see coming, and sometimes Sparks makes the endings easy to anticipate, but not this time. It was just what I needed after reading such a sad book before, which is so ironic because one would think that’s what happens after a Sparks novel. While still overshadowed with the abuse she endures from her husband in flashbacks, it still had an overwhelming hopefulness and happiness that inhabited the main characters throughout the story. Now, I realize some of Sparks’s novels are marked for their tragic finales, but I had a hunch this one might end a little better. I had just read a sad novel and decided I needed a change of pace. Nicholas Sparks, no matter how sad the novels can or may be, no matter the outcomes, whether or not they are labeled one of his best, is an author you can count on for his descriptive imagery and beautiful writing.
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