Who is carly in safe haven

This is one of my favorite books by him. However the ending was expected but disappointing. I just don't buy that she was imaginary, it just does not line up with the story.

Katie seems to really bond with her, her hallucinating the whole idea sounds like a huge stretch. Chelsey Jan 02, PM 0 votes. I just don't get it. Someone told me that Jo was an imaginary character, but she seemed so real to appear in Katie's life. How could Katie imagine a girl who looked alike with Carly, but she hadn't never seen her before?

I also wonder, maybe she was only a ghost? I'm totally confused. Chelsey Zhan Thank you. I will repeat reading it in future. Add a reference: Book Author. Search for a book to add a reference. We take abuse seriously in our discussion boards. Only flag comments that clearly need our attention. As a general rule we do not censor any content on the site. The only content we will consider removing is spam, slanderous attacks on other members, or extremely offensive content eg.

We will not remove any content for bad language alone, or being critical of a particular book. Katie, however, gets her hands on Kevin's gun and kills him. Alex hands Katie a letter that he kept in a safe located in the charred remains of the house. Katie goes back to talk to Jo. However, she is shocked to see Jo's house in a state that suggests it was never lived in.

Startled, she comes to think Jo was completely her imagination. Shocked, she starts reading the letter Alex handed her. It is a letter written by Alex's late wife, Carly, who reveals that her friends used to call her Jo. Katie realizes Jo was really Carly's ghost. She finishes reading the letter, which Carly wrote to the woman her husband loves, requesting she, Katie, always take care of Alex and the children.

Katie starts going to Alex's home, and before leaving her house, sees Jo's house lighted, and Jo standing and waving her farewell. Nicholas Sparks Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Safe Haven novel. Edit source History Talk 0. Kevin pulls a gun and pours gasoline all over the store, with the intent to burn it down.

When he hesitates, Katie buys time by faking sympathy for him and agreeing to return home with him; when he lets his guard down, she pushes him into the water.

However, a firework spark lands on the gasoline, igniting a fire that engulfs the store. Alex sees the burning store, quickly makes his way across the lake by boat, and saves Lexie. Meanwhile, Katie tries to fight off Kevin, who is attempting to shoot her. After a long struggle, she makes one last desperate grab at the gun and it goes off, killing Kevin. Later on, Alex finds several letters written by his late wife, prepared ahead of time for memorable events such as Josh's eighteenth birthday and Lexie's wedding day.

Alex gives Katie a letter with the words "To Her" on the envelope. The letter thanks the recipient for making Alex happy. The movie ends with the revelation that Jo, who had supposedly left town moments before, is actually the spirit of Alex's wife.

Critical reaction for Safe Haven was largely negative. Peter Bradshaw, writing for The Guardian, called Safe Haven's setting "a sugary vision of small-town America that does not correspond with the real world at any point.

It's a terrible thing to do to your Valentine. The film has a score of 34 on Metacritic, a "generally unfavorable" score, based on 33 reviews. Nicholas Sparks Wiki Explore. Wiki Content.