blog entry #3 - writing a book review

Basic Information:
Title: See Me by Nicholas Sparks
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date: October 13th, 2015
# Of Pages: 496
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Brief Intro: This book is a kind of cliche romance, but still full of suspense, action, and many emotions.  

Body:
This book takes place in Wilmington, North Carolina. Wilmington is a quiet small beach town on the North Carolina coast. See Me is written in a dual perspective. One is Maria, the other is Colin. Maria and Colin are also the main protagonists in the novel. The mood in the book is fairly tense at times, there is this third perspective that is very threatening to Maria, which the reader doesn't understand until the end of the book.

This book is a romance between Colin and Maria. Colin is an MMA fighter, with a very rough past that has landed him in jail many times. If he messes up on more time, he could face up to 20 years in jail. Maria is a shy family driven girl. One very bad heartbreak really messed up her love life. Colin and Maria met through Maria's sister, Serena, who Colin has classes with in college. They fall deeply in love with each other. Colin becomes very protective over her, especially after they figure out she has a stalker. The truth unfolds, and a lot of pressure is put on their relationship.

Analysis and Evaluation:
I believe the writing of this book was beautiful. Nicholas Sparks is a very beautiful writer in my opinion, and this book didn't change that. Some of the points in the book were kind of boring, and I was having trouble getting through them quickly. For like 175 pages of the book, Colin and Maria were only dating. No action or fighting or anything like that. Just pure dinner dates and romantic gestures. No thank you. Anyways, even though some of the book was slow, it was still very well written.

I think Sparks did achieve his purpose of this book, to entertain. I was entertained throughout this book, and if I wasn't I would have stopped reading.

To Wrap Things Up:
Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone that likes Nicholas Sparks romance. I put him in a genre of his own because his books deserve as much. Sparks really knows how to tell a story without a cliche plot, and I love that about his novels.