The Last Song

This semester during SSR, I read many books, but my favorite was The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks. Now, I know that Ms. Fletcher wants us reading books that actually expand our intelligence, but hey, I’m only human; I’ve been a huge Nicholas Sparks fan for as long as I can remember, and I couldn’t help from indulging myself in his latest novel. In The Last Song, we are introduced to Ronnie, a rebellious seventeen year old who is forced to spend the summer with her younger brother visiting her father Steve in North Carolina. Ronnie still resents her father for divorcing her mother, and although Steve tries to reach out to her and mend their broken relationship through their mutual love of music and the piano, Ronnie wants no part of it, and she makes it her goal to return to New York as quickly as she possibly can. However, Ronnie soon meets Will, the town hottie and her complete opposite, and she begins to fall deeply into something she’s never known before -- love. By finding love with Will, Ronnie manages to let her guard down and is allows herself to bond with her father, their relationship growing stronger than it had been before her parent’s divorce. And, of course, there is the infamous twist that Nicholas Sparks throws into all of his novels that completely changes everything and makes the reader unable to put down the book. I strongly recommend The Last Song to anyone who loves those sappy, romantic novels that bring tears to your eyes (yes, I will admit, I cried while reading this book). Not to mention, there’s a movie coming out based on the book in April, but I strongly recommend reading the book before watching the movie, because so far the previews have been highly disappointing compared to the amazing novel. It’s not only a girl meets boy love story, but also one of the growing love between parents and their children, and Nicholas Sparks definitely does not disappoint.