Book Reviews of Nights in Rodanthe

Fast read, but beware...it is a tearjerker! I think I will go back to my mystery/thrillers for awhile. One good cry like that can last you for awhile! *smile*

A woman thinks she's past her prime, a man reawakens her...passion burns, hearts break.

This is a good EASY read. Sort of predictable but entertaining - I liked it very much and now would like to rent the DVD. mkm

Same old stuff from Nicholas Sparks. Sappy love story, he must crank these out in an afternoon.

When her husband leaves her for a younger woman, Adrienne Willis is thrust into a devastating midlife crisis. Suddenly abandoned at 45, she reels without purpose. Lacking any clear plan, she accepts a friend's invitation and flees for a weekend to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina. Located near the northern tip of Hatteras Island, this Outer Banks retreat seems well suited to be a quiet respite, but a brutal storm destroys any sense of sanctuary. Adrienne's stranding is complicated and relieved by the presence of Paul Flanner, a 54-year-old physician with his own shattered past. The author of A Bend in the Road and Message in a Bottle has once again delivered a twisting tale about human relationships.

This book was a quick read and I really enjoyed it. I am just glad I was by myself when reading it as I teared up several times and I'm a guy. It was a great love story.

I have to say, I liked the book much better than the movie!

This is a great romance novel. Every women wants to find a very loving & caring person to spend their life with. This has a tragedy ending but she learned to love again.

Great book! If you like romance, you'll love it!

Reeling with heartache after her husband abandons her for a younger woman, Adrienne Willis flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Caroline, to tend a friend's inn. Here she hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs to rethink her life. But almost as soon as she gets there, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and is trying to escape his own shattered past. Now, with a fierce nor'easter closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.

I'm not exactly sure what to say about this book. It was decent. I am still waiting to find the novel of Nicholas Sparks' that makes him a must-read author for me but this wasn't it. The story line was good, the characters likeable, but nothing really made me go "WOW". The ending was predictable, but that's not too surprising either.

This is a truly beautiful love story.

Cried my eyes out with this one. Good love story. Can't wait for the movie to come out! YAY!

This is another bittersweet novel that will make you cry. Nicholas Sparks found a formula that works--who can blame him for using it?

Great book. Easy to read and follow.

L really loved this book! I was reading it at the hospital where my Mom was having surgery and my Daughter picked it up and started reading it as well.When I was finished with it I gave it to her and she loved it as well.Great read!!!

Get the kleenex ready!!!! This book was truly a tear jerker. I loved it though, I only wish I had NEVER seen the movie. The most important part of the book to me was the relationship between mother and daughter and it was competely left out in te movie. In the book the only reasons the mother shares her story was because he daughter had just lost her husband and didn't want to go on living. She thought her mother could never understand the loss of a spouce because she was divorced from her father. Then her mom begins to tell her of a man she fell in love with and how she understand more than her daughter can ever imagine.

Lovely little weepy of a story. Finished the whole thing in one trans-Atlantic flight and enjoyed it thoroughly, although probably wouldn't go see the movie until it shows up on Lifetime TV.

Good book.

I usually get bored easily by books but this book was excellent! I was waiting for the movie since I hate to read but my daughter bought me this book and insisted that I read it. I am so glad that I did! The movie did not do the book justice in my opinion. The book was awesome but the movie was a total dissapointment to me.Once I got past the first couple of chapters this book kept me on the edge of my seat! If you like Nicholas Sparks books you will love this one!

I read this book in one day. I couldn't put it down. I love to read the book before I see the movie, the book is always so much better. This is a modern day love story....

A fast and easily read romance. The mother-daughter relationship portrayed helped to appreciate the female relationships in my life.

This book was captivating, the movie does not compare. Read the book, love the story, skip the movie.

ok.

Typical Nicholas Sparks in a good way.

Nice story.

AMAZING - different than most Sparks books but still AWESOME and a total page turner!

This book is wonderfully simple. Sparks' style is clear, concise, and to the point. I'm usually not much for love stories, but this was a wonderful exception.

This well written book is a quick read and entertaining. However, since most people have probably seen the trailer for the movie, its pretty predictable. Its a very romantic story with a sad ending if you enjoy those heart wrenching tales. In my mind, it was ok, but I only read it because I thought the book would probably be better than the movie.

Never say never. Love will find you, especially when you are not looking for it. Very nice love story...with a Nicholas Sparks, with the ending leaving you in tears.

