The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

Here is a quick summary of : The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks this is a book about a 17 year old girl named Veronica "Ronnie" Miller whose life was turned upside down when her parents got divorced. Her dad was a former concert pianist and teacher at the school of Juilliard. When her parents got divorced her dad moved from their New York home down to a little town along the beach-side called Wilmington, North Carolina where he was raised as a little boy. This angered Ronnie and she chose to be mad at her dad, so much so that she hadn't spoke to him once in 3 years, so you can imagine how angry she was when she found out she had to go spend a whole summer with him but that summer, I believe (from my own personal thoughts after having read this phenomenal book), changed her life forever. This is a story of love between a parents and their children as well as first loves.

Now without giving any spoilers to the book I would like to share my own personal thoughts, if my thoughts seem vague I am sorry, but after you read the book I am sure you will understand. One of the first things after having read this book that pops out to me the most is the fact that Ronnie's father exudes a strength that can only be drawn from the Holy Spirit. When Ronnie lashes out and gets angry with him, he loves her and never yells back and when a situation occurs that looks as though she is guilty of something he believes her when she says she is innocent, given her history in this particular situation he would have had every right not to believe her. This particular thought on the book inspires me to want to be a better parent and strengthen my relationship with God so that I too can exude these traits of the Holy Spirit that I am currently lacking right now. The second thought that I would like to share that stands out to me is the fact that Ronnie even though she may do things wrong she know when she has and she takes on the consequences whatever they maybe. I share this as this is something that I think we all should do, you reap what you sow so to speak or as another analogy goes don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

In closing if you have read any Nicholas Sparks books I am sure you are aware of the themes that usually run through all his books and this one is no different that is why I wanted to share the things that I drew from the book, the things that inspired me to be a better person. I think this is a great read and if you like this type of books than you will love this one!

With this being my first review of a book on my blog if you have any comments or anything that you would like to share please do so. I would love to know if my review has helped you in anyway or maybe you have already read the book, how do you feel about these thoughts that I have drawn from it?

May God bless all who visit this page and may the words I say inspire you to go out and change the world one step at a time! ~Valerie

Welcome!

As a growing Christian, I am constantly, especially here lately, being challenged with what I am feeding my brain especially through television. After watching what I thought was going to be a good show, when it came out this Fall, last night I realized the filth and the underlying messages are just too much I am really feeling God tug at me and I am hearing that voice saying you should not be watching this. So I have decided to start spending my free time reading!

Growing up I was never much of a reader, I guess if I wanted to fall asleep quicker I should have picked up a book and started reading because growing up that is exactly what reading done to me. Every once in a while the required reading for school interested me but most of the time I found it incredibly boring. However back around May/June of this year I decided to try reading for a hobby and I was shocked to find that I actually liked reading. Maybe it was the book I chose to read after looking at some select titles and descriptions but I am not sure. I was also completely shocked to find that I could read and almost 500 page book in 5 days....I mean this was the first book I had picked up in a really long time, now remember I said reading made me fall asleep so to read a 100 pages a day to me was just phenomenal!

Since then I have read about 30 books from different genres but the majority is Christian fiction. So far my favorite authors are Karen Kingsbury and Nicholas Sparks!

Now within the past week or so since I finished reading Nicholas Sparks most recent book titled The Last Song, I have been wanting to share the things that I learn from reading a book, what is I like about a book or even if there is something I don't like about a book. Thus the reason for creating this blog, I am going to use this blog to convey what I want to share about what I am reading or have read. I hope you will find what I have to say useful in your search for a book to read and I would love to take this time to welcome you to Valerie's Reading Cafe!

May God bless all who visit this page and may the words I say inspire you to go out and change the world one step at a time! Please feel free to leave any comments that you may have!