New reading book!

      I have finally finished Safe Haven! It was a very good detailed book at it really made you think you knew some of the characters personally. I enjoyed reading this book by Nicholas Sparks and would recommend it to anyone who likes action or adventure with some romance.

      I have now started reading a book called Dirty Little Secrets. I'm only about 10 pages into the book because I started reading it last night, but so far the main character (Lucy) has a very deep secret that no one knows about. She hasn’t even told her best friend of 3 years. It seems that she is dealing with some self-confident issues. “’You’re here with her?’ I didn’t blame her for not believing him. I could hardly believe I was standing in front of a bunch of cheerleaders with Josh Lee's arm casually draped on my shoulders.” (Omololu, 11) I believe some of that has to deal with the secret she is keeping from every one. This book is really interesting because it makes sure the readers know she does have a bigger issue going on. 

       I know from personal experiences that keeping things bottled up inside isn’t the right way to go. You should tell someone what you’re dealing with and it makes the problem feel a lot more easy to deal with. I hope Lucy realizes that over the course of this book.

New trimester!

            My favorite book that I read from last trimester was Safe Haven. I’m still currently reading it but it’s a really good book and I like it a lot. It’s very detailed and uses a lot of imagery which is something I enjoy reading in any book. Nicholas Sparks (author) did a great job in writing this Safe Haven it’s kind of shocking that a male writer can write this good of a romantic/adventurous novel because usually males write action type books.

I also enjoy reading Safe Haven because the situation that’s going on in the book can happen in real life. Basically what I’m talking about is that in the book, Katie (a main character) is being stalked/hunted down by Kevin (her husband) and he will do anything in his power to get her back. Even if that means using your job (he’s a policeman) and entering her as a murderer even though she didn’t do anything to break the law. He wants her so bad to the point where he is taking advantage of his job and doing something illegal. This adds an interesting factor to the book and because of that it’s difficult to put down!

Analysis on Safe HavenThe

The main character, Katie, has a husband who abused her a lot. She made the decision to run away so that she wouldn’t have to deal with him anymore. But her husband, Kevin, stalks her because he’s obsessed with her. So he goes to find her and somehow he succeeds. Kevin is also a detective so he has connections and can go into the system and track her. Once he arrives at the small town he suspects Katie is living in, he asks around to see if anyone knows who she is and where she is at. He finds her house and a start to search through things...bad part is, he finds what he’s looking for.

"He recognizes the shampoo and conditioner; he recognizes the brand of toothpaste. In the kitchen, he rifled through the drawers, opening them one by one until he found a utility bill. It was listed in the name of Katie Feldman, and now he leaned against the cupboard, staring at the name feeling a sense of completion." (Sparks, 267)

This gives you a glimpse of how he is obsessed with finding his wife and how determined he is to get her back, even though it isn’t because he loves her.

"He always made her keep receipts and give him any change, but after she'd run away the second time, he’d also started locking his wallet in the gun box with his guns when he went to sleep." (Sparks, 193)

In this quote it shows that Katie didn’t run away once but twice! As you can tell, she was very tired of him always controlling her and taking charge without asking his own wife what she thought. He always had to be the boss and if she said anything he would get very upset and beat her. This was probably why she wanted to leave so badly. She decided that enough was enough and she would do anything to get away from him.

Safe Haven theme

  


 Safe Haven has been a great book to read. It’s filled with action, adventure and romance. The theme so far in my opinion is, don’t do anything you’ll regret in the long run. "She didn’t want to remember Kevin, didn’t want to think about him. She wanted to erase him entirely, to pretend he never existed. But he would always be there." (Sparks 148). This quote shows that now looking back she would have done things differently than how she did them. Kevin was a bad decision that she made and now she regrets making that mistake. But despite all that she did make the decision and she has to deal with the consequences. And even though she tries her best to forget about him there is no way she could. Because what happend between them is unforgetable.

        I can definitely relate to this theme because I’ve done a lot of things that I regret. I mean, who hasn’t done things they regret doing? However, I learn from my mistakes and I make sure that I try to avoid doing that same thing over again. This book gives the reader advice to be careful with the decisions that you make so that in the future you don’t have to worry or constantly think about your dumb decision that has now affected you in a way you could never imagine.

This is a pretty good book!

      Ok so I’ve read more into Safe Haven and this book is by far one of my favorites! It has a great story line and I really enjoy reading it. I can’t put it down sometimes because I need to know what happens next. The author Nicholas Sparks is one pretty good writer in my opinion. Especially when he’s writing a novel like this one. What I like most about Safe Haven is that it never has gotten boring yet. Some books have boring parts in them but not this one. I hope it continues to be like that until the end of the book.

Analysis

       Safe Haven is a very thrilling book to read. I think this because it shows great detail in imagery and it’s very captivating. It also shows a bit of Alex's character as a father when one of his children is in need. "When he looked up he saw that her eyes had gone wide in fright. Swiveling around he saw what she'd caught on the monitor behind him: Josh in the water, fully clothed and arms flailing, in panic. Alex felt his throat suddenly close and he moved on instinct, rushing out from behind the counter and racing through the store and into the storeroom. Bursting through the door, he knocked over a case of paper towels, sending it flying, but he didn’t slow down. He flung open the back door, adrenaline surging through his system as he hurdled a row of bushes. Taking a shortcut through the dock. He hit the wooden planks at full speed. As he launched himself from the dock, Alex could see josh choking in the water his arms thrashing. His heart slamming against his rib cage, Alex sailed through the air, hitting the water only a couple of feet from Josh. 'I’ve got you!' he shouted 'I’ve got you!'"

     This quote shows how much Alex cares for his son and would do anything to save him. It gives great examples of imagery and uses good diction to describe a feeling or motion. This probably won’t be the last time Josh is going to fall of the dock because he is always out there fishing and accidents happen. But I’m positive Alex will do his fatherly duty and save his child. I can tell that Alex is a really good father to his children just by this quote.

Recommendations

    For any reader who wants a book that has romance and adventure I would recommend 3 books. One is Matched the second is Crossed which is a sequel to Matched and lastly Safe Haven. I enjoyed reading ever one of these books because they show great detail and imagery. All have some action parts that keep you on the edge of your seat and you just can’t put the book down. In Matched it is a constant battle between who to love and the struggle of fighting for what she wants. Crossed is mostly about never giving up on your goals and has some exciting yet saddening twists. Then Safe Haven is more realistic to everyday life and shows what some people in life are going through relationship wise. It also gives you a view of how far people will go just for a thing that they want whether it’s big or small.