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One True Loves
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5 stars
I love this book truly, wholly, and purely. This book was heartbreaking indeed, but it was also beautiful and emotional. I can't tell you how many emotions I felt while reading it. I was bawling my eyes out the whole time. One of the best books I’ve read this year.
My first TJR read and my absolute favourite. This book has a love triangle and a second-chance trope. I know for some people, and even for me, love triangles are exhausting and frustrating, but TJR wrote it in such a unique way that it didn’t feel annoying while reading it. It’s how books with love triangle tropes should be written.
The writing was simple, and the plot was perfectly described and laid out. The characters were well-written because there wasn’t a single character in this book that felt bland to me. The story is divided into three parts. The first part describes Emma and Jesse’s relationship and how these two high-school sweethearts fell in love and got married—until one day, Jesse left Emma. The second part is about Emma grieving and healing from the loss of Jesse and giving Sam a chance. And the third is the present, when Jesse comes back to his wife, Emma. All the past and present were so perfectly described that it didn’t feel like I missed anything, and no relationship in this book felt rushed. Everything about this book was perfect.
This book was about choosing between the past Emma and the present Emma. I cried so much while reading it. There were so many emotions. I just couldn’t stop myself from loving the characters and feeling their pain. It was simply written, but the characters had so much depth that you can’t help but love them and feel their struggles.
Emma Blair is a character you can relate to when you let go of your first true love to start loving again. I admire how she dealt with everything. I’m glad she chose what she wanted and needed. She never wanted to be a bookstore owner, and when she tried to take on that job, her parents thanked her and felt proud of her. It was in that moment she realised what she truly wanted. Sometimes, when we grow up, all we want is our parents’ approval. She was a little weird when she was a teenager, but aren’t we all like that? She’s such a strong character for me.
This book shows how it’s not easy to truly love again with your whole heart when you already know there’s a person you once loved, and you just can’t forget them. You can move on, but you can’t unlove them. You can’t take back all the love and all the smiles you gave them. You just have to brace yourself, let yourself fall in love again, and be loved in return. I also liked how Emma and Marie’s relationship progressed and how they both tried to be better sisters to each other.
Sam Kemper. This man is so, so sweet, so caring, so pure, lovable, and loving. My heart ached for him when he had to let Emma go so she could make her decision freely, without any strings attached. I do have a soft spot for sweet boys—I swear, no matter how much I love morally grey characters, I always end up falling for the sweet and funny ones. This man even cooked for her. He loves cats. He would teach you how to play the piano and would also play piano for you with his fingers if there was no piano to play. Do you get it? That he is the best. That’s it for me.
I loved Sam from the moment he was introduced. I knew it was him for me and no one else. He loved her when he was a teenager, and he loved her when he saw her again after fifteen years. For him, it was just picking up from where he left off. He never stopped loving her. It’s always been Emma for him. And honestly, he deserves the best. He never forced anything on Emma. He made her feel loved again. He helped her move on from her past. I’m happy that Emma chose him. I knew it from halfway through the book—there was no other way, right? She deserves Sam, truly. He made her feel what it’s like to be in love again and be loved. They are soulmates. And they were soulmates from the start. It’s okay to have multiple soulmates.
Jesse Lerner thought he could put everything back to the way it was before he left for his flight and went missing. But he knew he was pretending. He knew the world hadn’t stopped moving when he was gone for so many years. He wanted Emma back because he thought he was only capable of loving her and no one else. Emma and Jesse were each other’s true love. They fitted perfectly in each other’s lives—until they didn’t.
I’m happy that he also found someone to love and be loved by. Emma and Jesse moved on from each other, but they loved each other once, and they’ll always love each other in some way.
This book shows that it’s okay to have more than one true love. That doesn’t mean the other one was any less important or pure. Sometimes, people are meant to be together for their whole lives. Other times, they aren’t. But that doesn’t mean it was wrong. It was how it should’ve been—beautiful and pure but also heartbreaking.
My emotions are still all over the place, but I’m glad I read this book. It was worth it. Definitely going to the ‘All Time Favourite Books’ section.
