The only Nicholas Sparks’s book that I have read is The Notebook.  Sadly, I enjoyed the way the movie portrayed the romance as opposed to the book, and I know many other people feel the same way.  Regardless, Sparks still has an ability to write meaningful romances that are beloved by many readers.  I knew I needed to give him another chance, so I picked up The Lucky One from my shelf.

At the beginning of the book, Keith Clayton, sheriff deputy of the town, is running a background check on the suspicious Logan Thibault, a drifter with a mission.  With nothing to find Clayton unwillingly lets Thibault and his dog, Zeus, continue.  Anxiously, Thibault leaves Clayton because he finally has walked all the way from Colorado to Hampton, North Carolina in search of a beautiful woman in a photograph.  As soon as Thibault found the picture when he was a marine stationed in Iraq, he acquired an overwhelming amount of good luck.  The mysterious woman became his guardian and saved him from multiple life or death situations.  Therefore, he deemed it lucky and regarded it as his destiny to find this woman because he owed something to her.  When he arrives in Hampton, he finds the woman in the picture, Elizabeth Green, and he starts the process of repaying for her help.  Clayton, also Greens’s ex-husband, is furious that she is spending so much time with a drifter, and he will do everything in his power to stop this budding relationship.  With luck on their side, will Green and Thibault be able to withstand these trials in their relationship?   

I was hooked.  There are so many things that I absolutely adored about this book. First, I love how Sparks told the story from our three central characters’ perspective: Thibault, Clayton, and Green.  It provided readers an in-depth view of these characters and their personalities, and it set the stage for the story and many events.  I believe if the story was told from only one perspective, it would have been lacking and lost its impact.  This style technique created some really thorough characters that I absolutely loved and hated.  Also, this book always left me on the edge of my seat.  Clayton was always up to something, and I always anticipated how Thibault and Green would reciprocate.  Lastly, I was extremely content with the conclusion of this novel.  We all know Sparks’s reputation for his works-tearjerkers, emotional blenders, etc.  So, I certainly did not expect to feel this satisfied with the ending.  

I loved this book.  In fact, I would even go so far as to classify it as a favorite.  The writing was impeccable.  The characters were well-developed.  And, the story was unique and unpredictable.  This made me fall in love with Sparks, and I highly anticipate the next time I read another one of his books.  Luckily, I have most of them sitting on my shelf.  I can’t wait!

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