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One Two Three by Laurie Frankel
4.0

Nothing ever happens in the tiny town of Bourne. Except for when What Happened happened, but that happened 17 years ago.

Even though the Mitchell triplets weren’t born until after the year Bourne’s water supply turned green, What Happened has shaped their entire lives.

Mab has one goal: get into college (and out of Bourne). Monday is running the town library out of her mother’s kitchen (and is an expert of all things yellow). Mirabel is the smartest (and wisest) person in town. Meanwhile, their mother has spent the last 17 years seeking justice.


I loved this book! The characters are well-developed and compelling, the town where they live is fascinating, and the underlying conflict is a real-life issue that we as a society do not talk about enough. It definitely got me thinking.

I will say that I’m not so sure I buy the resolution to the chemical plant situation. It didn’t ring true for me, but I’ll admit that I’m not an expert in law, chemistry, or business so I could be wrong.

The audiobook is incredible. Each of the Mitchell triplets is voiced by a different narrator: Jesse Vilinsky as Mab (One), Emma Galvin as Monday (two), and Rebecca Soler as Mirabel (Three). I especially like how they handled Mirabel’s “voice”.

Thank you to Libro.fm, Macmillan Audio, and Henry Holt Books for allowing me to listen to the book via the ALC program.