A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks ---> Restarting January 2nd 2016

[rachel, x]

A Bend in the Road byNicholas Sparks

Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago. As deputy sheriff of New Bern, North Carolina, he not only grieves for her and worries about their young son Jonah but longs to bring the unknown driver to justice. Then Miles meets Sarah Andrews, Jonah's second-grade teacher. A young woman recovering from a difficult divorce, Sarah moved to New Bern hoping to start over. Tentatively, Sarah and Miles reach out to each other...soon they are falling in love. But what neither realizes is that they are also bound together by a shocking secret, one that will force them to re-examine everything they believe in - including their love.

[rachel, x]

Heather and I are starting this on the 20th. Pls feel free to join us. :))

[Tris]

I might join you guys.

[rachel, x]

@Tris Awesome! :))

[rachel, x]

@Heather + @Tris I am going to start soon. As soon as I finish . I just want that one done and out of the way before I start this one. :)

[rachel, x]

Okay started. 11% in and its sad already! Way heaving on dumping the entire life stories of our two main characters but really beautiful prologue.

[Tris]

I am starting today :)

[Tris]

I got this book from the library a while ago and I had to return it today :(. I will probably not be able to get it back for a while, so I will not be able to join you guys. Sorry!

[rachel, x]

@Tris Oh! :( That okay. It pretty dramatic at the moment. Its good though. I am going to read some more now.

[rachel, x]

19% - This is okay. I like the characters though I feel weird reading about older people. This is the first time my main characters have been over the age of 25. They are very realistic though. Nicholas Sparks managed to perfectly captured the personality of what think a 30 year old world sound like.

I find it weird that Sarah calls her Dad "Daddy" though. Isn't she a little old for that??

[rachel, x]

37% - Miles is so sweet. I love his relationship to Jonah. I am still warming up to Sarah. Not sure how I feel about her. I loooooved that part (view spoiler)[the journal entry of Missy's funeral that ended that with the person saying they were the one to have killed Missy! (hide spoiler)]

Theory: (view spoiler)[Who killed Missy?? Well, I am betting that it is someone that knew Miles and is still alive. I am thinking Charlie. You know how Miles asked him to look for her?? Maybe he hit her then. That's why it took him so long to find her and why she would have been wrapped in a blanket. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

50% - Oh my god, oh my god! Just had a thought. Ahhhhh!

Theory changed: (view spoiler)[I knew it had to be someone who Miles and/or Sarah knew. What about Brian?? Is that they cause of his "shyness" to them?? He would have been younger though. What the age of college kids in America?? Hmmm maybe not then. (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

100% - I finished this last night. It was pretty good. Didn't like the fact that I was right in my theory but the way it was written and dealt with completely made me forget about it. I loved the ending. I like that it was completely perfectly happy ending because it isn't that easy in real life.. I did end up liking this a lot more than I thought I would and I definitely will be picking up more of Nicholas Sparks's work. I'll write more of my thoughts later but I have to go now. Hope you liked it as much as me.

[rachel, x]

@Heather Did you ever read this?? :)

[Carly]

Y'know what - sometimes your library might not have an available copy, but you can get it faster by ordering a large print edition.

That's what we did when we wanted to get SK's Doctor Sleep in a hurry.

[Carly]

OK - I've ordered an E-audio of this one - be back when I get into it

[rachel, x]

Carly wrote: "Y'know what - sometimes your library might not have an available copy, but you can get it faster by ordering a large print edition.

That's what we did when we wanted to get SK's Doctor Sleep in a..."

Never noticed that before but thanks for the advice! Larger print annoys me though so I won't probably do that. :)

[rachel, x]

Carly wrote: "OK - I've ordered an E-audio of this one - be back when I get into it"

Okay. Hope you like it!

[Carly]

I've got it - starting this morning ... audio and e-book.

[Heather]

Carly can I join in reading it?

[[deleted user]]

can it still be counted as buddy read? I'm gonna take a chance.

[[deleted user]]

I like it from the firs page. It captured me, and intrigued me to find out who had killed missy.

[[deleted user]]

the further I got the more attached I became to Myles and Jonnah, I did feel bad for Sarah, but I wasn't as interested in her story.

[[deleted user]]

I gotta say I loved the ghost story. And the ending was just PERFECT. I was shocked to find out who had run over Missy and how it happened. A must read.

[C.R.]

Excellent and intriguing introduction

I want to read more.

(view spoiler)[ Saras husband Micheal was in love with her, but no children is a deal breaker. He wanted a perfect life, and he wasn't going to have that with her. It sounds horrible, but they wouldn't have been happy.

Miles seems like a good man. He apparently loved and missed his wife. He's trying so hard to keep going and take care of Jonah. (hide spoiler)]

[C.R.]

Im just waiting for otis to do something.

(view spoiler)[I like the simple deal Sarah makes with Miles about helping Jonah. the fan was a great idea. (hide spoiler)]

[C.R.]

I bet Otis hot missy.

(view spoiler)[ Sarah is so sweet to Jonah. Its cute how Nicholas wrote each perspective of the budding romance. They are equally shy. (hide spoiler)]

[C.R.]

I appreciate how the author used the tile in the book about where missy got it. Clever.

I feel sorry for whoever hit Missy. It was a accident but they should of confessed right away.

[C.R.]

(view spoiler)[I was heart breaking to read when Sarah tells why Micheal left. That took a lot out of her.

When they say I love You it's to cute

I did not expect the hit and run driver to be brian

Miles is such aa good man and father
the deal he makes with brian is beyond a good man. (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Chapter 5
(view spoiler)[Poor Jonah, so young and he lost his mom and only has his dad as a relative. I'm glad Sarah appeared in his life and seems determined to help him catch up with school work. (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Up to chapter 13
(view spoiler)[Pretty much predicted that Sarah and Miles would be accepting of each others' past. I guess the slow progression is realistic but I feel like nothing much has happened in terms of story and I'm nearly half way into the book. The solving of Missy's case is keeping me reading on. Although it's heartwarming to see Sarah and Miles come together, it's a little boring to be honest! (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Christina wrote: "I bet Otis hot missy.

[spoilers removed]"

Unlikely because (view spoiler)[the narrations by the guy who accidentally hit Missy (regretful) doesn't correspond with the glimpses of Otis we got... ? (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Chapter 25
(view spoiler)[Why is the person who accidentally kill Missy stalking the family? He's acting like a to-be murderer... Yikes (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Finished
(view spoiler)[Did not expect it to be Sarah's brother. It's tragic how they're connected by this event. It ended happy but I can't help but feel that Miles will be haunted by the knowledge for the rest of his life. It's not easy to come to terms with even if it was an accident (hide spoiler)]