This heartfelt and deeply moving story captivated me, evoking a torrent of emotions and tears in the final chapters. Filled with profound life lessons and meaningful reflections, the novel may appeal more to readers who appreciate biblical references and verses, as it intricately weaves these elements into the narrative. The multiple characters' journeys are beautifully intertwined by Nicholas Sparks, providing a poignant and enlightening read.

While some readers may have reservations about the religious aspects, for those seeking solace, connection, or a sense of purpose, this book is a must-read. Nicholas Sparks' storytelling skill shines through, offering a narrative that delves into themes of self-discovery, loneliness, resilience, and the complexities of human relationships. The epilogue, especially poignant, left a lasting impact, resonating deeply with the core essence of the story.

As an ARC recipient from NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group, I wholeheartedly recommend this beautifully written novel to anyone in search of introspection, comfort, or a profound reading experience that touches the soul.

Oh Nicholas Sparks! You’ve done it again! In Counting Miracles, Sparks has crafted another literary miracle. This time, we peek into the lives of former servicemember, Tanner Hughes, Dr. Kaitlyn Cooper, and octogenarian Jasper.

Tanner is a vagabond, and pretty much had been his whole life. Growing up as a servicemember’s kid, he got used to moving a lot. When he left the Army, he never put down roots anywhere. It worried his grandmother, who had raised him. She worried that he would never settle, so she gave him a clue on where to find more about his estranged biological father.

While on his quest, he met Kaitlyn, who happened to be Jasper’s doctor. The book has us time travel into Jasper’s family’s past. We also find that Jasper is a very honest man who wants to protect a very special animal from being poached in the forest that is just beyond his backyard.

The drama that unfolds as we get to know each of the characters in the book is intense, as is the love that you read about amongst the family members, friends, and loved ones. It was truly touching and inspiring.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group- Ballantine for this incredible ARC!!

I was stoked when I got approved for this book, as I’ve never read a Nicolas Sparks before. While it was a great story and kept me engaged & interested, I think I was expecting more. It kept me guessing what the twist was going to be and I honestly never figured it out, but I buddy read with someone and she figured it out early on.

I loved Jasper and Arlo - I felt all the emotions towards Jasper. He was a funny, sweet old man with a lot of hurt and heartache he had to endure in life. I connected to him the most out of all the characters.

What I didn’t connect with surprisingly was the romance between Kaitlyn & Tanner. I am a big romance girly but this part of the story took the back burner for me and I kept wanting to get back to the Jasper bits, which I found more interesting. I also didn’t feel anything emotional towards any parts of their relationship. I also am not a fan of instant love, so maybe that’s why I didn’t connect with them as well. After I tried to let that go and took it for what it was, I was able to get into their part of the story but there was always just something missing for me.

I understand why we needed the side story of Tanner & Kaitlyn, but I personally would rather the story have just been about Jasper & Arlo’s journey. I love the flashbacks of Jasper & his family. It was all so heartbreaking, with a lot of life lessons.

If you’re a person of faith, you will love this story, as there is a lot of biblical references and quotes.

All in all, it’s a beautiful story and it definitely pulls at your heart strings. The last 50 pages were *chefs kiss*! The tears were flowing! All the twists were revealed and the story came together perfectly to make it a memorable ending. It will make feel so deeply and count your miracles. I sobbed in one part of the epilogue!

Leaning towards a 3.5-3.75, so rounding up.

Thank you NetGalley, Random House Publishing Group, and Nicolas Sparks for the early ARC of Counting Miracles.

As a huge Nicholas Sparks fan, I was so excited to get an ARC of this book! He didn’t let me down either! This book is so heartwarming and a great read! If you’re a fan of Nicholas Sparks I highly recommend this book be added on your list to read!

Thank you Nicholas Sparks, NetGalley, and Random House Publishing for the ARC!

Another beautiful story as only Nicholas Sparks can tell them. A wonderful lesson in the book as well. Never lose hope.

