See Me by Nicholas Sparks
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See Me

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Nicholas Sparks

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In this suspenseful New York Times bestseller, a chance encounter between a successful lawyer and a rebellious bad boy will change life as they know it forever, as their pasts catch up with them…

Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. With a history of violence and bad decisions behind him and the threat of prison dogging his every step, he's determined to walk a straight line. To Colin, that means applying himself toward his teaching degree and avoiding everything that proved destructive in his earlier life. The last thing he is looking for is a serious relationship.

Maria Sanchez, the hardworking daughter of Mexican immigrants, is the picture of conventional success. With a degree from Duke Law School and a job at a prestigious firm in Wilmington, she is a dark-haired beauty with a seemingly flawless professional track record. And yet Maria has a traumatic history of her own, one that compelled her to return to her hometown and left her questioning so much of what she once believed.

A chance encounter on a rain-swept road will alter the course of both Colin and Maria's lives, challenging deeply held assumptions about each other and ultimately, themselves. As love unexpectedly takes hold between them, they dare to envision what a future together could possibly look like . . . until menacing reminders of events in Maria's past begin to surface.

Rich in emotion and fueled with suspense, See Me reminds us that love is sometimes forged in the crises that threaten to shatter us . . . and those who see us for who we truly are may not always be easy to recognize.

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ISBN-10

1455520624

ISBN-13

978-1455520626

Print length

528 pages

Language

English

Publisher

Grand Central Publishing

Publication date

August 01, 2016

Dimensions

5.15 x 1.55 x 7.95 inches

Item weight

15.2 ounces


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B0112T517Y

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Editorial reviews

"A roller-coaster ride of emotions, switching from the soft tone of a love story to the adrenaline rush of a thriller."―Associated Press

"A journey filled with love, anger, family drama, and revenge."―Harlequin Junkie

About the Author

With over 100 million copies of his books sold, Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved storytellers. His novels include 12 #1 New York Times bestsellers. All his books have been New York Times and international bestsellers, and were translated into more than 50 languages. Ten Sparks novels have been adapted into major motion pictures, with The Choice coming in February 2016.


About the authors

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks is one of the world’s most beloved storytellers. All of his books have been New York Times bestsellers, with over 130 million copies sold worldwide, in more than 50 languages, including over 92 million copies in the United States alone.

Eleven of Nicholas Sparks's novels—The Choice, The Longest Ride, The Best of Me, Safe Haven, The Lucky One, The Last Song, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle—have been adapted into major motion pictures. The Notebook has also been adapted into a Broadway musical, featuring music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson.

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4.4 out of 5

37,966 global ratings

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Amazon Customer

5

Another great Sparks book

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2024

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I live in NC , and I live only 40 miles from where the author lives. I have visited many of the places he mentions, so I feel like I have an advantage over other readers. NC is a wonderful place to live, and you can travel there through his books.

College Stealth

College Stealth

5

He's so dreamy.

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2015

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Honestly, the book is exactly what you think it’s going to be, and, it’s still good. It’s actually, really good, with a high readability and passes the time quickly.

I will be upfront; I’ve never seen a Nicholas Sparks movie, nor read a Nicholas Sparks book before; I’ve been doing my best to read a variety of books this year and changed genres. This was a pleasant read, quick, and moved fairly fast. I’m not much of a romance type of person, but even as someone who’s not into guys, the main protagonist Colin, was kind of dreamy. No, really, he actually was really dreamy. As a bad boy, MMA fighter, turned good, I thought that the character was a bit over played out in the initial chapters, but as it progressed, I found that he maintained likability and still kept my attention.

A piece of me wanted to dislike the whole story; knowing that it was hitting on many of the romantic elements that I had stereotyped all of Nicholas Sparks books to be, but…it was good. Really good. Even the stereotypical family friend, with a fiancé, who embraces the bad boy, who said bad boy has a soft spot for, and vows that now harm will come to them, even they were perfectly written, well developed, and offered humor to the story in very genuine and sweet ways. I laughed out loud at them…I don’t do that, but they were so cute and added a dimension to the character of Colin.

The female protagonist is well developed with some levels of depth that creates a significant amount of buy-in from the reader. I found myself rooting for her, and was happy with all of her resolutions that occurred in ways that support her character and kept rather true to who she was throughout the book. Maria has some fleeting encounters with sexual harassment, which comes up right away in the story. Sparks actually does a good job of mirroring oft-occurring responses, and does so in a really good way that stays away from self-blame, but also frames the emotional discomfort that (unfortunately) many women have felt in some work situations.

Maria’s story is one that plays into the “thriller” aspect of the story, but, the book isn’t a “thriller,” it’s more like, a plot dimension with some action? I mean, it’s not really a thriller, there is foreshadowing very early on that gives background context to Maria’s past employment as a city prosecutor and some disgruntled individuals due to her work. I’m not really giving anything away, but the reader gets a “pool” of two/three individuals who are affiliated with the same case. Since the case is so far removed and buy-in to the persons affiliated with the case is minimal, in my opinion, it was more so a matter of, “Well…it’s one of them” without really needing a distinction of who it was; as they all were a blur associated with the same issue. However, the thriller aspects lets us spend more time with Colin making himself a bit dreamier and developing as a person.

If I had only one piece of criticism; Colin is an MMA fighter, and it’s initially very central to his figure. However, I actually watch and follow a lot of MMA, and there is a disconnect between some of the training components and what Colin is doing. I had given up some hope that Nicholas Sparks really knew anything about MMA, but then he made a comment about an amateur fight sometimes getting a bit more brawl-like, which made me happy, as it’s true, but the relationships between fights and coaches and even training partners are really strong; so that aspect maybe a bit under played. Again, that’s just me, having that familiarity. I still liked it a lot.

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Debbie

Debbie

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Nicholas Sparks

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2024

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His books make you want to keep reading.

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