Summer Goal: Nicholas Sparks.

As I've mentioned on here before, I have a great love for reading. I've always been drawn to books since I was younger.. there's something about creating your own movie-like reenactment in your head through reading someone else's words, it's enthralling. Of course, as I've grown and matured throughout my years so has my sense in literature. The genre of writing that I find myself most drawn to are romantic fictions, very much like the writings of my favorite author Nicholas Sparks.

His novels are so well written and captivating that once I get started on one of his books, it only takes a few days to finish it. I love the way he incorporates love, pain, relationships, family, faith, loyalty, trust, and just so many of the important aspects of life into such alluring novels.

This is why I've decided to set a goal for myself to keep busy this summer. I've decided that I'm going to take the next two months and read the remainder of his novels that I haven't already. In total he has written 17 novels, of which I've already read 6.

So starting today, June 27, my goal is to finish the remaining 11 novels by the end of my summer, August 22. Fingers crossed.

My progression: 
LAST UPDATE - 7/6/12

1. The Notebook (October 1996) Completed before
2. Message in a Bottle (April 1998)
3. A Walk to Remember (October 1999) Completed before
   
4. The Rescue (September 2000) - Completed 7/6/12
5. A Bend in the Road (September 2001)
6. Nights in Rodanthe (September 2002)
7. The Guardian (April 2003) Currently reading.
8. The Wedding (September 2003)
9. Three Weeks With My Brother (April 2004)
10. True Believer (April 2005)
11. At First Sight (October 2005) Completed 6/30/12
    
12. Dear John (October 2006) Completed before
13. The Choice (September 2007) Completed before
14. The Lucky One (October 2008) Completed before
15. The Last Song (September 2009) Completed before
16. Safe Haven (September 2010)
17. The Best Of Me (October 2011)