Read the book!

Rating: 4/10 (12 May 2008)

I read the book first then passed it to a friend and when the movie came out on DVD we were so excited to have a movie night. We were SO disappointed! I know the books are usually better than the movies but this one barely followed the book at all! They left out great characters and key ingredients from the book. The book had 3 brothers, 2 of which were really important people in Holly's life. Her mother and father were still together in the book. In the movie Daniel was kind of greasy and slimy but in the book he was smart and handsome and they had great chemistry. It gave the reader real hope of them falling in love. In the end they didn't (he gets back with the fiancé) but it was a good ending and you realize it's the way it should be. It was sad that such a beautiful book could be destroyed. BUT maybe if I had never read the book the movie could have been OK. I did like the William character (not in the book) and the end with the mom (also not in book). Over all the book is worth reading way more than watching the movie!