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Book Review By Jessica Clare Crudele
The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks

A young woman, Julie, is left depressed and lost after the death of her husband. Shortly after his death, she recieves a package that he had arranged to be sent to her. In it, she finds a puppy. At first she doesn't necessarily want the puppy, who she names Singer, but soon grows to love him.

Flash forward quite a few years. Julie finds that she is ready to begin dating again. She dates a few guys with no success. Singer seems to be able to sort the good guys apart from the bad ones. Eventually she meets Richard, who impresses her to no end - although Singer is not very fond of him. She dates him for a while, but soon realizes that although he is a wonderful man, there is no spark between them.

At about the same time she ends her relationship with Richard, she begins to have feelings for her best friend of many years, Mike. They get along wonderfully together, and Mike loves her dog. But Richard becomes very jealous and soon shows his dark side. For the remainder of the book, Mike and Julie struggle to keep away from Richard, who has now become a stalker - and a quite dangerous one at that. At the end of the book, Julie's guardian (can you guess who?) saves the day - and some lives.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day)
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Crime & Police story Yes
Story of
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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