79. The Choice

I read two books at B&N today... I was just in a reading kinda mood. :)

The latest Nicholas Sparks book was up next. Like his others it was a great love story with some sad twists and turns on the road. In a lot of books I read or movies I watch I get annoyed when things happen too fast. When the characters don't get to know each other well enough or have time for a story to really develop before they are in love. For some reason, I don't get annoyed when things happen so quickly in Sparks' books. Maybe I've come to expect it? I don't know. Anyway, this wasn't my favorite of his, but like the others, it was a good read and a good story.

Here's the description from B&N:

Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life-- boating, swimming, and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies--he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Despite his attempts to be neighborly, the appealing redhead seems to have a chip on her shoulder about him . . . and the presence of her longtime boyfriend doesn't help. Despite himself, Travis can't stop trying to ingratiate himself with his new neighbor, and his persistent efforts lead them both to the doorstep of a journey that neither could have foreseen. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage and family, The Choice ultimately confronts us with the most heart wrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?