"I think you can do whatever you want. In the end, we all live the life we choose for ourselves." 
 I was in the mood for some good old cathartic crying and being a Nicholas Sparks novel I knew I was going to end up as an emotional mess at the end. I was ready for the snot to run like crazy and my eyes to resemble the Niagara Falls. Never have a booked failed me this much. It had no heartbreaking moment nor any heartwarming confession of love. No love was put to the test nor was any suddenly torn away. I wasn't even sure I should mark this as a romance but I also didn't know what else is was supposed to be. 
 My expectations: 
 My reality: 
 I know I expected too much, and I take some blame as to why this book didn't get a high rating from me but honestly I feel like this book just wasn't that great. There was basically nothing happening in the entire book and if it hadn't been Sparks who wrote it, and my anticipation of something shocking to happen at the end, I think I might have given up on the book. Still, I give it 3 stars as it did have a nice feeling to it, and I could enjoy reading about the characters. I always felt like something was about to happen which made me continue reading, but nothing ever happened. I freaked out at the end when there was only a few pages left and the climax hadn't happened yet. As a result of the late climax, the ending felt kinda rushed and the epilogue was not up my alley at all. It kinda made be annoyed when I read it. 
 You can better Sparks, take your time, you don't need to publish a book (like this) every other year! :)