Reviews

One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

chewstoread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

katienaz's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Read this in literally a day it was so good. It was a rollercoaster of emotions and every character was so beautifully written. It was up and down and kept me interested the whole time. 

hil_knecht's review against another edition

4.0

4 stars rounding up.
I enjoyed this. It is certainly reminiscent of the movie Castaway but it’s as if Helen Hunt was only engaged when Tom Hanks gets back.
I liked the characters and their relationships. The author does a good job of portraying GOOD relationships .
The ending was satisfying

dkincaid0724's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

safnielsen's review against another edition

3.0

This was a comfort book. Loved the last page.

allie_4's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

martinizor's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I had to read the last page to know who she picked. 

sabrinamgrimaldi's review against another edition

5.0

Are we all just destined for one true love? According to Taylor Jenkins Reid and the beautiful, heartbreaking "One True Loves," no. I couldn't agree more. This book was so unbelievably stressful, frustrating, wonderful, exciting, thrilling, meticulous, and perfect. While the plot follows a completely unbelievable turn of events (man and woman get married, man goes missing for three years, woman thinks he's dead and falls in love with someone else, man comes back), it somehow feels insanely relatable. While (hopefully) none of us will have our husband resurrect from the dead after surviving for years on a stranded island, we probably will fall in love more than once. Learning to love again after heartbreak – whether it's after the loss of a loved one, a breakup, or another form of heartbreak – is hard, but doable. Emma's story is a beautiful reminder that we can, and will, love again. 5 stars, and definitely one of my favorite books I have ever, ever read. Taylor Jenkins Reid does it again – this is her best book (at least out of the ones I have read so far). We all deserve to fall in love – whether it happens once, or many many times.

dtnorby's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

rebascool18's review against another edition

3.0

Originally I was listening to this book on audio and was loving it. I liked the two different relationships equally and was happy with whoever the main character ended up with. I just wish it was done differently. I read the last part of this book on kindle though. So I feel like that may have changed how I felt about the ending but not much. This is essentially a love triangle. I didn't agree with how that it was written though. It very clearly was cheating. I didn't find it to be cute or like the main character was trying to find herself. It was cheating, plain and simple. The ending happened and I was mad. Why did we have all this happen and then she does that?? I don't want to give spoilers but dang it really made me mad.