This is a great read. Nicholas Sparks has a hit. Kaitlyn is a doctor, that makes house calls in her rural community. She is a single Mom of Casey, 17 going on 30, and 9 year old Mitch. Great kids that love and appreciate each other and their mother. One of Kaitlyn’s patients is a recluse, Jasper. Jasper is horribly disfigured from a fire with many residual complications. Mitch and Jasper forge a friendship through their hobby of whittling. Also in the picture is a stranger to town, Tanner. Tanner is on a quest to find his long lost father. Many trials and tribulations bring this group together for some heartbreaking and heartwarming situations. Highly recommend. I was given an advanced reader copy of this book by NetGalley and I am freely sharing my review.

Thank you for the arc! Ive read every Nicholas sparks book since I was 12 and I’ve always loved them. For some reason this one just fell a little flat for me. There was so much character development for Jasper and Tanner and just a single mom vibe for Casey. Overall I enjoyed the story line but it just didn’t meet my expectations.

Counting Miracles was exactly what I needed in a fiction novel just now. It has a little bit of everything (love, thrill, intrigue, mystery) packaged together in a comforting not too long and not too short book that begs you to curl up by the fire and escape into Asheboro, North Carolina where our three MCs stories intersect.

Tanner is a nomad looking for his family; Kaitlyn is a single mom and doctor; and Jasper is a widowed man eager for justice and haunted by inexpressible traumas. The story takes off when Kaitlyn’s teenage daughter backs into Tanner’s new car. It is a slow build to the climax, but in true Nicholas Sparks fashion, if you stick to it until the end, you’ll get the emotional satisfaction of a book well written with strong, authentic characters.

I will note, some have characterized this book to be overly religious; Jasper, nearing the end of his life was raised as a Christian, and he is quite reflective throughout his chapters. I would not characterize this book as religious, merely a book with a well written, struggling-to-reconcile-his-faith-with-his-hard-life elderly man. It was an honest exploration of the struggles people can go through with their beliefs, and I thought it was very well done (better than much of the Christian fiction I’ve read- this book has the ring of authenticity that most Christian books lack). But Jasper was the only character who is overtly Christian, the book as a whole explores themes of love and family and the ties that bind us. It was a beautiful story. I did find myself wishing for more justice on one particular plot line, but in fairness, that’s just life sometimes.

I’d like to thank Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I have read every Nicholas Sparks book and it was hard for me to give this one 3 stars, but it just wasn’t my favorite of his. The love story aspect had no depth and felt rushed and was majorly overshadowed by the 3rd character in the book, Jasper. His parts were slow and somewhat boring and tended to drag on. There was also a major religious theme with many bible verses in his chapters. I would have loved to have more development of the romantic relationship rather than the long chapters with Jasper. I saw the “twist” if you can call it that coming for the majority of the book. Not sure if that was the point or not. Overall it was just lacking for me. Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the ARC.

Thank you so very much to Netgalley for the chance to read this book early. I have been a huge fan of Nicholas Sparks for the longest time, so when I was granted the chance to read this book early, I almost cried. It took me a little while to start it because I was so worried I wouldn't love it (like I have all his others), but I wasn't in the least. Nicholas a way to creating characters that draw you in and make you feel how they are feeling. Tanner's grandmother dies finally giving him the name of his biological dad he never met. Tanner travels to a small town in hopes of finding out about his dad. While there, he discovers life could be like once he settles down. This book focuses on the importance of family that will bring you smiles, frowns, and tears. I cannot wait for this book to come out in September, so I can add it to my Nicholas Sparks collection!

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks.

I haven't read a Nicholas Sparks in a long time. This book revolves around three characters Tanner an ex-military man who has no family, Kaitlyn a small-town physician and single mom, and Jasper a recluse who lost his entire family in a fire.

I liked Tanner and Kaitlyn's relationship. I felt like it was relatable. I saw a few reviews that said that it felt a bit flat, but I disagree. Immediate attraction is real thing. I felt Jasper's story was very long and drawn out. I understand giving us the back story of his family, but we got to know characters that didn't have anything to do with the current story. I found myself skimming over the information about his children.

