I've not seen the movie, and am still not sure if I ever plan to. But the book.... oh the book.... it was riveting. Not many authors can capture teenage angst in a way that is real, but Mr. Sparks did that. You felt the frustration of Ronnie, her struggle to fit in, not conform, to distance herself and bring herself closer to her family. The Last Song captures a single summer on the beaches of North Carolina - where you read of Ronnie and her summer romance, her struggle of finding herself, and the devastation she suffers when everything seems to be finally looking up.
This book deserves 5 out of 5 brightly shining stars.