“I don’t think that true love means your only love. I think true love means loving truly. Loving purely. Loving wholly.”
I love this book truly, wholly, and purely. This book was heartbreaking indeed, but it was also beautiful and emotional. I can't tell you how many emotions I felt while reading it. I was bawling my eyes out the whole time. One of the best books I’ve read this year.
My first TJR read and my absolute favourite. This book has a love triangle and a second-chance trope. I know for some people, and even for me, love triangles are exhausting and frustrating, but TJR wrote it in such a unique way that it didn’t feel annoying while reading it. It’s how books with love triangle tropes should be written.
The writing was simple, and the plot was perfectly described and laid out. The characters were well-written because there wasn’t a single character in this book that felt bland to me. The story is divided into three parts. The first part describes Emma and Jesse’s relationship and how these two high-school sweethearts fell in love and got married—until one day, Jesse left Emma. The second part is about Emma grieving and healing from the loss of Jesse and giving Sam a chance. And the third is the present, when Jesse comes back to his wife, Emma. All the past and present were so perfectly described that it didn’t feel like I missed anything, and no relationship in this book felt rushed. Everything about this book was perfect.
This book was about choosing between the past Emma and the present Emma. I cried so much while reading it. There were so many emotions. I just couldn’t stop myself from loving the characters and feeling their pain. It was simply written, but the characters had so much depth that you can’t help but love them and feel their struggles.
Emma Blair is a character you can relate to when you let go of your first true love to start loving again. I admire how she dealt with everything. I’m glad she chose what she wanted and needed. She never wanted to be a bookstore owner, and when she tried to take on that job, her parents thanked her and felt proud of her. It was in that moment she realised what she truly wanted. Sometimes, when we grow up, all we want is our parents’ approval. She was a little weird when she was a teenager, but aren’t we all like that? She’s such a strong character for me.
This book shows how it’s not easy to truly love again with your whole heart when you already know there’s a person you once loved, and you just can’t forget them. You can move on, but you can’t unlove them. You can’t take back all the love and all the smiles you gave them. You just have to brace yourself, let yourself fall in love again, and be loved in return. I also liked how Emma and Marie’s relationship progressed and how they both tried to be better sisters to each other.
Sam Kemper. This man is so, so sweet, so caring, so pure, lovable, and loving. My heart ached for him when he had to let Emma go so she could make her decision freely, without any strings attached. I do have a soft spot for sweet boys—I swear, no matter how much I love morally grey characters, I always end up falling for the sweet and funny ones. This man even cooked for her. He loves cats. He would teach you how to play the piano and would also play piano for you with his fingers if there was no piano to play. Do you get it? That he is the best. That’s it for me.
I loved Sam from the moment he was introduced. I knew it was him for me and no one else. He loved her when he was a teenager, and he loved her when he saw her again after fifteen years. For him, it was just picking up from where he left off. He never stopped loving her. It’s always been Emma for him. And honestly, he deserves the best. He never forced anything on Emma. He made her feel loved again. He helped her move on from her past. I’m happy that Emma chose him. I knew it from halfway through the book—there was no other way, right? She deserves Sam, truly. He made her feel what it’s like to be in love again and be loved. They are soulmates. And they were soulmates from the start. It’s okay to have multiple soulmates.
Jesse Lerner thought he could put everything back to the way it was before he left for his flight and went missing. But he knew he was pretending. He knew the world hadn’t stopped moving when he was gone for so many years. He wanted Emma back because he thought he was only capable of loving her and no one else. Emma and Jesse were each other’s true love. They fitted perfectly in each other’s lives—until they didn’t.
I’m happy that he also found someone to love and be loved by. Emma and Jesse moved on from each other, but they loved each other once, and they’ll always love each other in some way.
This book shows that it’s okay to have more than one true love. That doesn’t mean the other one was any less important or pure. Sometimes, people are meant to be together for their whole lives. Other times, they aren’t. But that doesn’t mean it was wrong. It was how it should’ve been—beautiful and pure but also heartbreaking.
My emotions are still all over the place, but I’m glad I read this book. It was worth it. Definitely going to the ‘All Time Favourite Books’ section.