Yes, I think the book is fine, but I wouldn’t recommend any other book by Nicholas Sparks. This is the ONLY one I read (I think I’ve read about 5-6 of his books) that does not have premarital sex in it (and the premarital sex in the other books is seen as acceptable and nothing about morality is mentioned).
I think it’s pretty in-line with the movie but made me cry even harder so be prepared . (I read it about three yrs ago so my mind is kind of fuzzy about it)
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