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A review by hardcover_hazel
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
"Every time you love, everyone you love, the love is different. You're different in it."
I probably would have never picked this up if it weren't TJR and if I were a little younger, the lessons learnt would have resonated louder. That's one thing I love about TJR - you always learn something about life by just reading her books.
"I had predicated my life on the idea that I wanted to see everywhere extraordinary, but I'd come to realise that extraordinary is everywhere."
Emma and Jesse have been in love for forever - high school sweethearts. Until the helicopter Jesse's on goes missing mid-flight ("how to fall in love and fall to pieces"). Years later, Emma is back in her hometown, grieved, and opening her heart again. She's fallen in love. She's living again. Then, one evening, she receives a call - from Jesse. How do you choose when you have a husband and a fiancé?
I found myself voting for Sam, then Jesse, then Sam - whoever was in the current chapter 🤣 and before that I wanted to scream at her to just be non-monogamous 😂
In the end, it wasn't about who she loved more, but about what version of herself she wanted to be.
"You were a wonderful person to love," I say. "It felt so good to love you, to be loved by you."
Had me sobbing before page 100 at 1am so I recommend 😂
I probably would have never picked this up if it weren't TJR and if I were a little younger, the lessons learnt would have resonated louder. That's one thing I love about TJR - you always learn something about life by just reading her books.
"I had predicated my life on the idea that I wanted to see everywhere extraordinary, but I'd come to realise that extraordinary is everywhere."
Emma and Jesse have been in love for forever - high school sweethearts. Until the helicopter Jesse's on goes missing mid-flight ("how to fall in love and fall to pieces"). Years later, Emma is back in her hometown, grieved, and opening her heart again. She's fallen in love. She's living again. Then, one evening, she receives a call - from Jesse. How do you choose when you have a husband and a fiancé?
I found myself voting for Sam, then Jesse, then Sam - whoever was in the current chapter 🤣 and before that I wanted to scream at her to just be non-monogamous 😂
In the end, it wasn't about who she loved more, but about what version of herself she wanted to be.
"You were a wonderful person to love," I say. "It felt so good to love you, to be loved by you."
Had me sobbing before page 100 at 1am so I recommend 😂