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The One The unputdownable psychological thriller Paperback 4 May 2017 by John Marrs, John Marrs
204 reviews
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
very addictive and compelling…I wasn’t expecting to be hooked liked this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Abortion
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very interesting concept, and much better than its Netflix adaptation!
It was a bit hard to remember all the characters, and I think it could've been shortened by about 50 - 100 pages, but other than that, I really enjoyed this one!
It was a bit hard to remember all the characters, and I think it could've been shortened by about 50 - 100 pages, but other than that, I really enjoyed this one!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy
dark
mysterious
Loveable characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping, Pregnancy
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this book.
It's basically 5 books in one as it rotates through five unrelated main characters and their experience with "the one".
There's a lot of little twists and turns and I found myself genuinely not knowing what was going to happen, which is rare and exciting.
The concept felt original, the pace was excellent, the characters all unique and colourful. The concept was well explored and it gives you something to think about. This would make a fantastic book club book.
It's both dark and wholesome.
It's basically 5 books in one as it rotates through five unrelated main characters and their experience with "the one".
There's a lot of little twists and turns and I found myself genuinely not knowing what was going to happen, which is rare and exciting.
The concept felt original, the pace was excellent, the characters all unique and colourful. The concept was well explored and it gives you something to think about. This would make a fantastic book club book.
It's both dark and wholesome.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content
One of the main characters is a serial killer whostalks and targets young women and kills them with a cheese wire. It's not too graphic but it's a thing.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Absolutely chaotic, it was a bit slow to start but then the chaos began. I'm not sure how I feel about Marrs style of writing chapters. They're like these jumpcuts making a bit harder to latch onto the characters and forcing you to play a mini memory game of do I remember what happened to this character 5 chapters ago. I do really enjoy the black mirror esque premise and plotline.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Violence, Murder
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
John Marrs is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. A twisty, science-fiction tale with a brilliant cast of characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage
Minor: Abortion
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pretty good read. It took a while to get into the groove but overall I was enthralled by the end. I think having five different stories at once was a bit confusing but the shorter chapters helped everything stay pretty cohesive and I didn’t see any of the plot twists coming!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Body shaming, Violence