I would have liked to have given this book 5 stars but I absolutely HATED the ending. I find that I don't care for Sparks's endings all that much. But, I loved the rest of this book! After reading the book, I couldn't wait to see the movie (plus, I love Channing Tatum) and I am glad to say that the ending of the movie was better than the book and I'm glad that the film makers decided to go that way.