Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks

 

Title:  Counting Miracles

Author:  Nicholas Sparks

Narrated by:  Holter Graham, Nicholas Sparks

Publisher: Random House Audio

Length: Approximately 10 hours and 45 minutes

Source: Checked out from the Kewaunee Public Library through Libby.  Thank-you!

What has been a good book that you have read through a book club this year?

Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents and spent his life in the military and on pursuits afterwards that had him traveling around the world.  He has never settled down anywhere or had a long-term relationship.  He takes time out of his travels to care for his Grandma when she is dying.  She tells him his father’s name and where to locate him.  After her death, he travels to Asheboro, Northa Carolina to look for his Dad.  Through a series of events, he meets Kaitlyn Cooper, a doctor and single mother.  They instantly connect, but can a man who has never settled down, settle down?  Will he find his father?

My thoughts on this novel:

·       I read this book in August for the Page-turners Book Club at the Kewaunee Public Library.  We had a great discussion on the book.

·       I like how the story was of a mature romance between two people in their forties.

·       Jasper is an elderly man who lives alone in a cabin with his faithful dog, Arlo.  He has lived a sad life that mimics that of Job in the Bible.

·       The story was told through Tanner, Kaitlyn and Jaspers points of view.

·       I guessed the ending of this novel almost immediately, but I enjoyed the journey along the way.

·       The characters were very realistically written, including the teenagers.  Sparks writes good characters who seem true to life.

·       This was excellent on audiobook.

·       I like how the three main characters had to find where they belonged.

·       It was suspenseful at the end of the novel. I don’t want to ruin it with details – but it was excellent.

·       A mysterious white deer appears in the wood which brings out nefarious people.

·       Arlo the dog has his own moments of heroism.

·       I liked the references to faith and the Bible verses.

·       There was a great quote/section in the text about what marriage really means that stood out to myself and many of my fellow book club members.

Overall, Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks was a great story about family, faith, and finding yourself.