Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks

by: Sydney Mountzouris

Dear John is a realistic fiction romantic novel. The main character John, a young man in the military, meets a girl named Savanna at a beach. They instantly fall in love when John retrieves her purse from the waters. Shortly after meeting, John is retreated back to the army. Even though they are apart they still keep up a steady long distance relationship. Six months later John returns but unfortunately there love is not the same. There love is put to the test and they discover true love, loyalty, and heartbreak.

I enjoyed the book very much. I was very engrossed through the entire time and at some parts I could not stop reading. The plot was very good and the book was well written. Nicholas Sparks is an excellent writer and his books are very easy to read, but at the same time sends a very good message. I was very happy with the book until around the end. I did not enjoy the ending at all. It was a very good twist to the story, but I was expecting something different. It also bothered me that over time, Savannahs character changed and did things that I think she would never do. When Savannah was introduced I liked her very much, but as the story progressed I started thinking differently of her.

My favorite part was the first week of John and Savannah meeting. I thought that everything they did was just so adorable. The reason that they met was very creative and sweet. Overall, I enjoyed reading about their relationship. I also really liked how John respected Savannah which made me like his character very much.

I would recommend this book to any female reader from young adult to senior who is interested in realistic fiction romance novels. This book is very easy to read and isn’t very hard to finish. I would rate this book three stars because it is very well written, has a good plot, and I was interested in reading the story the entire time. The reason I would give this book three stars is because there were some parts when I thought the characters did things that I did not think they would do. Also, the ending was nice but disappointing, and I expected something different. Essentially, Dear John was a very good book that really defined true love, loyalty, and heartbreak. It was easy to read and kept me interested the entire time. If you are interested in realistic fiction romance novels, you should take into consideration reading Dear John.