Safe Haven in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Sep 01, 2010 Savannah (Books With Bite) rated it it was amazing

This book I absolutely loved. Nicholas Sparks has once again, was not only able to capture love but to give his readers an great adventure.

The mysterious of the book was good. I love how the build to the relationship between Alex and Katie. I loved to see them as a family. United as one. Katie was such a strong fierce characters. Even with her past, when she face it. She knew exactly what to do. And in the end Katie was able to be free again.

Alex was a great man. His past being hurtful as well, ...more

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Sep 18, 2010 Damaris (GoodChoiceReading) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: for-fun

Nicholas Sparks, you really know how to get to my heart and bring out the tears. Another great love story!

This is a story about finding true love again and letting go of your past. Imagine thinking everything is perfect, nothing could go wrong, and then it all falls apart. You can’t help but ask yourself “Why me?” You give up on everything, and believe that nothing good can come your way. You begin to accept things for what they are and that your life will never be the way you dreamed. That is ...more

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Jan 16, 2013 OpenBookSociety.com rated it really liked it

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Katie quickly had her eyes opened when her puppy love led her to marry abusive police detective, Kevin. After years of violence at Kevin’s hand, she has finally escaped.

Complete with a new identity Katie arrives in the small town of Southport, North Carolina, where she quickly gets a job as a waitress at a local restaurant and rents out a rundown cabin on the outskirts of town. She has to pinch pennies to survive and is always putting away ...more

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Sep 01, 2010 Once rated it really liked it

afe Haven by Nicholas Sparks was the first book that I ever got signed by him. I remember very well standing in line for hours waiting for the moment that I would meet the author that melts the hearts of every reader. When Safe Haven first came out, I read the novel very quickly, only stopping to work and handle motherly duties. With the announcement of the novel turning into a movie I knew that I would need a refresher before watching the movie. Noticing that my husband had a trial subscription afe Haven by Nicholas Sparks was the first book that I ever got signed by him. I remember very well standing in line for hours waiting for the moment that I would meet the author that melts the hearts of every reader. When Safe Haven first came out, I read the novel very quickly, only stopping to work and handle motherly duties. With the announcement of the novel turning into a movie I knew that I would need a refresher before watching the movie. Noticing that my husband had a trial subscription to Audible, I decided to cash in on one of my favorite reads and absorb the novel through the voice of someone other than my own. Safe Haven is a passionate story about overcoming physical and mental abuse, death, creating new life beginnings and finding new love. Katie, our main character is running towards a fresh start, while Alex is waiting for a heart broken, to mend. Together, they work towards overcoming all obstacles for love.

I must admit that I have become attached to audio books. They allow you to travel, clean and/or relax without opening up a book if you choose. This particular novel was read by Rebecca Lowman. She did a nice job in regards to the pace of her reading. She transitioned nicely from character voice to character voice, however I did get a since of monotone like expressions even in areas of the plot where I felt the dialogue expressed should've been captured and displayed with a lot more expression. The voices were different than the ones that my mind created, a couple of years ago when I first read the book, however my train of thought quickly adjusted to the world that Rebecca began to create with her reading of Safe Haven.

So it looks like I missed the February 14th release date of the movie. No worries though. I can check it out on May 7 for the DVD release. Browse OUaT's sister website, www.redcarpetendings.com for all the latest news about novels and their rise to the big movie screen. Below is a picture from the Safe Haven book signing back in 2010. Here at OUaT, we never miss an event if we can help it.

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Dec 01, 2012 Deitre rated it it was amazing

Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks was the first book that I ever got signed by him. I remember very well standing in line for hours waiting for the moment that I would meet the author that melts the hearts of every reader. When Safe Haven first came out, I read the novel very quickly, only stopping to work and handle motherly duties. With the announcement of the novel turning into a movie I knew that I would need a refresher before watching the movie. Noticing that my husband had a trial subscriptio Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks was the first book that I ever got signed by him. I remember very well standing in line for hours waiting for the moment that I would meet the author that melts the hearts of every reader. When Safe Haven first came out, I read the novel very quickly, only stopping to work and handle motherly duties. With the announcement of the novel turning into a movie I knew that I would need a refresher before watching the movie. Noticing that my husband had a trial subscription to Audible, I decided to cash in on one of my favorite reads and absorb the novel through the voice of someone other than my own. Safe Haven is a passionate story about overcoming physical and mental abuse, death, creating new life beginnings and finding new love. Katie, our main character is running towards a fresh start, while Alex is waiting for a heart broken, to mend. Together, they work towards overcoming all obstacles for love.

I must admit that I have become attached to audio books. They allow you to travel, clean and/or relax without opening up a book if you choose. This particular novel was read by Rebecca Loman. She did a nice job in regards to the pace of her reading. She transitioned nicely from character voice to character voice, however I did get a since of monotone like expressions even in areas of the plot where I felt the dialogue expressed should've been captured and displayed with a lot more expression. The voices were different than the ones that my mind created, a couple of years ago when I first read the book, however my train of thought quickly adjusted to the world that Rebecca began to create with her reading of Safe Haven.

So it looks like I missed the February 14th release date of the movie. No worries though. I can check it out on May 7 for the DVD release. Browse OUaT's sister website, www.redcarpetendings.com for all the latest news about novels and their rise to the big movie screen. Below is a picture from the Safe Haven book signing back in 2010. Here at OUaT, we never miss an event if we can help it.
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Sep 28, 2010 Kaitlyn Francis rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed, book-movie

Sparks has done it again he has captured my heart and gave me some hope in that women can leave the darkness and start over i love this man thank you for this nick really thank you. The story is written so well that I felt what Katie was going through and I wanted to hold her and tell her that everything was okay and that she was safe. This book is different than his others because the characters involved had to have over come some hard times to get the where the story took place. I'm in love wi ...more

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May 19, 2011 Ally C. rated it it was amazing

A not so cheesy chic lit, I know some ladies would surely relate to the story. It's a semi-heart thumping thriller that would keep you up all night reading and the best part is the ending is awesome! :) ...more

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