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graceybookster's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
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GOOSEBUMPSâŠThis book literally gave me goosebumps!
This is the second book Iâve read by TJR and I was not disappointed. I love her writing style and how she has this incredible talent of making you really think about things and learn life lessons in such a profound way through her storytelling.
It gripped me, broke my heart, healed it, made me reminisce my own past and made me feel sooo many things. There was just one thing that the main character did which I didnât agree with but overall I felt this had a wonderful message about life and love. Just wowâŠ
*cries because itâs finished but happy to have read it at all*đ
P.S. #TeamSam <3
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
gwenswoons's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Love love loved.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Death
kelinkc's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Sexual content
nicolecurlsuptoread's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Overall âïžâïžâïžâïžâïž [5/5]
Feels đđđđ [4/5]
đ Youâll dig this if you like
» Second chances
» Friends to lovers
» Love triangles
Emma and Jesse were high school sweethearts, all the firsts! They build a life together away from their families and the day before their first wedding anniversary, Jesse takes a work trip and is assumed dead when his helicopter crashes in the Pacific.
Almost four years later, he calls Emma to tell her heâs alive and heâs coming home to her. Except, sheâs engaged now to the guy whoâs loved her since high school.
This book ruined me. I havenât had a good book hangover in a while and One True Loves did it. It was devastating and tragic and beautiful and all the adjectives that can be used to describe a book that will stay with you.
The romance was secondary to the themes of loss, grief, and how to move forward. Then, how to choose between the loves of your life. What do you do when youâve always believed in one true love, but you have two?
đ What stood out
» I loved that the book is divided into aptly titled sections, but otherwise didnât have chapter numbers.
» The chapter when Emma goes back home. Moving from the story being in the first person, then as if itâs being narrated from above, like an out of body experience, helped me connect to the grief piece. Thatâs what it feels like, and it was perfectly captured.
» In the prologue, Emma talks about everyoneâs life having a moment that splits it into before and after, pre and post. The poignancy of that concept was visceral for me. I know my moment and can recall it with stunning clarity. I was hooked by and connected with One True Loves from page 6.
đ Moments
» Emma and her sister Marie start out as enemies, or at least, not really having anything to do with each other as teenagers. They have a moment toward the end of the book that is balm for their hurt and misunderstood souls.
Let me leave you with this moral of the story quote:
"There is nothing more romantic than this. Holding the very person that you thought you lost, and knowing you'll never lose them again. I don't think that true love means your only love. I think true love means loving truly. Loving purely. Loving wholly."
đ«Contains some heavy themes. Please check warnings.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
chelle22's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Infidelity, Medical content, Cancer, Self harm, Car accident, Cursing, and Grief
rd77's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
It was a quick and easy read. My main qualms are that itâs predictable and a bit rushed. I saw the ending from a mile away, though to be fair, itâs not so much about what she chooses. I just feel like we didnât have much time to get to know Sam and Jesse individually so I wasnât particularly invested in either of them since I just kind of had to take Emmaâs word for it that she loved them instead of being shown why.
It was still interesting and a good read.
It was still interesting and a good read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Death
saraavowlerr's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This book is so beautiful and everything it could have been and more
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Medical content, Infidelity, and Grief
amandaparmo's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
âI donât think that true love means your only love.
I think true love means loving truly.
Loving purely. Loving wholly.
Maybe, if youâre the kind of person whoâs willing to give all of yourself, the kind of person who is willing to love with all of your heart even though youâve experienced just how much it can hurt . . . maybe you get lots of true loves, then.â
I think true love means loving truly.
Loving purely. Loving wholly.
Maybe, if youâre the kind of person whoâs willing to give all of yourself, the kind of person who is willing to love with all of your heart even though youâve experienced just how much it can hurt . . . maybe you get lots of true loves, then.â
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Grief
datskira's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
It was a mostly enjoyable, easy read. At times, it veered on the boring side as there wasn't a lot of action. It was mostly angst slapped on angst, but it all resolved in a way I was pleased with.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, and Death
Minor: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Confinement
meixymei's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer