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One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

42 reviews

zoebill96's review

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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solouncapitulomas'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

4.25

emma had me at my limit the whole time but it was a great book and i do understand that she had to take her time but i am a bitch, what are you gonna do?

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lizgom's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a story about how easily a person's life and interests can change and how sometimes that means people grow apart. This book made me feel so much, at times I hated it. I was constantly battling myself because I wanted to DNF it because I was feeling SO much. At times I felt so distressed or so happy and it was truly draining. I decided to finish it because I knew I'd regret not finding out how this story ended. And of course, This is my first TJR book and honestly I get the hype now.

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kenziewol's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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carolinareadz's review

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emotional reflective sad

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

4.5

heartbreakingly beautiful.

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thevieira's review

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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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thereaderfriend's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The writing style was mediocre. Did make me cry a couple times bc it made me reflect. But, I found it lacking the action and character build up in side characters. It fell flat. The ending also seemed too easy for me. Was giving Jess and Paul from New Girl and that didn’t seem good to me lol

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abbiemreads's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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simplexdreams's review against another edition

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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

4.5

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spellboundchapters's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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? No

3.5

“It’s a scary thought, isn’t it? That every single person on this planet could lose their one true love and live to love again? It means the one you love could love again if they lost you.”

"I am finishing up dinner with my family and my fiancé when my husband calls." I love this premise, this immediately became one of my favourite first sentence in a book ever. I mean, what would you do in this situation? I kinda fell in love with both of them haha, I liked the fact that the author didn’t try to make one of them the good guy and the other the bad one. For the majority of the book I was feeling pretty torn haha, and I’m glad the book went in the direction I hoped it would! That last chapter owns my heart.
The writing wasn’t the best (even though there are a few good passages here and there), but it was extremely easy to read and very addictive. I just wished there would’ve been less corny dialogs and "I love you"’s and more character depth. They all seemed pretty shallow, especially the main character. Even as a teenager she doesn’t really have any passions or hobbies? And as an adult she likes to read and play the piano but she never really talks about it a lot. Even Jesse’s PTSD was so convenient for the story and pretty unrealistic. I’m wondering if several POVs would’ve been a better choice for this story.
I loved the family dynamics in this book! Emma isn’t close to her family at all growing up and moves far away as soon as she gets the opportunity, and only became close to them during her adulthood — I just thought it was refreshing to see this in a book. The sisterly bond’s evolution was beautifully portrayed too. ♥️ And the MC finding comfort in books when her whole life is falling apart is both tragic but also beautiful. 😩
This was a very quick read for me and one I would gladly re-read! I just think everything resolved a bit too quickly and easily… Maybe I just love the drama too much 😂

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