Regardless, I've read several books. I briefly thought I might want to see the movie "The Best of Me" which is modeled after the book of the same name written by Nicholas Sparks. Since I am a book lover, I wanted to read the book before the movie. It was a decent book, not my favorite Nicholas Sparks novel though. But decent. I think the idea of two characters who've both moved on with their lives reuniting is a common plot that's been done before. I liked how they way in which they were brought back together, through the will of a mutual friend who died. But it was entirely too predictable and mushy. And I like predictable and mushy.
Currently, I am reading a book called leaving time (purposefully lowercase) by Jodi Picoult, my all-time favorite author. Pretty much every book she writes deals with some sort of controversial situation or scenario and is told from multiple perspectives. She usually switches the first person point-of-view every chapter so we are aware of multiple character's thoughts and actions. Though it can be hard to follow at times if you lose track of the speaker, I admire (and envy) her ability to create so many round characters.
That being said, I am not very far into this book yet. I am on page 114 out of 398. The main premise is a young girl named Jenna whose mother, an elephant researcher, disappeared when she was three. The main characters we hear from include: Jenna Metcalf, Alice Metcalf (her mother), Virgil Stanhope (a detective), and Serenity (a psychic). Expect an update soon...I promise it will be quicker than a month!
