2 Quarter Outside Reading Book

2nd Quarter Outside Reading Book Review Hannah Spring

At First Sight By Nicholas Sparks. Warner Books, 2005 Genre: Fiction

In the book At First Sight, by Nicholas Sparks, there are many points of high tension and excitement which keeps the readers interest. It takes place in the small town of Boone Creek, North Carolina, where the main character Jeremy Marsh is engaged to his pregnant wife Lexie. Throughout the book miscommunication and lies lead to trouble, but the strong couple works together to solve problems of the past and present. Their wedding follows, and some of the worst news of their lives, found in an ultrasound, then really tests their strength and love. Then, another shocking twist in the end of the book shows more messages about love; it is eternal, but can be found.

“Sheds light on the quirks couples discover in each other, and the frustration that can ensue …AT FIRST SIGHT delves deeper still- into the more serious realities of life and love. “ - New Bern Sun-Journal (NC)

Nicholas Sparks shows emotion and detail through the reader’s thoughts, sights, and actions. In his own writing style he does not always have to use dialogue to describe a scene or mood. Dialogue is mostly used in this book for the characters to communicate and figure out a problem, or discuss what is to come. At First Sight is very much alike some of his other pieces or writing; it takes a strong love strong and tangles it with a conflict, which reveals the intense feelings after the problem has concluded, or someone or something is gone. In At First Sight, the end of the book shows this very strongly, and mainly through the protagonists thoughts.

“ On their wedding day, the sun rose over a calm Atlantic Ocean, casting prisms of light across the water. A light mist lingered on the beach as Doris and Lexie cooked breakfast for the guests at the cottage.” Pg. 178.

I really enjoy reading Nicholas Sparks’ books, and he is one of my favorite authors. I own The Wedding, True Believer, and At First Sight, which are my favorite books by Sparks. In these particular books, Nicholas Sparks builds love stories which teach hidden meanings within the text that make you believe in what he’s saying. It takes thought, but is not that difficult to really understand what he is saying in his own kind of message.