As is often the case, I really enjoyed Nicholas Sparks' development of relationships and of a sweet story throughout this novel. I tend to go into the reading of any Sparks novel with trepidation because I know there is a high probability that I will be crying by the end of the novel. This book did leave me feeling a little sad, but not in the sobbing sort of way. I thought things resolved themselves nicely. I was glad for the way things settled at the end and felt content after I had finished.