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There are only two people who can get away with writing chick-lit: Jodi Picoult and Nicholas Sparks . . . Sparks has delivered another brilliantly addictive read **** (London Lite )
A strictly curl-up-on-the-sofa-on-your-own affair . . . A guiltier than guilty pleasure - race through it with lots of tissues ****' Heat (‘This is a journey of amazing discovery and a top page-turner’ )
Closer (‘Sparks writes unashamedly romantic novels that make women weak at the knees . . . Once again, Sparks certainly flies’ )
Daily Mirror Book of the Week (‘This one won’t leave a dry eye’ )
A strictly curl-up-on-the-sofa-on-your-own affair . . . A guiltier than guilty pleasure - race through it with lots of tissues ****' Heat (‘This is a journey of amazing discovery and a top page-turner’ )
Closer (‘Sparks writes unashamedly romantic novels that make women weak at the knees . . . Once again, Sparks certainly flies’ )
Daily Mirror Book of the Week (‘This one won’t leave a dry eye’ )
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From international bestseller Nicholas Sparks comes an unforgettable story of a man whose brushes with death lead him to the love of his life.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Nicholas Sparks has always written stories where happiness and tragedy meet, full of little co-insidencies changing people's lives forever. Some might call his books sentimental, which may be true, since they are always about love and often about sadness as well.
"The Lucky One" takes Spark's authorship a bit further. The story is less dreamy and more realistic, even at times pragmatic - in spite of the belief in a lucky charm.
Logan Thibault has served three periods as a marine in Iraq, all three times together with his best friend Victor. In Iraq Logan finds a photograph of a young woman, probably lost by another soldier. Pinned on a board, the picture is, however, never claimed and for some reason, after that Logan always carries the photograph with him.
That's when Logan starts going on a winning streak in poker, and even after some of the toughest combats, Logan always survive, while those around him die. Soon there is talking among the other guys, who start to avoid him. Logan is not superstitious but Victor claims it's the photograph which protects him.
As both guys make it back to the States, Victor tells Logan to find the girl in the picture, convincing him it is his destiny.
And so it is that Logan and his German shepherd Zeus walk from Colorado to the small town of Hampton, South Carolina, where they find not only Beth and her son Ben, but also Beths ex-husband Clayton.
The rest of the story is not given, but is full of love, doubt, surprises and even suspense. It's differenf from Spark's other books inasmuch that it's surprisingly straightforward, with little beating around the bush.
The book is a page-turner. The characterization is strong and to the point with a lot of humour. There is surely the good guy and the bad guy, but somehow that seems as it should be - and could be - and not a fairytale cliché.
Spark's best till now!
"The Lucky One" takes Spark's authorship a bit further. The story is less dreamy and more realistic, even at times pragmatic - in spite of the belief in a lucky charm.
Logan Thibault has served three periods as a marine in Iraq, all three times together with his best friend Victor. In Iraq Logan finds a photograph of a young woman, probably lost by another soldier. Pinned on a board, the picture is, however, never claimed and for some reason, after that Logan always carries the photograph with him.
That's when Logan starts going on a winning streak in poker, and even after some of the toughest combats, Logan always survive, while those around him die. Soon there is talking among the other guys, who start to avoid him. Logan is not superstitious but Victor claims it's the photograph which protects him.
As both guys make it back to the States, Victor tells Logan to find the girl in the picture, convincing him it is his destiny.
And so it is that Logan and his German shepherd Zeus walk from Colorado to the small town of Hampton, South Carolina, where they find not only Beth and her son Ben, but also Beths ex-husband Clayton.
The rest of the story is not given, but is full of love, doubt, surprises and even suspense. It's differenf from Spark's other books inasmuch that it's surprisingly straightforward, with little beating around the bush.
The book is a page-turner. The characterization is strong and to the point with a lot of humour. There is surely the good guy and the bad guy, but somehow that seems as it should be - and could be - and not a fairytale cliché.
Spark's best till now!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
just wanted to say, all us Nicholas fans know that the starts are pretty poor the middles are interesting but it's the endings that we read the book for! and this one by fare takes the cake! was so brilliant, literally had me on the edge of my seat till the very last lines, and then I was in tears! unpredictable ending with unforgettable characters, and he really does make you hate the bad guy and love the goodies in this one! of all his books this is my favourite so far! :-)
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
At ifrst I was disappointed with this book but I should have known Nicholas Sparks would not let me down. It got better and better and couldn't stop reading
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loved this book
in just got into reading nicholas sparks books and so far this is my fav.i could not put it down and i couldnt wait to finish it to see what happent next. Read more
Published 8 days ago by cat90
Brilliant from start to finish
I have read a few of Nicholas Sparks book but this one is my favourite. It was absolutley brilliant, I was completely hooked on it. I was so dissapointed when I finished it. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Becka
Always read the book before watching the film!
Well, another great book from Nicholas Sparks. You get what you expect from this great author - a love story that will have you weepy by the end. Read more
Published 24 days ago by Banoonanoo
lovely
I think lovely is the word to describe this book. It is well written and flows well, hard to put down with a good storyline and some excitng romance. can't wait to see the film!
Published 26 days ago by Nic
An addictive read...
At first i was a little skeptical, This is not the type of book I read so it was out of my comfort zone not to mention after reading other reviews I was pretty unsure. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Little Kotora
My wife loved!
One more exciting and lovely novel from this author that my wife love! "It's a beautiful hystory of love" she said.
Published 1 month ago by Marcal
Great service
I love the author Nicholas Sparks and have most of his books. Was very pleased with my purchase and sevice
Published 1 month ago by Charlotte
Amazing
It was thrilling and romantic all at the same time. I was in tears at parts and gasping in shock at others. It's a beautiful story and I loved every single word of it.
Published 1 month ago by Claire_Bear
The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
What a beautiful story. Sparks at his best. Hard to put this book down. Great plot. Ticks all the boxes for any fan of Nicholas Sparks!!!!
Published 1 month ago by Ciara B
Had to read before watching the film!
This will actually be the first Nicholas Sparks book that I've read before watching the film version as for all the other books that have been made into films I have either never... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Shaz's Book Blog
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