Reviews

Mensaje en una Botella = Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks

carolinereader's review against another edition

2.0

I'm pretty certain Nicholas Sparks just spends weekends writing sickeningly bad stories meant to touch women who really just want to read romance novels but don't want to be seen reading them. The writing is poor, the plot lines are dumb and predictable, and there is rarely anything to make you look back and thing, "Well, at least I got that out of it."

That said, each of his books seems to be uniquely qualified to become a Lifetime-esque chick flick. Hollywood seems to agree. So if that's your favorite movie genre, but you need something to bring to the beach that could just as easily be swalled up by the tides, these are your books.

alifromkc1907's review against another edition

4.0

Gut Instinct Rating: 4
Characters: 3.5
Believability: 4
Uniqueness: 5
Writing Style: 5
Excitement Factor: 4
Story Line: 5
Title Relevance: 5
Artwork Relevance: 5
Overall: 4.50

samanthajore's review against another edition

3.0

can he write a book where he doesn’t kill off someone? like i just want his characters to be happy 

luisekerz123's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

mamaknowsmess's review against another edition

3.0

Even though it was mostly predictable and I got bored in a couple parts- it also made me cry several times. Glad I read it, but not my favorite book.

xyamihime's review against another edition

5.0

This book is just heartbreaking. Great story, but it will leave you feeling empty.

thisbookishcat's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

This novel, much like his other novels, raises you up, breaks your heart, repairs it, then tears you down and leaves you clamoring for a warm blanket and some ice cream to comfort yourself. I made the mistake of finishing this book in a public place, but that didn't stop the waterworks!

I will not spoil this, but if you're worried about reading this one because you know very little about boats, don't worry, they only skim over boating information. What's really important here is the relationships, how they're made, how they're transformed and the ending.

If you feel like you need a good cry, I wholeheartedly recommend this book! 

mschmug's review against another edition

5.0

I can't help it but I absolutely love this story.

cestdanielle's review against another edition

4.0

At first, I thought this book was really lame. The plotline seemed flimsy and the characters seemed annoying to me. Boy, did my opinion change. By the middle of the book, I couldn't put it down. It picked up and got cuter and cuter until the end. I'm not even going to lie; I cried like a baby at the end. I didn't see what happened with Garrett coming at all, and it caught me more off-guard than a book has in a long time. Being a seasoned reading vet, I can usually pick up on and predict what's going to happen, but I was blindsided by his. In the end, I absolutely adored this book. Even though it's one of those "it's-better-to-have-loved-and-lost-than-never-to-have-loved-at-all" books, and I usually don't go for those kinds of books, I am smitten with this one. I'm so glad I bought it so that I can read it again and again.

bee22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0