"A Bend in the Road" by Nicholas Sparks

"A Bend in the Road," a book by Nicholas Sparks is based around a cop in his early 30's who has recently lost his wife. His son Jonah is in first grade, and is very affected by his loss. When Miles finds new love and everything is finally going well for him, he encounters a problem from the past that he seems to nevery get away from.

Then Brian comes along, a character in the book who you would never think could make a difference, and ends up becoming a major part of everyone's lives. Being Miles' girlfriend's brother, they see each other at family gatherings and parties but he was never expected to be a turning factor in this book.

I found this book tremendous, insightful, and interesting. It was really hard to put down, and my jaw was dropped for half of it. I highly reccomend this if you consider yourself to be into "chick flicks" or "sappy" stories.

Reviewed by Courtney McHugh