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One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

6 reviews

chelle22's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

5.0


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carlyjoann's review against another edition

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emotional 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? Yes

4.25


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abitofapoet's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad
  • 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

Wow. A stunningly beautiful portrayal of loving and grieving. There wasn’t a moment of this book I didn’t enjoy. 💛 

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thevieira's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0


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jfield351's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

One of the easiest five stars i’ve given. read this in a span of 3 hours - something I have literally never done before, and I adore books. I was crying from page 72 and it did not stop the whole way through. I woke up the next morning and my eyes were puffy and I couldn't see properly. Initially I didn't want to read about the backstory of how she met Jesse and Sam, I just wanted to get into the bit where Jesse comes back. But oh my god it's the backstory that made me sob hard. And the chapter about grief using ‘you feel’ ‘you did’ was soul crushing. I felt so connected to these characters and I actually felt pain in my chest thinking about the situation. Some of my notably favourite/distressing bits were when:

-  Jesse returns and meets Marie's daughters and says "These are my nieces" (eeek that hurt) 
- Jesse breaks down and tells Emma the pain he suffered those three years on the island (that was horrible :( )
- When Sam is like "I waited this long for you I'm not gonna lose you again" (love him)
- When Emma is on the roof
- Emma sees Jesse that time at the pool and their following run from the police (OMG)
- Jesse and Emma's wedding day when they're so happy
- When emma vomits the morning of their anniversary
- Emma sees Jesse the minute he returns and she's like 'is this actually real'
- When Jesse said 'you're my wife and i forgive you for what happened when I was gone now let's be together' (absolute sobbing)
- When Jesse reads the letter and decides that he and Emma have just been changed so much by their grief that they're not the same anymore
- Jesse and Emma's last night
- Jesse calling Emma telling her about Britt (that absolutely did it for me I am crying again)
- There are so many more but it is actually painful to keep thinking about it 
Also, towards the end I knew she would pick Sam because of how Jesse had changed, pressuring her to do things. I think it's so interesting how someone can be so perfect for you and then you fall out of love even though they are perfect for you!!! After reading that book I'm not very literature I am just sad.

Holy hell that was a fantastic read. It really makes me wonder what could happen in an alternate world. A lot of people say they could see what would happen in the end but i don’t think that’s the point. Absolutely chilling. And when reading it I knew that I wouldn't care who she ended up with. The way TJR writes love, you could see both Jesse and Sam were purely in love with Emma. I've never read another book where people are that in love. Amazing storytelling. This was my first TJR book and oh lord I will be reading many more, starting with "maybe in another life". Look its not good to cry as much as I did that night I read it but it was just amazing.

edit. 19/7/23. on a reread i still cried almost as much as on the first read. whilst i don’t have the exact same situation as emma i can so strongly relate to the themes of a true love being for the time being, and an ended relationship not being a failure. i tried not to relate it to my situation but TJR writes like she is writing my biography, as if she knows my inner thoughts and actions. love this book, but damn it hurts. 

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mallory10100's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

i loved this book, taylor jenkins reid remains my favourite author!! a great last read of the year :)

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