I am an avid reader and love diving into new books. I personally thought that this book was great. Nicholas Sparks is the author who spends a lot of his time in his characters. He can perfectly recreate the attitude and thoughts of a 16 year old girl and then switch to the mind of a 20 year old self centered male. He is the king of all romance novels. This book could captivate a teenager and a middle-aged women. I would recommended this book to many people who love the idea of love and hopeless romantics. Also, watch out for this in theaters. It has been made into a motion picture and is being released in April staring Miley Cyrus.