The Guardian
3 journalers for this copy...
I read one of Nicholas Sparks's books in German ("Zeit im Wind" = "A walk to remember") and liked it a lot. When I read that his new novel is out and that it's even better, because less "just romantic", I had to buy it.
From the back cover:
Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died - a puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years later, 29-year-old Julie is far too young to have given up on love. She may be ready to risk caring for someone again. But who?
Should it be Richard Franklin, the sophisticated, handsome engineer, who treats her like a queen? Or Mike Harris, the down-to-earth nice guy, who was her husband's best friend? Choosing one of them should bring her more happiness than she's had in years. Instead, Julie is soon fighting for her life in a nightmare spawned by a chilling deception and a jealousy so poisonous that it has become a murderous desire...
From the back cover:
Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died - a puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years later, 29-year-old Julie is far too young to have given up on love. She may be ready to risk caring for someone again. But who?
Should it be Richard Franklin, the sophisticated, handsome engineer, who treats her like a queen? Or Mike Harris, the down-to-earth nice guy, who was her husband's best friend? Choosing one of them should bring her more happiness than she's had in years. Instead, Julie is soon fighting for her life in a nightmare spawned by a chilling deception and a jealousy so poisonous that it has become a murderous desire...
As I have about 15 books waiting to be read and several bookrings/-rays arriving, I'll give this book to a colleague so that she can read it in the Whitsun holidays - then it goes back on my TBR-pile. Enjoy it!
The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks
In the beginning I thought this was just another romance where you know right from the
start which of the two men in question will be Julie´s, the female protagonist`s, chosen one
in the end.
After the first half of this love story however it turned into a thriller about a chilly obsession.
By then I couldn´t stop reading till Julie was finally safe.
Critics might say that the characters are very much drawn in black and white (Mike is almost
too good to be true) but as long as the story is gripping – who cares? So if you need an easy reading for a rainy Sunday on your sofa – this is the right choice.
CAUGHT IN OBERKICH GERMANY
In the beginning I thought this was just another romance where you know right from the
start which of the two men in question will be Julie´s, the female protagonist`s, chosen one
in the end.
After the first half of this love story however it turned into a thriller about a chilly obsession.
By then I couldn´t stop reading till Julie was finally safe.
Critics might say that the characters are very much drawn in black and white (Mike is almost
too good to be true) but as long as the story is gripping – who cares? So if you need an easy reading for a rainy Sunday on your sofa – this is the right choice.
CAUGHT IN OBERKICH GERMANY
As my other colleague was that quick with this book, I'm giving it to another colleague who asked me for a nice read for the Whitsun holidays.
The book is back with me.
I'm giving it to Lophitz who wanted to read it - enjoy!
Great book,worth every penny, new approach, scary in its own way but you'll be alright in the end!!!
It's back with me! (Sorry Lophitz, I'm just "journalling" now...)
That was a different Sparks for a change!
I liked the mixture of the (usual) romance with the thriller element in the second half of the book a lot. Scary, the stalker!
Though Julie's "guardian" saved her, I was sad when I read what happened to him in the end.
I'm leaving this book with my mum, Schrat, for her to enjoy!
I liked the mixture of the (usual) romance with the thriller element in the second half of the book a lot. Scary, the stalker!
Though Julie's "guardian" saved her, I was sad when I read what happened to him in the end.
I'm leaving this book with my mum, Schrat, for her to enjoy!
