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A review by mhinnen
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
I have read all of TJR's books since Daisy Jones and this is the first of her older books I've read. She is such a good writer and the way she writes about love and grief is riveting. Emma's sense of being with both Sam and Jesse had me rooting for each of them. Seeing Emma's growth after Jesse "dies" shows the complexity of the human spirit.
The writing style was intentionally inconsistent (similar to 7 husbands where the tense shifts and she moves to 3rd person at one point) but it didn't feel necessary in this book.
Though this would be a good beach read, the cover is misleading since there is actually nothing "beachy" about the book except for the few pages set in California.
The writing style was intentionally inconsistent (similar to 7 husbands where the tense shifts and she moves to 3rd person at one point) but it didn't feel necessary in this book.
Though this would be a good beach read, the cover is misleading since there is actually nothing "beachy" about the book except for the few pages set in California.