Thursday, May 23, 2024
Review - One True Loves
AUTHOR: Taylor Jenkins Reid
NARRATOR: Julia Whelan
RATING: ★★★★
Summary (from Goodreads): In her twenties, Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse. They build a life for themselves, far away from the expectations of their parents and the people of their hometown in Massachusetts. They travel the world together, living life to the fullest and seizing every opportunity for adventure.
On their first wedding anniversary, Jesse is on a helicopter over the Pacific when it goes missing. Just like that, Jesse is gone forever.
Emma quits her job and moves home in an effort to put her life back together. Years later, now in her thirties, Emma runs into an old friend, Sam, and finds herself falling in love again. When Emma and Sam get engaged, it feels like Emma’s second chance at happiness.
That is, until Jesse is found. He’s alive, and he’s been trying all these years to come home to her. With a husband and a fiancé, Emma has to now figure out who she is and what she wants, while trying to protect the ones she loves.
Who is her one true love? What does it mean to love truly? Emma knows she has to listen to her heart. She’s just not sure what it’s saying.
REVIEW: The absolute first thing I need to say right from the start of this review is PLEASE don't watch the movie adaptation of this book before you read the book. I'm SO glad I didn't make that mistake because the movie is horrible. Now, with that being said, I do highly recommend the book because, as always, Taylor Jenkins Reid pulls you into it from the very beginning, and you're immediately hooked. One True Loves was published in 2016, and I will say that Taylor's writing has improved since then, and Julia Whelan's narrating skills have also improved. I loved the premise of the story, and it really does make you wonder about what you would do if you were in Emma's situation. I can only imagine how confusing it would be to get engaged and then find out your husband, who you thought had died in a plane crash, was actually alive. I don't want to give away any spoilers, so I will just say that I was incredibly happy with the ending.
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How did I not know there was a movie adaptation of this one?? This was actually the first TJR book I read and I fell in love with her story telling ability. I was positive I wanted the story to end a certain way. I credit TJR's incredible gift with characters in making me happy when it turned out the opposite of how I (thought I) wanted it to. Glad you enjoyed it!
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