Reviews for True Believer

The average rating for True Believer based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-03-14 00:00:00 Vad Onyx True Believer is book one in the two book series, Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell, by Nicholas Sparks. Jeremy Marsh is thirty seven years old and is an investigative journalist. He is known for his scientific debunking abilities, such as outing a psychic as a fraud who claims to be able to speak to the dead. Jeremy lives in New York and is divorced. He was badly hurt in the process. It's been several years. He is very good looking and has no problem with women, just hasn't allowed himself to go beyond casual encounters. Jeremy received a letter in the mail from a woman named Doris from Boone Creek, North Carolina, inviting him to come to their tiny town to investigate some ghostly lights that appear in the town cemetery. He already has prime time television interested in him in the wake of his last story, so this one has the possibility of launching his career from journalism into television. He can't refuse. So off Jeremy goes, from the metropolitan city of New York, to a tiny town, dying little by little, grasping at straws to stay alive. Jeremy always solves his mysteries. Doris, the woman who wrote the letter, even claims to have some psychic abilities. But when Doris sends Jeremy to the town library to begin his research on the town's history, he meets Doris's granddaughter, the librarian, Lexie Darnell, and his life was forever changed. "You don't believe in magic of any kind?" "No," he said. "That's sad," she said. "Because sometimes it's real." Lexie loved living in Boone Creek. She loved being near her grandmother who raised her after her own parents tragically died. She loved her job as librarian. And she loved the people of the town. She did leave Boone Creek for college and even fell in love. But she was badly hurt and returned to Boone Creek, just as she always knew she someday would. She didn't want to feel an attraction to Jeremy. She had known men like him, big city men, who looked down on small towns like this one. And if she did allow herself to care, it would be she that would end up getting hurt. Because her life was here and his was in New York. Still, there was something about him, and it was too much to ignore. For Jeremy, Lexie was different than any other woman he had ever known. She challenged him in ways no one else ever had. Her humor was dry and sarcastic. She was intelligent and witty and sweet and honest to a fault. He had trouble keeping his mind on what he was supposed to be doing. His thoughts always seemed to drift to her. Could a man fall in love in just two days? Because he just can't imagine his life without her in it. Is there a way to make things work? Over his time in Boone Creek, Jeremy immersed himself in the town history and studied the cemetery and the surrounding areas. The mayor of the town treated Jeremy like a celebrity and Jeremy found himself impressed with the town and it's people. And finally, Jeremy got to see the lights. They were beautiful. It was an experience he'll never forget. Are they really the spirits of the long ago deceased or is there a logical explanation? This is a beautifully told love story between two people that were both okay being alone, who weren't looking for anything more than what they had. But isn't that when love usually finds you? When you aren't looking for it? This is actually a pretty long book. And I have to admit it was a little slow at times. In true Nicholas Sparks fashion, he builds the story slowly, allowing us to get to know the characters. I also admit that Lexie frustrated me a bit. But it was only because she was trying to protect herself, and her town. I loved Jeremy. For a man who spent his life proving that magic wasn't real, I loved how easily he accepted how he felt, what he saw in Lexie. There is a sequel to this book. It is a continuation of Lexie and Jeremy's story. But there is no cliff hanger with this one. It comes to a conclusion and you aren't left hanging in any way.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-11-28 00:00:00 Glen Adair This was my first Sparks' book and I really liked it. I'm so glad I finally read one of his books. I must admit that the firs half of the book was really slow, I was wondering the whole time why was I reading it. That's the reason why I'm giving just 3 stars, and I almost gave 4, because then things got really good between the two characters and the ending was great. An important fact is that this book does have a HEA! I must clarify this because Spark is known for his tragic endings, but this is not the case in this book. I will be definitely buying another of his books soon.