The Last Song — by Nicholas Sparks

The other day at work I was looking for a good book to read and someone recommended that I read anything by Nicholas Sparks. I admit that while I haven't read anything by Sparks, I was of course familiar with the movies based on the books.

One of the interesting things about Sparks' book "The Last Song" was that the screenplay was written well before the book was finished. From the author's notes at the end of the book, he indicated that the Miley Cyrus camp (Cyrus starred in the movie) contact Sparks about a new project. Likely the differences between the book and the movie are because Sparks had more time to flush out storyline for the book.

While the book was good, it certainly wasn't great. I wish that I would have seen more of a relationship between Ronnie (the daughter) and her dad. And I certainly wish that the writer would have allowed Steve to hear the completed song he'd started composing.  For this reason, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.