If you like Nicholas Sparks' other books, you'll probably like this one as well. It has plenty of romance, sadness, and redemption.
Dear John is a love story about an army sergeant with a bit of a troubled past who comes home to his father on leave because he feels it's his duty as a son, and not because he wants to visit his father. During a 2-week leave, he meets Savannah, an all-American college girl who is in the area during her summer break to build houses for the poor.
The book is narrated by John, and starts with him watching Savannah from afar while she's working on her farm. Then it jumps a few years back to when they first met, and you get to follow along on their romance. They are faced with several obstacles during their relationship, including Savannah's theories about John's strained relationship with his father and John's choice to re-enlist after 9/11.
Overall, Dear John is a nice, light read. It's a pretty cookie-cutter war romance that could have taken place at any time in history, and I'm sure if I looked hard enough I'd find many of the same stories.
This is a book that was recommended by some friends who also enjoyed the Twilight series.
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