Today I finished Nicholas Sparks' Safe Haven. It was an incredibly cute story. Some things I didn't agree with, seeing as I am a very factually person. For example, I did not understand why "Katie" chose to stay in a place only a few states away from where she left. That just doesn't make sense to me. She went on and on about how paranoid she felt, and it's like well no shit, you're so close to your psychotic husband! Seriously! Maybe consider moving to the complete opposite end of the country? Or even Hawaii? My first thought, once I escaped something like that, that is if I were ever put in a situation like that, would be to move to a different COUNTRY, hell even Canada! I mean we know, she's totally freaked by the fact that her husband is a police officer so the law can't help her, but it's like woman, NEWS FLASH, he can't do shit if you leave the country, his authority doesn't matter! But no no, we want a best seller and best sellers are filled with incredibly dim people who put themselves in incredibly stupid situations. Besides that, How could she possibly think taking her neighbors dead daughters identity was a smart thing? For a little while sure, but taking someone's social security number? COME ON! So unintelligent.
Other than those annoyances, I thought the book was very well written and kept my attention. It was cute how Katie and Alex's relationship grew. I really loved Alex's character, he seemed really genuine and sweet. I liked how the children, Josh and Kristen, were so young that they didn't resent Katie and see her as taking their mothers place. I think if they were slightly older and felt their father was betraying their mother and dishonoring her memory, it would add an extra level to the story and it would be too much to keep up with.
My favorite part of this novel was Jo's character. She was pushy and demanding and not afraid to say what she wanted to say. I found her a very unique friend. Usually the "friend" is someone who is very bleh, someone who seems familiar in every way because the writer doesn't want to take attention away from the main character. Jo was different. She helped Katie become herself again and let go of fear. Having Jo turn out to be Alex's late wife and deceased mother of Josh and Kristen was bitter sweet. The idea that she became friends with Katie and pushed her to be with Alex because she knew they were meant to be together and knew Katie would be a great mother to her children was incredibly touching and heart breaking. Although finding out that she wasn't there, not really, and that Katie lost her most loyal friend was devastating.
This is one that will get you thinking, and quite possibly crying.
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