* NEW RELEASE * One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid * BOOK REVIEW * GIVEAWAY *

Posted June 7, 2016 by Maria in Book Recommendation, Book Release, Book Reviews, Giveaways / 0 Comments

One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Also by this author: One True Loves
on June 7, 2016
ISBN: 9781476776903
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five-stars

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.

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Maria’s Thoughts

“I think that perhaps everyone has a moment that splits their life in two. When you look back on your own timeline, there’s a sharp spike somewhere along the way, some event that changed your life, more than others.” 

Author Taylor Jenkins Reid has written another fabulous story. One True Loves is a story that makes you rethink everything you’ve ever thought about that one true love and soulmates. Does true love last forever? If it doesn’t, does that mean it was never true love? What do you do when your past and future collide?

This story is beautifully written with vivid detail and emotion. The characters are strongly developed and relatable. I was completely invested in their lives. My heart broke for them. I felt Emma’s pain and loss. I urged her to hold on, when it seemed like she couldn’t. I wanted to hold Sam and make everything okay. I hurt for Jesse and all he went through. There is so much emotional angst. There is no bad guy or evil character in this novel. There is love and happiness and heartbreak due to circumstances beyond their control. Throughout the book, the characters grow and change, coming into their own. I absolutely loved Emma, Jesse and Sam. I knew who I wanted her to end up with, but, I still felt sad for the one that would be, in a sense, left behind. I wanted them all to get their happy ending.

The story truly touched me. It was about love, and, also, about the heroine finding herself and evolving, after tragedy and her life experiences. We don’t stay the same, and, as we change, so do our needs and wants. That doesn’t mean that the relationships we once shared are any less important than the new ones we find. The story tells an important message. The people we become are shaped by the people we meet and love, who love us, along the way.

“I don’t think that true love means your only love. I think true love means loving truly. Loving purely. Loving wholly.”

Well said, Ms. Reid. Well said. One True Loves is a wonderful, romantic story of love, loss, hope, and finding happiness. Highly recommend.

 

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About Taylor Jenkins Reid

Taylor Jenkins Reid is an author and essayist from Acton, Massachusetts. She is the author of Forever, Interrupted, After I Do and Maybe In Another Life. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alex, and her dog, Rabbit. You can follow her on Twitter @TJenkinsReid

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