1. The Lucky One

     I'm am reading The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks.  I am about half-way through my book.  I started reading it because of Tiffany's recommendation.  So far, Logan Thibault, the main character and a former marine, has been on a cross-country journey in order to find the girl in a picture that he believes keep in alive in Iraq.  After figuring out what he could from the picture he made his way to North Carolina and asked around about the girl.  Eventually, he found that she works at a kennel with her grandmother and they are looking for employees.  Logan takes the job and ends up befriending Elizabeth (the girl from the picture), her son Ben, and Nana (Elizabeth's grandmother).  However, Elizabeth's ex-husband is still interfering in their lives.

     I think this is a really good book.  I like how the perspectives are changed so that you see what each character is like and it keeps it interesting.  I think the story is interesting too.  I like Nana because of her sayings and how she is such a good judge character.

     I think one of the themes is destiny.  Logan had a friend Victor who strongly believed in it and because of that Thibault met Elizabeth and has finally gotten out of the slum he's been in.  It pops-up frequently in the book and Thibault tries to understand what his role is and why he's there.  I think the author wrote the book because that's what he enjoys doing.  It is a way for him to connect to people and get his ideas out.

     I am excited to see how things work out between Elizabeth and Thibault.  I wonder if Thibault will figure out why he's there and what will happen with Clayton (Elizabeth's ex).