I am a big fan of Nicholas Sparks, but this book was not one of my favorites. I found myself not being able to connect with the characters. I was surprised at all of the religious references in the book. I was not expecting that.

Another winner written by Nicholas Sparks. I have read all of this authors books and this one gripped me in a way the others have not. I think it was the use of bible references and as I am a Christian woman that reads and follows the Bible, a lot of this book was so relatable to me.

As a typical Sparks book, this story weaves a connection between three different people, Jasper, Tanner and Kaitlyn. Their stories are weaved together in a gradual way that only Spark can do. Jasper is the elderly man that lives alone in a cabin and has been dealt a rough hand later in his life. Tanner is a man that had to deal with his grandparents passing away, his only parent he ever knew and on his grandmothers deathbed she revealed the. name of his father that he never knew. Kaitlyn is a divorced mother, dealing with raising her two child and working as a doctor. Tanner goes to Asheboro looking for his father as he only has a name and location and ends up meeting Kaitlyn and questioning his future life plans. Through a series of events all three people are in the path to be forever connected.

Nicholas Sparks is a talented writer and sometimes you have to wonder how an author can write similar books but still be so different. This is a definite book that needs to be added to your TBR in September when it is published. Another winning by a great author.

Thank you Net Galley and Random House for an ARC in return for a honest review.

Another classic from Nicholas Sparks!! This is definitely different from his previous novels, but it was great nonetheless. I enjoyed the stories of each character and how Sparks' intertwines their stories together. One thing that wasn't really for me was the religious aspect of this book, but I tried to look past that. As a die-hard fan of Nicholas Sparks (I own and have read his whole list) I was SO EXCITED that I was accepted to read Counting Miracles as an ARC, so thank you NetGalley, Random House, and Nicholas Sparks for early access!

Not for me. I can see why a lot of people would like this but this is clearly not my kind of book. Thought I'd give it a try but it didn't work!

Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks revolves around the lives of Tanner, Kaitlyn, and Jasper as their paths cross. Unfortunately, I found it challenging to connect with the characters deeply. The romance between Kaitlyn and Tanner felt hurried, and their conversations didn't flow naturally. On the other hand, Jasper's character stood out with more depth and interest. As someone who typically enjoys Nicholas Sparks' writing, this book fell short for me. It was a struggle to get into the story, and there were moments when I wanted to give up, but I persisted and completed it.

In this long awaited book from Nicholas Sparks, he keeps the reader engaged in a wonderful story of romance and love. His writing style is fabulous and keeps the reader wanting more.

I absolutely love Nicholas Sparks and enjoyed the opportunity to read his latest! This was a very interesting and heartwarming read, though very sad too at times. Although I was able to figure out what was happening fairly quickly, I still very much loved this book.

Anther winner by Nicholas Sparks! Great book about a single mom who is a doctor. She happens to meet a retired Army ranger named Tanner who is looking for his biological father. Then there’s an elderly gentlemen Jasper (and his dog Arlo) who is teaching a young boy how to whittle wood. I thought the author did a great job at telling the story and making the characters relatable.

I was expecting romance and intrigue and was surprised to come out of this with the story of the odd trio-Tanner, a single man digging into his family history, Kaitlyn, a single mom and doctor with an opportunity to have something just for her even if temporary and Jasper, a much older man who keeps to himself and enjoys the peace in nature.

Sparks brings Tanner and Kaitlyn into a chance meeting that has your heart fluttering and is able to run it along Jasper, thrilling plot that I was not at all anticipating. My heart was racing for a multitude of reasons. Romantic and horrific.

At the center of all of the adults are Kaitlyn’s children who see the need for care and love in the lives of the adults around them and set out to bring about that help as needed, not expecting the dark stories that lurk deep within the adults.

There is much excitement and eagerness to read this novel cover to cover due to the raised questions throughout that we end up dying for answers too. I found myself romanced as well as desperate and anxious throughout this novel-ultimately, I was impressed with the story and enjoyed the novel thoroughly