A review by stephs_cozycorner
One True Loves, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.0
"๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐จ"
I was hooked after that opening sentence.ย I mean, how could you not be?
Emma marries her high school sweetheart Jessie and they build a life together, travel the world and live a life of adventure.ย On their first anniversary Jessie goes missing after his helicopter disappears and Emma thinks heโs gone foreverโฆโฆuntil he is found.ย
The entire time I was reading this book I kept trying to imagine what I would do if I was in this situation.ย I canโt even fathom how anyone could truly feel thinking the love of your life is gone only for them to return again, after youโve tried to move on with your life.ย
TJR really nails it with describing the feelings and all the emotions of each of the characters.ย I truly felt for every single person, but as I continued reading their was one character that continued to stand out to me and I felt myself being pulled in a certain direction (trying not to spoil, so my apologies if that seems vague).ย
The story is broken down into different sections.ย The first was flashbacks to Emma and Jessie, second was flashbacks to Emma and Sam and the last half is the present day.ย This is where the story lost me slightly as I felt it was more a highlight showing aspects of each relationship rather than real depth.ย I almost would have rather had alternating chapters between present and past.ย But this is more me being picky then anything.ย
I couldnโt help but think of ๐พ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ at times while reading this.ย
"๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐.ย ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ก๐ฎ. ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก๐ฎ. ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ฎ"
I was hooked after that opening sentence.ย I mean, how could you not be?
Emma marries her high school sweetheart Jessie and they build a life together, travel the world and live a life of adventure.ย On their first anniversary Jessie goes missing after his helicopter disappears and Emma thinks heโs gone foreverโฆโฆuntil he is found.ย
The entire time I was reading this book I kept trying to imagine what I would do if I was in this situation.ย I canโt even fathom how anyone could truly feel thinking the love of your life is gone only for them to return again, after youโve tried to move on with your life.ย
TJR really nails it with describing the feelings and all the emotions of each of the characters.ย I truly felt for every single person, but as I continued reading their was one character that continued to stand out to me and I felt myself being pulled in a certain direction (trying not to spoil, so my apologies if that seems vague).ย
The story is broken down into different sections.ย The first was flashbacks to Emma and Jessie, second was flashbacks to Emma and Sam and the last half is the present day.ย This is where the story lost me slightly as I felt it was more a highlight showing aspects of each relationship rather than real depth.ย I almost would have rather had alternating chapters between present and past.ย But this is more me being picky then anything.ย
I couldnโt help but think of ๐พ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ at times while reading this.ย
"๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐.ย ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฃ๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ก๐ฎ. ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก๐ฎ. ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ฎ"
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma