The Last Song

The Last Song by Nicolas Sparks is about a girl named Ronnie Miller. She’s spent the past few years not talking to her father, after his decision to leave the family. But this summer her and her little brother, Noah spends the summer at his house in North Carolina. Ronnie has spent the first part of her summer ignoring her dad and has hung out at the beach. There she meets a boy, Will who she falls madly in love with. Ronnie and her father reconnect through music. The Last Song is a wonderful novel.

This book is definitely worth reading even if you saw the movie. I saw the movie before reading the book and thought the book was so much better! Nicholas Sparks is an amazing writer; he has the ability to get you to feel so many emotions while reading this book. At times the book makes you feel happy, sad, frustrated, angry, and those are just a few of the many emotions. The book shows strong themes of the importance of friends and family, which I really enjoyed; the book also shows how people can change. It was also a really good love story in the midst of the other stuff going on, and not just a regular love story either. It was unpredictable, not like most where you know what’s going to happen. I would recommend this book for older young adults (like 13 and above) and above due to some of the content in this book. ( )

It is a very good book in general, but if you are a music person, this is a wonderful book for you. It shows how music can heal a soul in a beautifully written story. I read this book because I am a big fan of Nicolas Sparks’ books and this as the only one I hadn’t read.

This is one of the best books I have ever read. I actually read it 3 times. It relates to my life so much and I feel for Ronnie and Jonah in the book, and cried my eyes out at the end. The book was literally ten times better than the movie, and it teaches you what life, love, and family is all about. If you have not seen the movie yet, I would recommend reading the book first. If you are into love stories like I am, no doubt you will love this book because of its characters, themes, and ties between temporary love and unconditional love.

The Last Song is the novel that introduced Nicolas Sparks to me. After reading this book, I was sad it was over. Personally I am a slow reader, yet I finished this book in the span of 4 days while I was on vacation. Sparks ability to put such emotion into the characters by just using words is a pure talent he has. After completing the story, I felt like I knew Ronnie, her dad, her brother, or even Will, and now that I think about it, I still do feel like I know them.

The emotions expressed in this story had to be coming from a personal story from Sparks. He must have had his own experience and put a spin on it into a story. The descriptions of their physical and mental characteristics were just incredible. The story itself is the cutest love story, which I personally enjoy reading, yet there isn't just a romantic love represented, the love of friendship and family is also found.

I would recommend this book to any young adult or above and either gender. I would be very surprised to hear about an individual loathing this story.