The Guardian

by Nicholas Sparks | Romance |
ISBN: 0446527793 Global Overview for this book
Registered by DMA7 of Union, New Jersey USA on 9/7/2005
Buy from one of these Booksellers:
Amazon.com | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon DE | Amazon FR | Amazon IT | Bol.com
3 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by DMA7 from Union, New Jersey USA on Wednesday, September 7, 2005
From the publisher...
Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died - a puppy named Singer and the promise that he would always be watching over her. Now, four years later, twenty-nine-year-old Julie is far too young to have given up on love. She may be ready to risk caring for someone again. But who?" Should it be Richard Franklin, the sophisticated, handsome engineer who treats her like a queen? Or Mike Harris, the down-to-earth nice guy who was her husband's best friend? Choosing one of them should bring her more happiness than she's had in years. Instead, Julie is soon fighting for her life in a nightmare spawned by a chilling deception and jealousy so poisonous that it has become a murderous desire.

Journal Entry 2 by Antof9 from Lakewood, Colorado USA on Monday, September 26, 2005
oooh -- I don't have this one yet! I do have a lot Sparks on the shelf, but not this. Thanks!

Journal Entry 3 by Antof9 from Lakewood, Colorado USA on Sunday, March 26, 2006
Just finished this one. I was going to clean in my office a bit and then finish it up tonight, but with the stalker in it, I decided to read it while it was light out, as my husband is out of town :)

I wasn't sure what to expect, as I saw the movie "Message in a Bottle" (hated it), the previews for "The Notebook" (but haven't read the book or seen the movie yet), saw "A Walk to Remember" (liked it, but it was slow and almost too sweet), and I have "Nights in Rodanthe" in the pile of books to be read.

I didn't have any pre-conceived notions about this one, so thought it might be a good light one to read while my book club is going through Catch-22. Problem is we just started that (read the first 10 chapters for yesterday's meeting), and I've already finished this. Guess I'll have to find something else. . .

Anyway, I liked this, in a odd romance/mystery novel sort of way. I actually liked it better when I read the author's notes at the end where he mentions having always wanted to write a book about a dog :)

The characters were pretty believable and I found myself really caring for them, even if the story was fairly predictable from almost the first chapter.

The best part was the description in the prologue, of how Julie felt after losing her husband. It was so totally accurate, I know the author has either lost someone close to him, or asked someone who has how it feels:
If people asked how she was doing, she simply shrrugged. But sometimes, just sometimes, she had the urge to answer. You want to know what it was like to lose my husband? she wanted to ask. Here's what it's like. Jim's dead, and now that he's gone, I feel like I'm dead, too. Is that, Julie wondered, what people wanted to hear? Or did they want platitudes? I'll be okay. It's hard, but I'll make it through this. Thank you for asking. She could do the brave soldier routine, she supposed, but she never had. It was both easier and more honest to simply shrug and say nothing.


This is a good, quick read. Thanks for sharing, DMA7!

Journal Entry 4 by mkmom from Bellevue, Washington USA on Thursday, September 21, 2006
I, too, enjoyed this book and tried not to read it late at night because of the stalker. I'm not a big fan of dogs so that part of the story didn't really move me - which is unfortunate since I think that was the point for Sparks. Regardless, I liked the happy ending since the Sparks books I've read didn't have them. I *REALLY* liked Julie. I would like to be her friend. Do I need to send this to DMA7 or can I add it to my Sparks collection?

Are you sure you want to delete this item? It cannot be undone.