marthas_bookshelf 's review for:

One Two Three by Laurie Frankel

3.75

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The story of One Two Three is given to us in rotating chapters, through the voices of triplets: Mab, Monday and Maribel. This is a story of a town dealing with the aftermath of a chemical plant polluting the town’s water, how it impacted the community. The family that owns the plant coming back to town to re-open it a generation later. I loved the triplets and the strong character development with each one being their own person. The story of the town and characters were interesting, but I did find the pacing a bit slow.  I also think this book reads a bit more like a YA book.  I loved her previous book “This Is How It Always Is” and it’s hard not to compare the two. I liked this one less than that one, but I’m glad I read it because I loved the triplets and the sense of community.