3.0 out of 4 stars.
Throughout high school and college I was a Nicholas Sparks fanatic. His relationship with creating a book and somehow always getting it turned into a movie with all my favorite actors and actresses was the cherry on top. I loved how he was able to mix love with danger. It was like a romantic dateline for me!
“See Me” is about a troubled 28 year old named Colin who is on probation with the law. He meets a lawyer named Maria who is familiar with the law in a different way. Of course these two could not be further from compatible. However, they are introduced at the perfect time. Colin is looking to prove to himself that he has changed and Maria is someone that needs a knight in shining armor. This is due to the fact that one of the families that she was involved with in a previous court case is now seeking revenge on her because of what they feel is”lack of effort” to protect their daughter. They want Maria to be punished like she punished them.
Of course Sparks jumps back and forth with molding the connection between Maria and Colin. For the Nicholas Sparks fan this is why they pick up the book. However, I was disappointed with the way this story involved less beautiful descriptions of the scenery and the specific moments of romance that Sparks is famous for. This love connection was very modern day blah that we all deal with enough. This consists of back and forth dialogue of short flirtations and sexual references alluding to time between the sheets. All very not inspiring.
I longed for The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and The Last Song and instead I received a monotonous Lizzie McGurie tale. I have a feeling it is because Sparks left out someone being deathly ill in the plot line and that is a guarantee to pull at my heartstrings and make it a favorite.
Don’t get me wrong I was on the edge of my seat at some parts of the book and I would recommend it to anyone that likes action. However, my review is that this is not a classic Nicholas Sparks book and if that is what you are looking for than you should reread a classic instead. He kept a lot of the same appeal with two diverse characters and the pull of them not being recommended to be together but that was really the only common thread I found in his latest work in comparison to his past. The line I feel is, “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!” Sparks shouldn’t of stepped out of his box because it makes the readers feel confused and leaving not with their usual loving feel.
On a lighter note, her is a picture of Sadie after reading the book:
