Nicholas Sparks is the writer of so many beloved love stories: the notebook, a walk to remember, and many more so its no surprise one of his latest works is just as charismatic as the rest. His style of alternating perspectives every chapter makes the story extraordinarily compelling, since it gives the reader the opportunity to see the storyline progress through differentiating views. I have also found that Sparks' style is one that offers the reader a lot of insight into the true emotions of each character, which for me at least, makes me feel as if I'm sharing the weight of each situation they encounter right along with them. Though I do think Sparks' works are more for the teenage set, the love stories of his classic tales can fall into the category of those "timeless love stories" as well. In this particular novel the main character Ronnie has had a hard past couple of years: her dad left, she got in with the wrong crowd, she stopped following her passion for piano, and she's gotten into some recent trouble with the law. As her punishment, in hopes of knocking some sense into her daughter who has rejected the chance to attend Juliard and seems to be unconcerned about her future, Ronnie's mother sends her and her brother to her father's for the summer, and Ronnie couldn't be dreading it anymore. At first it seems like it will be the worst possible thing that could have happened to her but Ronnie's luck turns around when she starts to form a romance with a boy named Will. Will is quite different from Ronnie in matters of family, personality, and many other areas but yet the two seem to fall head over heels for each other. Just as Ronnie's relationship with Will is heating up, and her and her father begin to get on better terms bad news strikes that changes everything. Will the bad news be enough to tear Ronnie apart from Will or can their relationship withstand it all? Find out for yourself when you pick up a copy of the last song.
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