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Title: Simple story, simply told, but touching at times.
Review: Sparks does what every writer in the business has been told not to do since the beginning of...well, since the beginning. He ignores the concept of viewpoint, switching between characters in the same scene, confusing everyone except those "romantic" enough not to notice. The language is pedestrian at best; however, I can't forgive the writer (and apparently editors) who let lines like "and she smiled softly" slip through their fingers. When I figure out how one can smile softly, I'll try reading another book by Sparks.
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