"The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks Book Review

Prior to reading "Dear John," I had never read one of Nicholas Sparks' books before seeing the movie. As an avid reader and a big fan of the Nicholas Sparks movies that I have seen (A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, and Dear John), I am really excited to see The Last Song. The movie, which will feature Miley Cyrus, is based on the Nicholas Sparks book of the same title. I have yet to see the movie, but will be posting a review of it later. Here is a book review of "The Last Song."

"The Last Song" Plot Synopsis

Veronica "Ronnie" Miller is a troubled 17 year old who lives with her mom in New York City, but is forced to spend the summer with her younger brother Jonah in North Carolina with her father. Growing up, Ronnie was given piano lessons by her father, who used to teach at Julliard before divorcing his wife and moving back to his hometown. After feeling abandoned by her father, Ronnie gave up playing piano and absolutely dreads that she will need to spend the summer with him.

When Ronnie arrives at the beach, she ends up making friends with some of the wrong people and finds herself in situations similar to the trouble that she had in NYC. Then she meets volleyball player and aquarium volunteer, Will, and falls in love for the very first time.

I can't reveal much more of the plot without giving away the entire book, but I will just say that Ronnie finds herself enjoying new experiences and being very surprised as well.

"The Last Song" Review

"The Last Song" is, by far, one of the best books that I have ever read. It is a lot different from many of the other Nicholas Sparks books, as it mostly touches on family. Although other elements, "The Last song" mostly focuses on Ronnie's relationship with her father.

What I loved the most about "The Last Song" is that there were so many different layers to this novel. The Nicholas Sparks' book touches on family, love, the difficulties of being an adolescent, and even nature, as Ronnie and Will spend most of their summer guarding a turtle nest. Like so many other Nicholas Sparks' books, "The Last Song" also touches on religion a bit. It felt like there were so many different stories going on at once, which actually worked out really well in "The Last Song" because the reader never grows bored and is held in suspense in many different areas of the novel.

That being said, it is important to keep in mind that like many of Nicholas Sparks' books, "The Last Song" is definitely a tearjerker. While I have cried at quite a few books before, I have to say "The Last Song" is probably one of the saddest that I have yet to read.

Overall, I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. It is a book that I would definitely recommend to anyone, and one that I could definitely see myself wanting to read again one day.