The Lucky One

Author’s Note- I wrote this piece to show my understanding of character development. While reading this piece, look for really good body paragraphs.

Beth Green’s best friend growing up was her brother Drake. They did everything together as kids, until they grew older and he decided to go into the military. Some time, after Drake joined the military, her family received the news that he had been killed. Beth’s world was shattered, and her brother’s death caused her to isolate herself from others; until the day a stranger named Logan showed up on her doorstep. Although Beth didn’t know it, Logan helped and changed her not only emotionally and physically, but as a person.

Logan had just returned from the war, after serving in the same unit as Drake. While in battle, he found a picture of a beautiful girl that had the words “keep safe” written on the back. He carried the picture as a way to give him strength to stay alive and promised he’d find her. Finally, they meet, and she wants nothing to do with him. He tries to tell her why he’s there, but just can’t seem to get the words out, so she decides to give him a job working at the dog kennel. Her feelings about him are very sketchy and not sure, but her mother decides to give him a chance. However, Beth isn’t the only one that has uncertainty towards Logan; her ex-husband Keith and her son Ben do as well.

Instead of thanking her, Logan decides to romance her and they start spending more and more time together. All those uneasy feelings she had about him, slowly turn into love. After some time of getting used to one another, they soon realize that they are meant to be and that no one could get in the way of that, not even her ex-husband, Keith. Unlike Keith, Logan makes a special connection with her son Ben, and they become best buds.

All the characters in this book have a big impact on one another and change each other throughout the book. Beth and Logan were unfamiliar at the start, but after a while they started to realize how big of a role they played in one another’s life. Although I didn’t really like Keith in the book, he played a big role and was a hero to Beth’s son Ben.

Overall, Beth and Logan change immensely throughout the book, as does the reader. The reader gets a sense of hope in the beginning of the book when the picture saves Logan. The moods of the characters definitely rub off on the reader and changes their opinion on the book. In the end, Logan helped Beth change for the better and in the process of that, he changed too. What started off as strangers, slowly grew into love.