A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks

You should know by now that I’m a big Nicholas Sparks fan. There are a few of his earlier books that I’ve yet to read. Hopefully by the end of the year I can finish them all. The latest Nicholas Sparks novel I read was A Bend in the Road. Right away I will say this was one of my favorite Sparks’ books. Generally speaking, I believe the first few novels he wrote are way better than his more recent books.

A Bend in the Road takes place in a small town in North Carolina (as does every Nicholas Sparks novel). A sheriff has recently lost his wife due to a tragic accident when she was killed by a hit-and-run. The driver was never found and Miles is left to raise his son on his own. Miles’ son struggles in school until one of his teachers offers to spend extra time with him. It conveniently turns out this teacher, Sarah, is recently divorced. Soon Miles and Sarah find themselves spending time together and, like any Nicholas Sparks book, they fall in love.

The only bad part is it’s incredibly obvious (at least to me) who the driver of the car was who killed Miles’ wife. Other than that, the ending is impressive. You may ask how, given that most of the story revolves around finding justice for his wife’s death. But there is so much to consider and think about. I found myself turning the pages as quickly as I could to see what happened next. There is so much you want to know about. Will Miles feel vindicated? What happens to Sarah? Will everyone survive or does someone die? 

This is probably the best Nicholas Sparks books I’ve read in the past few years. It was real. It makes you ask yourself what would you do. A Bend in the Road is Nicholas Sparks at his finest.

My rating for A Bend in the Road: 4 stars out of 5. Get it here!