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A review by marik0n
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
In 'One True Loves' by Taylor Jenkins Reid, the MFC, Emma Blair is facing an impossible situation; one her first wedding anniversary with her husband Jessie (her high school sweetheart), he is envolved in a helipocter accident in the Pacific Ocean and is thought to be gone forever.
Emma is heartbroken, but years later she has eventually managed to stand back up on her own feet and has grabbed another chance at true love and happiness. However, her world is about to be shaken to its core once again, when it is revealed that Jessie actually survived the accident and he is coming back.
That book was just such a complicated, impossible situation. Even though I didn't really like Jessie from the start and I thought that he wasn't actually a match for Emma, she obviously thought otherwise. My point is, that despite the fact that I didn't particularly like him neither as a character nor as her partner, this book still managed to move me and put me through great thought regarding what should Emma do.
I was pleased with the ending. There are two quotes that totally melted me; 1.' I can't just hope for you, but fight' (YOU GO DO THAT!) and 2. 'I am who I am today because I loved you once'. (Isn't that true for everyone? Don't our loves change and shape us?).
Overall it was another enjoyable book from TJR, I am looking forward to reading the rest of her books.
Emma is heartbroken, but years later she has eventually managed to stand back up on her own feet and has grabbed another chance at true love and happiness. However, her world is about to be shaken to its core once again, when it is revealed that Jessie actually survived the accident and he is coming back.
That book was just such a complicated, impossible situation. Even though I didn't really like Jessie from the start and I thought that he wasn't actually a match for Emma, she obviously thought otherwise. My point is, that despite the fact that I didn't particularly like him neither as a character nor as her partner, this book still managed to move me and put me through great thought regarding what should Emma do.
I was pleased with the ending. There are two quotes that totally melted me; 1.' I can't just hope for you, but fight' (YOU GO DO THAT!) and 2. 'I am who I am today because I loved you once'. (Isn't that true for everyone? Don't our loves change and shape us?).
Overall it was another enjoyable book from TJR, I am looking forward to reading the rest of her books.