I read this book in 2 days, it was awesome!! Now I want to see the movie. Actually when I read this book I looked at the characters as if they were Richard Gere and Diane Lane. I would recommend reading this if you love a feel good romance!!

This is one of my favorites by Nicholas Sparks!! I loved it! So Romantic!

A truly moving book. Short but sweet. I absolutely loved it.

Of course being written by Nicholas Sparks it is a wonderful book. It is a tearjerker of sorts, though most of his books do tug at the heartstrings. It is also been produced into a motion picture due to be out in September of 2008.

Excellent book. Could not put it down!!

Cannot wait for the movie! Good book!

Easy read. Great romance story.

FROM THE BACK COVER:

Reeling with heartache after her husband abandons her for a younger woman, Adrienne Willis flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina, to tend a friend's inn. Her she hopes to find the tranquillity she so desperately needs to rethink her life. But almost as soon as she gets there, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and is trying to escape his own shattered past. Now, with a fierce nor'easter closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort--and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout th rest of their lives.

FROM THE BACK COVER:

Reeling with heartache after her husband abandons her for a younger woman, Adrienne Willis flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina, to tend a friend's inn. Her she hopes to find the tranquillity she so desperately needs to rethink her life. But almost as soon as she gets there, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and is trying to escape his own shattered past. Now, with a fierce nor'easter closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort--and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout th rest of their lives.

Another wonderful trip down romance lane.

Great love story...Truly loved this one

Wonderful book, very touching!

Bittersweet-romance blooms....
You'll cry in spite of yourself.

Another Nicholas Sparks' gem! I thoroughly enjoyed the story, the romance, and the lyrical writing always present in Sparks' novels.

Enjoyed the book, easy to read

wonderful writer...sharing and caring stories....

a woman thinks she's past her prime,a man reawakens her...passion burns,hearts break...from entertainment weekly.

I really loved this book

An easy read - romantic love story, but not as good as The Notebook

Loved it! Another great book from Nicholas Sparks.

Yes, I cried when I read this one too. What can I say? Its by Nicholas Sparks. I always cry! I LOVED this book!!

Another excellent read by Nicholas Sparks!!

Reeling with heartache after her husband abandons her for a younger woman, Adrienne Willis flees to the small costal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina, to tend to a friends inn. Here she hopes to find the tranqiulity she so desperately needs to rething her life. But almost as soon as she get there, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and is trying to escape his own shattered past. Now, with a fierce nor'easter closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort and in one weekend set in motion feeling tha will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.

Thia book is a tender story of hope and joy, of sacrifice and forgiveness - a moving reminder that love is possible at any age, at any time and often comes when we least expect it. Reeling with heartache after her husband abandons her for a younger woman, Adriene Willis fless to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolinea, to tend a friend's inn. Here she hopes to find the tranquility she so desperately needs to rethink her life. But almost as soon as she get there, a major storm is forecast and a guest named Dr. Paul Flanner arrives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and is trying to escape his own shattered past. Now with a fierce nor'easter closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort - and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives.

From Publishers Weekly
Sparks (A Bend in the Road, etc.) logs more miles on the winding high road of romance with the story of two middle-aged people who meet by chance in the small North Carolina coastal town of Rodanthe. The impassioned but doomed romance seems to owe much to Robert James Waller's The Bridges of Madison County.

Great book! Very quick read. Thoroughly enjoy Nicholas Sparks books!

WHAT A GREAT BOOK, LOVED IT

Great book.

Heartsick after her husband abandons her, a woman goes to the coastal town of Rodanthe, NC to tend a friend's inn. As a storm closes in, a man who is trying to escape his own shattered past arrives at the inn. They ride out the storm together and that weekend will affect the rest of their lives.

Typical of Nicholas Sparks. Quick read - very moving. His books always make me cry!

I really like N.Sparks and this was great

Very touching story. I felt like I was there! I did not want to put it down. Sparks books just keep getting better.

Really good book! I enjoy Nicholas Sparks and this book is another great one!!!

Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorites!! All his books are WONDERFUL

Another Sparks tearjerker. Set in a North Carolina small coastal town. Adrienne Willis feels there to tend a friend's inn and rethink her life after Husband abandons her for younger woman. Enter Dr Paul Flanner and a brewing nor'easter.......

Typical wonderful Nicholas Sparks. Easy to read. Slight ding on the binding.

This is a very fast enjoyable read.I was actually getting a little tired of Mr.Sparks\'{he was getting alittle too sappy}This book is typically romantic without being nausiating.

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