{"id":5538,"date":"2023-05-26T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kildarelibrariesblog.wpcomstaging.com\/?p=5538"},"modified":"2024-02-26T15:48:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T15:48:26","slug":"book-review-the-longest-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/book-review-the-longest-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Longest Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1680\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-33.png?w=197\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6361\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Author:<\/strong> Nicholas Sparks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Adult Fiction, Romance, Drama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Review by:<\/strong> Chantelle, LCA Intern for Library HQ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <em>The Longest Ride<\/em> is a heartwarming and emotional love story that follows the lives of two couples from different generations. The first couple is Ira Levinson and his beloved wife Ruth, who is no longer with him but still very present in his memories. The second couple is Sophia Danko and Luke Collins, two young lovers who are trying to find their way in this crazy world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Review:<\/strong> Nicholas Sparks expertly weaves together these two narratives, drawing parallels between the couples&#8217; experiences and showing how love endures through time. The novel is filled with beautiful descriptions, character development, and engaging writing. The book features the struggles couples go through, the sacrifices that have to be made, and plenty more heart shattering scenes. Overall, <em>The Longest Ride<\/em> is a touching, timeless and enjoyable read that will leave readers feeling hopeful and inspired. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d like a novel like this one then don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hesitate in checking it out from the library and be sure to place a request on it on our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kildare.spydus.ie\/cgi-bin\/spydus.exe\/FULL\/WPAC\/BIBENQ\/179279883\/183002,5\">Library Catalogue<\/a>.<\/strong> You can also read my earlier review of another book from the Romance King Nicolas Sparks <a href=\"https:\/\/kildarelibraries.ie\/blog\/2022\/02\/18\/book-review-the-choice\/\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chantelle is heading off for bigger things next week so this is her second last review! Check back next Friday for the last one!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Nicholas Sparks Genre: Adult Fiction, Romance, Drama. 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