Meghan's Musings

I didn't get a chance to read my book today. I will get back on that soon I promise. I would like to take a moment to write about a suggestion given to me by my friend Alex. She had this theory that time stands still when you put something in the microwave. Now, I am not quite sure how accurate she was but I found the statement about it just the same. You see I don't think I've ever put anything in the microwave for myself so, I don't actually know what it feels like. I guess it's something akin to anticipation. I wait and wait for Christmas to come all you around and then once it's over I don't know what to do with myself. Today, my mom and I took down our Christmas tree decorations and I had a mixture of emotions. I think it was somewhere between sadness and relief that I had no more holiday obligations to think about. My mom did something funny though, she left out one particular Christmas decoration. It's something she often does. In...

I was only able to concentrate long enough today to read about 20 pages. However, they really resonated with me. For some reason that escapes me and I don't like the chapters that focus so much on Ira. Perhaps, it's because something about them seems ethereal. I can't tell whether Ira's visits from Ruth signal that he is losing consciousness are not. Even though he is only a fictional character, I don't like seeing anyone in such a desperate situation. There is something about the exchanges between Luke and Sophia that I really like. Their relationship is fresh, new and exciting. I was beginning to think that Luke was nothing more than eye candy, but now I see there is a lot more to him. He is tough, given his profession but he also has fears related to it and that makes him seem more human to me. Some people may think that after 19 some novels Nicholas Sparks is getting stale and his characterizations are typical. I'm not one of those people. Even ...

I have been introduced to the four main characters this book. In the first chapter, I met Ira and the spirit of his beloved wife Ruth. Now I am getting to know Sophia and Luke. Sophia is a senior at Wake Forest University who has just ended a long-term relationship. On the advice of her roommate Marcia, she has agreed to attend a redo in a near by town. After an altercation with Brain, her former flame, a mysterious “cowboy” comes to her rescue. Both the Sophia and Luke characters seem like loners who need companionship. They exchange family histories and l am interested to see where their budding romance goes. At this point though, they are nothing more than casual acquaintances. It would be nice to know how the character of Ira is going to interact with the two younger characters. I find the plot of this book a little that I hired to understand at times but I'm going to keep going. Hopefully the face of it will pick up soon so I don't have to put so much time in between ...