The Note

A reporter comes into possession of a brief note which may have survived a horrific plane crash, and embarks on a search to find the person to whom it was addressed in the last moments of the writer's life.

Not a bad book, though a bit manipulative, and the ***big surprise*** that's revealed near the end is a bit of a coinky-dinky for me. The perceptive reader will probably have figured out part of the main character's backstory, and this ultimate plot twist was (a) a bit much; and (b) unnecessary to prop up the themes of forgiveness and redemption.

The villainess character is a bit clichéd and of course gets her come-uppance in the end.

End notes call the novel a Christian parable. It could certainly be read that way, but the text itself show more is (fortunately) not overtly religious. show less

This was a book club selection, which we have read the book and are going to compare to the movie. The book although not my typical read wasn't as cheesy as I was expecting. The ending was a bit too much for my taste (with the notes rightful owner), but it could have been worse. I think the book does get you thinking about the relationships you have with your family and how important it is to let our family and friends know how much they mean to us. A warm and fuzzy book with a good message.

3.5 stars
This book grabbed me from the start as Peyton, a newspaper journalist, searches for the recipient of a note, found in the wreckage of a doomed flight. I enjoyed following her journey as she looked for clues, but my one regret was the ending which was a disappointment as it felt rushed and rather unbelievable. However, a nice story about love, forgiveness and second chances.

This book has a movie out that I have watched, so I decided to read the book to see how it compared to the movie. I think I liked the book better than the movie. A struggling newspaper columnist, Peyton MacGruder finds herself with a note from a passenger on a plane that has crashed and left no survivors. She is on a quest to find the person the note was written to. Along the way she discovers how the note affects everyone in life, especially Peyton and her life. It is a story about forgiveness and I enjoyed seeing how the author brought the note to conclusion.

This is a book that I started a long time ago, and then gave up on before I finished it. So when I put together my list for Kate's summer reading challenge, and one of the books to read, was a book you'd started but never finished. I grabbed this one from my shelves, and gave it another go. And finished it!

My thoughts;

I found that the book started off really slow, I didn't really get into the story. However it does pick up pace towards the end.
I liked the general idea of the story, however the ending to me was just a little bit too cheesy, and a tiny bit unbelievable, which bothered me.
The actual writing was good, but I don't think the story was great. I thought this would be a really good read, but in the end it was just OK, because show more even though I am all for a happy ending, this one was just a bit too overly sentimental, and far fetched. show less

It is not a bad read, but it is predictable. It could have also been done without the character of the WNN news anchor St. Claire because she added nothing to the story except to make it longer.

I was disappointed in this book - maybe I had my hopes set too high. The premise was good but the execution was a bit lacking. The characters were not very relatable - especially the ones she visited about the note - I thought they responded very unrealistically. I thought it was slow moving and had an anticlimactic ending. But it was still just good enough for me to give this author another try.