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The One by John Marrs

ladybrik's review against another edition

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4.0

This was such a fun and wild ride. A perfect pick for book club; there’s so much to talk about. I can’t wait. I look forward to seeing it played out on screen soon!

suze44's review against another edition

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4.0

This is like black mirror in a book. Honestly this would be cool to analyze in a philosophy class, the circumstances raise some interesting questions.

hellowhoisit's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh my god.
The twists in this are relentless.
The amount of times I uttered ‘what on earth?’, countless.
Incredible concept with unthinkable outcomes.
This is one of those books I wish I could read for the first time, again.

essi_hollister's review against another edition

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3.5

I enjoyed this book a lot, and was looking forward to reading more every time I got the chance. The format is very accessible - only 2-8 page chapters that rotate between 5 characters - so it was easy to pick up and read when I had 2 minutes free. The premise was interesting, and I enjoyed how all the matches were so so different from each other. I wasn’t sure if I would like the ending as the story went on, but everything wrapped up as I hoped it would.

morganscozylibrary's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5⭐️

aloysiuscc's review against another edition

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5.0

This one is a real page-turner! Great twists & turns, and the different storylines made it so you don't get bored. I really enjoyed this one and look forward to reading it again someday.

booksnbutterflies's review against another edition

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3.0

2.5 rounded up to 3. I feel like I read a different book than everyone else

dogtreats's review against another edition

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5.0

I love how each chapter is short and from a different characters perspective. At the beginning, I couldn’t think of anything bad with the ‘match’ system. At the end, I thought the whole thing should burn to the ground. Easy read - would recommend to a friend.

jordanmcadoo's review against another edition

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4.0

Cool premise, and I liked the swapping storylines. I wasn’t super stoked on some of the endings but they weren’t terrible either.

geeky_erin's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stars for a story with great premise but that lacked a bit of character development (for me). Each chapter was from a particular character's point of view, but even by the end of the book, I wasn't always sure which character's story I was currently in until a few paragraphs into the chapter. But a solid story - what if match.com were 100% accurate? Surely everything would be wonderful!