The Choice
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The Choice

#1 New York Times bestseller Nicholas Sparks turns his unrivaled talents to a new tale about love found and lost, and the choices we hope we'll never have to make. Travis Parker has everything a man could want: a good job, loyal friends, even a waterfront home in small-town North Carolina. In full pursuit of the good life - boating, swimming , and regular barbecues with his good-natured buddies -- he holds the vague conviction that a serious relationship with a woman would only cramp his style. That is, until Gabby Holland moves in next door. Spanning the eventful years of young love, marriage and family, THE CHOICE ultimately confronts us with the most heartwrenching question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive?
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Ipshita Kanungo@ipshita
3.6 stars
Nov 22, 2023

A solid read, enjoyable.

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Shanelle M.@nellerz
4.5 stars
Jun 5, 2023

Honestly...

I don't know.

Maybe life hit a little harder and it made focusing on the book a little harder, but for whatever reason I wasn't as gripped by this as I usually am.

Obviously I got teary eyed by the ending but I'm still not as fully convinced that these guys have a be all undying love connection.

This wasn't The Notebook, Me Before You, or A Walk To Remember- but it is Nicholas Sparks, and it was a good book but I just- missed the connection they have I guess.

+4
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Kathleen Tom@kateee
5 stars
Jan 2, 2023

5 Awesome Lovely Outstanding Stars! Hi BookLovers, I know I know, I was Thirteen years late and I am so freaking sorry. I was reading this yesterday and I watch the movie at night and guess what? I'm so in love. I especially love the book ofcs but the movie is not that bad. I don't know but I kinda love this more than The Notebook hehe :) I really appreciate the writing and every chapter is just amazing but we all know the Author never gonna let us down so I'm not surprise that I love work just that it took me years to come to my sense and read this. Highly Recommended :)

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Stefanie Sugia@stefanie_sugia
5 stars
Mar 10, 2022

This book is one of the best from Nicholas Sparks.. :):) I love the characters, plot, endings, well particularly everything about it. It has been entertaining, funny, heart-wrenching, and romantic all at the same time. The book has two parts. To make things simple and not spoiling anything, i'll say: Part 1 is the happy part, Part 2 is more of a roller-coaster ride (a lot of emotional feelings involved) ;) Travis Parker is a man with a good job, a lot of good friends, and a life full of new experiences. He's the type of guy who wants to try out everything there is to try in life, but Travis never got a serious relationship that leads to a stable life. Not until he met his new neighbor, Gabby Holland. From the very first time since Gabby moved next door, Travis has been trying his best to be a good neighbor. He even sent a basket of gift as a sign of welcome to her. But it seems that Gabby is angry with him about something. One day, Gabby suddenly confronted Travis regarding her dog -Molly- being pregnant. She thinks that Molly is pregnant because of Travis's dog -Moby- did something. That's the first time they met and it leaves a great impression on both of them. One thing leads to the next. It seems everything was just a misunderstanding and Gabby felt so ashamed, so she tried her best to avoid Travis. Remembering Travis is her neighbor, she can do nothing about it. Travis has been very forgiving about their first meeting and even invited her to join a get-together with his friends. Travis is attracted to Gabby, and actually Gabby does to, but she doesn't want to admit it. Because at the time, Gabby was dating someone named Kevin. It leaves her with the choice to choose between her long-relationship with Kevin, or a new-relationship with a guy named Travis whom she just knew for a few days? Well, the story doesn't stop there actually. Remember, there's a part 2 to this story. And i can't say anything at all about the Part 2 without spoiling it in anyway. It just struck me as unbelievable at first. I was on the verge of crying by the end of the story. Beautiful, absolutely amazing story. :):) Now outside of the story, i have to say i loveee Travis's sister, Stephanie. She's just so witty and funny. I also love Travis's character in the story, because his image seems really fun and i think it'll be comfortable being around a person like him. *i especially love the part where his sexy hip was described* :DD Great story! I would voluntarily give more than 5 stars if it's possible. :):)

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Sarah Vaughan@sarahlee1164
4 stars
Feb 17, 2022

So good! One of my favorite Nicholas Sparks novels by far!

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Jimena Vázquez Oliver@lookatjimmy
1 star
Jan 1, 2022

Goodreads PLEASE let me do half-star reviews okay this book doesn’t even deserve ONE!!! There was not a single good decision made in this entire book. Also AGAIN WITH THE CHEATING, NICHOLAS??? Can we maybe get a less toxic trope??? Honestly at this point I’ll take seventeen-year-olds getting married again over THIS.

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Averi Hobbs@averitheauthor
3 stars
Nov 28, 2021

Okay so I really enjoyed this, and it was light and funny and romantic and just what I needed right now but it wasn't a OH MY GOD YOU HAVE TO READ IT, ya know? But I did really love this and I loved how it took place in Beaufort/Morehead City because I've been there multiple times and Moby is a boxer and I have two of them and it just made his so much more enjoyable. Also, Shackleford Banks is amazing and I love the wild horses there. It's great when you know exactly what a novel is describing.

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Anna Agarwal@annabeth837
4 stars
Nov 18, 2021

**4.5

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Alyssa @lyssreads
4 stars
Nov 11, 2021

That was honestly the first "solely -romance" book that I've enjoyed (and also the only Nicholas Sparks I liked)

+3
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Sierra@sierramull21
5 stars
Oct 25, 2021

MY HEART :'O

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Shruti Chhapia@shrutichhapia
4 stars
Oct 19, 2021

Another great Nicholas Sparks’ novel. Full of a roller coaster of emotions and ups and downs but amazing as always!

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Emma Myers@nachsie
5 stars
Oct 7, 2021

Honesty, I loved it. You get super attached to the characters, and just fall in love with the story. Some might not like the ending, I also thought it was sorta cheesy. But this IS a Romance book. It's okay to be cheesy sometimes.

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Elad Schulman@theloungingreader
3 stars
Sep 3, 2021

Not my favorite Nicholas Sparks novel, but these are just so fast and addicting to read!

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angle@eyngelato
1 star
Apr 23, 2025
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Julie Twist@julietwist
4 stars
Jul 10, 2024
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Jen@moonss
3 stars
Jun 21, 2024
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Ronnie@iam_ronnie
4 stars
Jan 10, 2024
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Kylie Coffman @kyles727
3 stars
Dec 27, 2023
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Samantha gust @sg01
5 stars
Nov 14, 2023
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Josefina Hughes@jeihughes
5 stars
Nov 7, 2023
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Miranda Padgett@rhondareads
4 stars
Oct 27, 2023
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Heidi Fluharty@heidifluharty
5 stars
Jul 10, 2023
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Beatriz Caetano @biacaetano
4 stars
Jun 19, 2023
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Janna Romano@jnnrmn
5 stars
Jun 2, 2023

Highlights

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Shanelle M.@nellerz

"Stories are as unique as the people who tell them, and the best stories are those in which the ending is a surprise. "

Page 1

First line right out the gate

Yeesh. Sparks is not pulling his punches