Review of The Choice (1976) by Nicki M — 09 Jun 2017

Wavering between 3 and 3 1/2 stars. SPOILERS........I am not the biggest fan of Nicholas Spark's stories generally. This one was a little better than usual. I kind of liked the characters, even though they were stereotypes.

The player good ol boy and the smart, uptight girl next door. I didn't recognize Tom Welling. I haven't seen him since his Smallville days and that little theme of her cheating on his character wasn't so flash, as he is a decent guy and I can't condone that behavior.

However, it mostly works. Some romantic scenes, I found the relationship believable although so mismatched it seemed like it wouldn't work out. The rushing forward 7 years and having a family - all that could have been omitted honestly, as it added nothing to the story, you don't even learn the kids names.

Plus neither of them aged a darn day, including her after her quite serious car accident. At least there wasn't a death. I was just waiting for that being a Nicholas Sparks story!!