I love this book! This is not as pasweet-tums as most of Sparks' books. 
 I like the way the characters got to me. I like it how, Katie/Erin fought for her life, for her rights. She may have been a little weak, but she got the courage to last that long with Keving without killing him. 
 Alex was the only character to prove that it was Sparks writing the book. He was the only too good to be true character in the book. 
 It's more of the "Battered wife found love in a much gentler guy" story. I found Kevin to be extremely insane. He was the selfish one. He hit Erin for reasons even he could not remember. I don't know how I felt when I read that Kevin finally died. I thought he would just be put into an asylum. 
 I admired the love Carly got for Alex. It even resulted to Carly becoming the friend Erin needed, who helped her heal the wounds. 
 She may have died, and not been with her children to see them grow, she made sure they would have the mother who will love them and care for them just as she would. 
 I would recommend it to anybody who wants to read a good book specially for the valentines day.