Reviews with content warning for Infidelity - One True Loves

Ow, my heart 🥹🥹🥹🥹 I am not well. You know going in that the ending is going to break your heart one way or another, but it’s still such a gut punch. I cried multiple times. 5 stars

Side note: the entire premise of this book is borderline unbelievable but the least believable part is that book store manager and a music teacher can afford to live in Cambridge. And she commutes to Acton? And gets there with time to spare to have breakfast dates? Does she leave the house at 4am? Massachusetts people will get it, everyone else just live in blissful ignorance believing this is possible 🤣

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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hannibanani29's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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abbiemreads's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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marybsimp's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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theespressoedition's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I'm actually really irritated with myself for returning the ebook to the library before writing my review, because I had some excellent quotes highlighted in it, and naturally, I remember none of them now. Super unfortunate, that.

Oh well, moving on. This book was fantastic! But did I expect anything less from TJR? Not in the slightest. I can absolutely put her as one of my favorite authors of all time. I've never actually been disappointed by one of her books and I was really looking forward to making my way through her backlist, starting with One True Loves. Unsurprisingly, it was just as satisfying to read as her newer novels.

I didn't even make it 20% of the way through the book before turning to my husband and telling him how it was going to wreck me. Turns out, I was right. I cried multiple times while I was reading this book. It really tugs at your heartstrings and makes you want everything to work out.

Unlike TJR's newer books, there weren't any particularly giant plot twists or shocks along the way, since the "big reveal" happens early on in the book and isn't even a secret - it's in the synopsis, for goodness sake. So I did find the story to be somewhat predictable after a certain point. However, that didn't make it any less enjoyable to read, and I found myself reaching for my Kindle as often as possible to continue pouring over the story.

I really can't say there was anything I didn't like about the book. It's emotional, poignant, inspiring, and hopeful. I'm definitely looking forward to sobbing my way through the movie when it comes out.

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