The Return

I've had this one on my shelf since last year and finally decided to pick it up as a friend asked to buddy read it. I haven't read a Sparks' novel in a while and I'm glad I said yes.

I love a well-written, heartfelt romance with loveable yet at the same time frustrating characters. I also love the angtsy teen with a hidden past that you just want to shake straight. So, needless to say, this was an irritating and fun read

I really enjoyed this story and the information about looking after bees was unexpected. The characters were all likeable. Glad everything worked out in the end - even if it was after he finished his residency which was five years!

3.5 stars

I've said it a million times before that Nicholas Sparks is my all time favorite author. I preordered this book and by the time it came in the mail I had been fighting off a slump for over a month. I decided to pick it up in the hopes that it would help me out of said slump and I think it did the job.

It was a little slow going for the first half of the book but I was intrigued enough to want to keep reading and find out what happened.

Like I said the first half was pretty slow going but the last half things picked up for me. I loved Callie's story the most. That was what I was most interested in while reading this. The romance however fell a little flat for me and was way too rushed. I would have more time with it.
I did enjoy the mystery included though. There are 3 characters that all have secrets of sorts and we learn them throughout the book. That was another thing that kept me reading. I had to know the truth about each of the characters.

Overall it was an enjoyable read and while it's not my favorite book by him I still had a fun time reading it and got teary eyed toward the end.