The Return

I love the way Nicholas Sparks brings all his characters alive. This book is so thought provoking and leads you to believe that any problems in your life can be overcome. The happy ending made my day and I’ll remember this book for a long time. On to another Nicholas Sparks book!

Trevor came back to New Bern, NC to get his grandfather's old house ready for sale after his grandfather passed away. He had inherited the house and the bee hives and was at loose ends while waiting to go back to school. His whole life had been put into upheaval after the mortar blast in Afghanistan that almost killed him and did end his career as an orthopedic surgeon. So now he was back in New Bern, a place of good memories, trying to move forward with his life before going back to school to be a psychiatrist, when he meets two females who will change his life forever. He meets Natalie and it's love at first sight. But Natalie has a huge secret. And Callie, a young girl, who needs his help, has her secrets too and he finds that they intertwine with his grandfather and now him. I loved this book, like all of Nicholas Sparks' books. They are warm, full of heart and yes, formulaic, but I like the formula so what can I say.

The characters are believable and the story engaging. The ending is hard to come by. I really enjoyed this book.

I truly enjoyed the characters in this story. I’m really glad that the ending was a good one. I have loved all of Nicholas Sparks books. This one was a feel good book beginning to end.

The characters were interesting and woven together in a natural way. Certainly an easy read. Worth the time to read.

Nicholas Sparks never disappoints. As always he tells the most beautiful stories. You can almost picture yourself as one of the characters and you find yourself wondering how you might handle the situation if it were you! It is so refreshing to read a book that doesn't find it necessary to use vulgarity to enhance a situation.

I loved this!! The story gave me hope that there are still good people out there. I loved this so much. Tears and laughter definitely a feel good story.

I enjoyed reading this story, but there were too many details in the beginning--especially about to the bees. I 'vs enjoyed his other books more.

È una storia commovente..con un parziale lieto fine

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The Return had a different tone compared to the rest of his novels. The characters took many chapters to develop and the love story between two of the main characters was a difficult, yet enthralling one. I admit, when I first got the book I read a few pages and put it down, which was a first for me. But once I gave it a second try, I couldn't put it down and finished it in a few days. The story of Callie's character was a complete surprise, and I was completely torn over several chapters. As with all of Nicolas Sparks work, there were moments of joy and laughter, and other parts of the novel brought tears and sadness. I can understand why many are saying they don't like the story, it's not like what he's written before, and it's true. His work in this book is completely different, but if you stick with it and give the characters a chance, you will grow to understand each of them and enjoy the journey as the story progresses. It was a great novel, and I'm happy that I purchased it. Can't wait for the next one N.S.!

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Nicolas never failed to amazed me.