On the one hand, it had high drama, romance, an energy-filled climax and even an unexpected twist in the ending. On the other hand, there was so much stretching and pulling to stuff in a ton of excess words.

This is an excellent book! I really enjoyed it and I agree that the book is better than the movie. It is a great story about starting a new life.

This book is soooo much better than the movie, which I thought was good. You can never go wrong with Nicholas Sparks!

Saw the movie- really good ending.

Oddly enough, I did enjoy this book. Not my style of reading, and though I guessed what the ending would bring, Sparks did a good job of keeping me on the edge of my seat. A good read for when you're bored.

This story is about Katie; a woman who escapes from her abusive husband and end up in a small town called. She's been battered emotionally, mentally and physically. ; Alex, a man who lost his wife and is now a single father raising his two young children. He owns a store and knows everyone who comes in; that it until this delicate looking women enters. She meets the children and daughter immediately grows to like her. Begin this relationship and get very close. Her neighbor Jo is somewhat of a busy body, but for good reasons. She befriends Katie and they talk about this man. What I really like about this book is that its family based, but also has scenes of personal need. While loves and cares for his children, he needs to fill that empty gap his wife left when she died. Katie, a woman who does not fully trust men wants to be loved and taken care of, and she finds that in him. This story has a lot of suspense because while you're reading and coming to like the character of Alex, you start wondering if her husband is going to come looking for her or if he'll just find another woman to abuse. The way its written is in each characters perspective. So we see what Alex is thinking and doing or remembering. Katie recalls her horrifying past, and her husband remembers when they were together and how much he misses her and dreams of all the torture he would do to her if he ever found her. There's a bit of a twist in the end that I didn't expect, but it was a good twist.

I thought this story was so very predictable, but still i was captivated for the last the few chapters. A light read, but worth it.

This description does not match the book I read.

The nice thing about Nicholas Sparks is that, when you read his books, you know what you're going to get. Safe Haven is a decent offering.

As usual, Nicholas Sparks amazed me with his knack for writing dramatic romances. There was a shocking anti-climax at the end that I did not expect at all, and I really liked how the story was concluded. It was a wonderful read which I finished in one sitting. 4 hours straight of reading! :)