Monday, May 23, 2016

See Me by Nicholas Sparks

I like Nicholas Sparks. He has an easy writing style, a few solid characters, romance, sometimes a little mystery and too often the death of a beloved character. Sometimes the mystery is who the character is that is going to die. ;) Fortunately, the main characters escaped death in this story, although I was worried about Lily and Evan more than once! I certainly didn't want anything to happen to Evan, since he was always so faithful and supportive to Colin. Colin of course came out with some injuries, but I guess I never thought he would die.

Speaking of Colin, I had mixed feelings about him at times. I really liked him, but I disliked the innate sense of violence and aggression in him. I would have a hard time being with someone like that. I have never understood the lure of boxing, fighting or ultimate fighting. Why do men enjoy trying to hurt each other? I just don't get it. And why would Maria want to see him fight? Colin seemed to live on the edge of his anger, so it was  a good thing that he went to the gym a lot and ran when he needed to clear his head. But still.... If I was Maria, I would live in fear of him totally losing it one day. 

There was a time that I thought that maybe Maria was imagining Lester, like maybe she was the one with some mental health issues! (I guess I have read too many books like that!) Anyway, I was a little relieved when Maria's sister said (finally) that the man wasn't behind Maria when she raced for the door because he was running the other way. Why didn't she say that in the first place?? She just told Maria that there was no man coming after her. Good grief. That scene made me question everything Maria had said. But, there was indeed a Lester, and Lester definitely had some mental health issues. No thanks to his dad, Dr. Manning, right? The Manning family certainly had their share of tragedies.

Oh, and Colin's response of "okay" for everything? That would drive me nuts! I know it was supposed to be his "signature response", and that some people (characters) found it charming, but I didn't find it sweet. I found it annoying. 

Anyway, I actually did like the book. It was entertaining, and it's nice to read books occasionally that I don't have to put too much deep thought into the plot or the characters. That is not a slam. Just a fact.

Wendy's Rating: ****

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