Nicholas Sparks. Again!

Yeah, here I am again with my favorite drug - Sparks' novels. They are addictive!!!

Thanks to the coming election, the students were given free book voucher which worth RM200!! With those vouchers, I was able to getting nearer to my collection of Sparks' novel. There is one novel though - Three Weeks With My Brother by Nicholas Sparks which is pretty hard to find. I guess it will come to me when it's time. I bought 8 novels by him and another 2 by other authors. Don't ask me how I was able to buy 10 novels with my vouchers because I might be put behind bars if 'they' know what I did. Ahahahaha

So I spent most of my time with my drugs. I cried, I laughed, I smiled, I frowned, all expressions start to wear on me as I read those novels. As usual, his writing touched me right into my heart. ^^

Here are some reviews from me about his novels:

The Lucky One

- This novel is really fun to read. With the elements of war and mystery, it just struck me as a really sexy story. When I start to read the novel, I start to imagine the handsome, muscular, young man, that follows his heart to look for a woman whom he barely know. That causes me to feel very excited and create a wild imagination of that man. Wow! Ahahahaha the story makes me even more excited as the man is keeping a secret from the woman. It keeps me wonder, when will the woman get to know the secret? Will she be mad if she knows? What if everything turns one way around if she gets to know? The elements of suspense makes me wanting to read more. Great job, Nicholas!

The Wedding

- this novel is a follow up story of The Notebook. So I'd  recommend you to read The Notebook first before you start The Wedding. But that doesn't mean that you won't understand the second novel if you didn't read the first one. It's just that if you read the first novel, there will be more feeling towards the second novel as it is related to the first one. You will understand why this person do this and why does it affect the other, or why do this person have to do this when it does not even make sense? See, it is amazing how Sparks relates all these questions together and write it all in a story. It is again an amazing job done by Sparks. When I read the story, it makes me appreciate everyone that I love in my life and make use of every seconds I have with them to tell them that I really love them for I won't know when will be the last time I'll be seeing them.. :(

A Bend in The Road

- Another romantic but really sad love story. The story is more to the love in a family rather than between a couple. A moment to pick between your family and your love one. It is not as simple as "I love you and so I'll be with you" or "I'm sorry, let's just break up. I love my family more than I do love you". No, it's not like that. It is more of " I really want to be with you but how can I when your brother killed my wife?" Wow.... I cried and cried and cried reading this novel. You see, it is not a simple decision. But making decision is never simple, is it?

Message in a Bottle

- Amazingly written by Sparks (when does he write that is never amazing?). I once too (when I was a kid of course) sent a message in a bottle. Just wondered whether it really can be a tool of communication. And it never came back. I guess it has broken into two and sank (Okay, forget about that). Somehow, the plot of the story flows so naturally that I can imagine it happen to me one day. (I'm a dreamer, you see) The romantic scenes between the characters are described so loving that I start to wonder, is there really a man out there that can love you that much? To the point where he can't even forget you even after you're dead.To the point that even when he starts dating, the only person he can think about is you. To the point that everything that happen around his world revolves around you. Amazing, huh? Guess, that just happen in a story...

At First Sight

- Okay, first of all, I made a mistake of reading this book first before I read  True Believer. I just noticed that this book is a follow up of True Believer. So I've just missed the element of suspense in the story as I'd already know what happened to the couple. This novel is not as exciting as the other novel (for me) since I don't really understand what happened to the couple earlier. So I'd suggest you read True Believer before you start At First Sight. ^^

Now I'm reading True Believer and I'm looking forward to read Nights in Rodanthe and The Rescue. Too bad, next week is already exam week so I guess I'd have to wait. But it's good though since I'd have something to read on the plane back to my hometown and also when I come back here. I'll be back home in roughly 3 weeks. Exam? Not really prepared, or shall I say not prepared at all. You see, I'm still not over with the idea that exam is the lousiest event ever created by human kind so I resent it. =.="

Go Nicholas!!

Safe Haven.

Another novel by my sweetheart, Nicholas Sparks. ^^

I bought this novel last week at book fair in KL. This novel is the latest by Nicholas parks. Most of his novels made me cry but not this one. I'm not saying that this one is not as amazing as the others but this novel is different. It is just different.

It is full of mystery. All the while I was reading the novel, I can sense myself kept on asking what, why, who, how, and so on. I kept on turning the page as I wanted to know more. The other novels made me read slower because I was mesmerized with every story he brought me in but this novel made me read faster as I wanted to know more and more.

The ending is power. I had goosebumps while reading the last few chapter. That shows how great his novel is.

Here is a bit about Safe Haven:

When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small North Carolina town on Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet self-effacing, Katie seems determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships: one with Alex, a widowed store owner with two young children; and another with her plainspoken neighbor, Jo. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the community and becoming increasingly attached to Alex and his family.

But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles  with the dark secret that still hunts and terrifies her. A past that set her on a fearful journey across the country, to the oasis of Southport. With Jo's support, katie eventually realizes that she must choose between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.

Amazing!

I felt amazing!

Why?

Only God knows. ^^

It's been a while since I uploaded a picture of mine.

Well, I haven't change much.

My hair is still of the same length. Sigh.

Feels like want to cut it short back again but then I really wanna have a long hair.

It's been like forever I had kept my hair short.

Today, again I read the novel 'A Walk To Remember' by my sweetheart, Nicholas Sparks. It just amazed me so I can't help it but to read the whole story over and over again. Trust me, you won't regret reading it.

This is the novel cover.

Me with A Walk To Remember ^^

Don't judge me, judge the book. Ahahaha

The story is about high school sweetheart. Also about the bonds between the family and frinedship. I really wanna tell you the story but it will be much better if you read it yourself. Before I read the novel, Nicholas warned me that if I proceed in reading the novel, I will cry. And I did. So now I'm warning you; you will cry after reading the novel. Don't believe me? Well, read it. :)

A Walk To Remember

This is another book from my favorite  author - Nicholas Sparks. He wrote this book in 1999 or around 2001, I'm not sure but it had been a major motion picture in 2002.

This novel - A Walk To Remember - has been with me since I don't even remember when. But I just don't have the time to read it. Today, I just don't know what to do as I woke up early, I took the book and started reading it. The last few chapters made me cried, frankly speaking. Not just tears rolling down my cheek but I cried like really loud. The story really touched my heart. It wasn't a surprise because all the books I've read by Nicholas Sparks had really made me cry. T.T

Now I'm waiting for another book which I asked a friend of mine to buy at KL's book fair the other day, Safe Haven. Couldn't wait to see what Nicholas Sparks have for me next! ^^

P/S: Seriously, you gotta collect all of his books!!

Nicholas Sparks

Introducing to you, my new sweetheart:

 NICHOLAS SPARKS!

Ehehe

He is awesome. My goodness. Have you read his books? If you haven't, go and grab one now. Tell you what, he made me cry just by his writing. Can you believe that? Unfortunately, I knew him too late so I just started my obsession towards him. Now, I'm collecting his books. I've read Dear John, The Choice and The Last Song.

So many more books to buy. Have to buy one by one since I don't have enough budget. Anyway, if you're thinking of buying me present, I think his books will be a great gift! Ahahaha

His writing makes me laugh, makes me cry, makes me think, he is an amazing writer. No joke. How many writer can make you feel that way? He is one in a million, man. If you want to know more about him, get to his official website: Lala's Sweetheart (ehem..ahaahahaha)

Go Nicholas!! ^^