I mean…. I know what I had to expect when I picked up a Nicholas Sparks book but? This was so short and the (in my opinion) most important part of the story got like skipped over and we were supposed to believe in the romance when we didn’t get to witness it being created? How?! I’ve outgrown my Sparks phase long ago but I definitely prefer the movie. It does take Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling to bring this dull, predictable story to life. Sorry.