"The Best of Me"

A well known fact about me: I am ALWAYS up for a good romance. What girl isn't right? Especially when it's a romance by Nicholas Sparks (the author of The Notebook, Safe Haven, A Walk to Remember, Dear John, and much more). "The Best of Me" is no exception. This is a tale of destined love as high school sweethearts reunite after 20 years and discover that their feelings for each other never died. This book is packed with heart-wrenching romance and a surprising twist at the end that only adds to the story. Which is something that Nicholas Sparks does in most of his books. It's not all romance though. Dawson comes from a family of low-life thugs and the trouble they cause him adds some extra character to the story.

As much as I loved it though, I don't think I would recommend this book. Simply because when their love story continues as adults, it's predicated on Amanda cheating on her husband. Sure she's unhappy in her marriage, but that doesn't give her a reason to be unfaithful. If she was still so deeply in love with Dawson, then she should have never gotten married in the first place. It just tainted the whole story for me. However, if that doesn't bother you, then this may become one of your new favorite love stories.  It's not a very big book, so it will only take a couple days or so to get through. Which means it won't take very long for you to decide is this book is for you or not. Oh and the book is way different from the movie, they are almost two completely different stories, so take the time to read the book even if you've seen the movie. Let me know what you think!