One True Loves
Ratings159
Average rating3.8
solo voy a decir que entiendo el punto de jesse y todo pero igual me cayó mal después de que volvió si
people talk about this book as though it's some wonderful tragic masterpiece. they have cried and sobbed. and i read it in a fucking poker face. honestly the seven husbands of evelyn hugo was so much better than this.
3.5! super fast, engaging read, but nothing special. reads kinda like a colleen hoover book? the newer tjr books are definitely better.
For a first-time reader of Taylor Jenkins Reid books, this novel was pretty good! I had no prior expectations for her writing style, so I went in with a blind eye and was not disappointed. I quite enjoyed her writing style and story telling and am really excited to read some of her more known titles.
The book itself has a rather predictable plot in regards to who the mc would end up with to be honest, but reading through the mc's experience of figuring that out was interesting to read (especially reading through her emotional journey of coping with love and loss)
However I did not like how easy it was for the mc to have the freedom of spending time with both of the love interests; it seemed rather unrealistic especially considering she had only 3 days to spend with Jesse?? I don't really think that that's enough time to find your true self and who you belong with and Sam's entire attitude seemed so artificial. The fact that he was the one to call it off and ask her to not call him cause he needs to be prepared, only for it to go the way the mc wanted and Sam wanting to fight for her??? It just amazes me how easy it was for her but good for her lmao
I think it's a sign you've read too many sad books to think every one is going to end in tragedy. All I can say is I'm glad nobody died at the end.
Taylor Jenkins Reid does it again. I fell in love with all the characters and felt for out FMC when she was faced with them impossible. Without spoilers though, let's just say she made the right choice. 5 ⭐️
4⭐
“I think that perhaps everyone has a moment that splits their life in two. When you look back on your own time line there's a sharp spike somewhere along the way, some event that changed you, changed your life more than the others. A moment that creates a before and an after.”
“When you love someone, it seeps out of everything you do, it bleeds into everything you say, it becomes so ever-present, that eventually it becomes ordinary to hear, no matter how extraordinary it is to feel.”
“I don't think that true love means your only love. I think true love means loving truly. Loving purely. Loving wholly.”
“Hollow and empty are terrible ways to feel when you're used to being full of joy. But it's not so bad when you're used to feeling full of pain. Hollow feels okay. Empty feels like a beginning. Which is nice, because for so long you have felt like you were at the end.”
Gave this one a read because I saw it had a movie trailer and I quite like the way TJR writes her characters. But is this one of her older books or something because this is NOT IT. The plot centres around the main character realising her dead husband is alive 3 years later, and her having sex with him while keeping her current fiancé on the back burner. And then he's like totally cool with it, she gets back with the fiancé and has a happy ending?? This could have worked if she didn't get either guy in the end, I think I just hated how she basically cheated on her fiancé but there was absolutely no remorse or consequences for it.
Originally posted at www.emgoto.com.
Ha estado entretenido, no es el mejor libro que he leído pero tampoco es el peor. La verdad que si tenía bastantes expectativas porque los 7 maridos de Evelyn Hugo me encantó. Pero es mi culpa por crearme expectativas tan altas.
Solid 3.5 stars. I was cheering for one of them all the time, and wasn't disappointed. Also, despite the dichotomy, it was believable, somehow. And very sweet.
oh i love sam so fucking much
bumping this to 5 stars bc i can't stop thinking abt this book (esp when listening to taylor) and getting sad. it's not a perfect book but it did something to me and dats enough
Emma Blair can't wait to graduate so she can move away from her sister, her parents and their expectations of where her life should go. Jesse Lerner is in the same boat. When Emma and Jesse meet, it's fireworks and soon their journey towards freedom from life in their small town begins.
Life for Emma & Jesse is fast-paced, chaotic, adventurous and exciting...until one trip changes everything. The helicopter Jesse's on crashes while flying over the North Pacific, and he is believed to be dead. It takes everything Emma has and everyone who loves her to help her grieve and put her life back together.
Years later, she reunites with Sam Kemper, an old friend from high school, on an impromptu trip to the music store. Soon Emma and Sam are engaged and while she will always love Jesse, she has grieved, healed and is ready to move on. Until life decides to throw a wrench in that plan, and Jesse is found alive and he is coming back home...to her.
Man alive my heart during this book. It's easy to read this and judge Emma for what she is doing and not doing but no one knows what they would truly do if they were in the same situation. I love this author and the way she writes and reflects the heart. I had tears many times throughout this one. I loved all the characters and the growth they experienced. Sometimes the worst pain can bring about the best change.
I've only seen the trailer for the movie and I already know it sucks butt compared to the actual book
I was so excited to read Taylor Jenkins Reid's latest book “One True Loves” because I loved her last two novels. I didn't even know the title of this book, I just scheduled the release date into my calendar as soon as I knew it existed (I live for a surprises a little too much), so I didn't have any idea what it was going to be about. (Clever title Ms Jenkins Reid! I approve!)
Tara has an amazing way of crafting sentences and paragraphs that leave an imprint on the heart and mind in such matter-of-fact and profound ways. Her characters always seem like they could be people that you know, and the situations plausible. However, this book fell flat. It was just okay - too sappy and typical for my liking.
In the end I took away a few nuggets of life truths but I mainly thought: “Oh poor, poor Emma Blair - to be loved so deeply by two men. Such hardship, I tell you.” Barf. Haha
I really love this book I was team Sam the whole time I really didn't like Jesse or Emma at all I feel like we didn't get a lot of time with Jesse to really know him or love him