Taylor lugs around his Terrible Secret throughout the entire book. Recently, Raych at books i done read hilariously bemoaned the “attention-seeky” nature of a character’s Terrible Secret. Small towns are so smarmy in fiction sometimes. Well then, we all know what is going to happen near the end of the book, don’t we? I was also bored with the idyllic small town of Edenton that was the book’s setting. At the beginning of the book, Denise sadly remarks to herself that her language-impaired son Kyle has never told her that he loves her. Changes to the plot and emotional landscape were strongly telegraphed. It had the feel of a book going through the paces. I didn’t hate The Rescue but I did find it rather dull. I wanted a Sparks book that I hadn’t heard much about. (I have a vague memory of starting to read A Message in A Bottle when I was in high school.) I chose The Rescue because – as far as I know – it has not been made into a film. Reinforcing my prejudice was the fact that Nicholas Sparks is often a punchline in the blogosphere and in popular culture overall.įor this challenge, then, I decided to complete a book by Nicholas Sparks. I also had issues with the film The Notebook, but not as severe, as I am a big fan of Rachel McAdams.
I chose Nicholas Sparks, mostly because I had seen the film adaptation of A Walk To Remember and found it to be overly sappy and emotionally heavy-handed. However, an event from Taylor’s past throws an obstacle in their relationship.įor the Take a Chance Challenge #7, Break a Prejudice, readers are encouraged to “read an author/genre/whatever that you have always avoided and after, write about how the prejudice has been broken or reinforced.”
When they meet again in Edenton, there are sparks of romance. On a stormy night, a car accident near her new home in Edenton, South Carolina leads her to meet Taylor, a volunteer firefighter. Warner Books.Ĭhallenge 7 of the Take a Chance Challenge: Break a Prejudiceĭenise is a single mother whose five-year-old child, Kyle, has a severe language processing disability.