Title: One True Loves
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
First published June 7, 2016
Audiobook
ISBN: 9781520015125
Rating: 4.09
Overview
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a heart-wrenching tale of love and loss. Emma Blair marries her high school sweetheart, Jesse, and they live a life of adventure until Jesse goes missing on their first wedding anniversary.
Emma moves back home to rebuild her life, until she falls in love again with an old friend, Sam. But when Jesse is found alive, Emma is faced with a difficult decision.
With a husband and a fiancé, she must navigate her feelings and listen to her heart to determine who her one true love is. This touching story explores the depths of love and what it truly means to follow your heart.
About the Author
Meet Taylor Jenkins Reid, the talented author behind several popular novels including Carrie Soto Is Back, Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. With four other novels under her belt, Jenkins Reid is a New York Times bestselling author and currently resides in the vibrant city of Los Angeles.
Stay connected with Jenkins Reid and get a glimpse into her life by following her on Instagram @tjenkinsreid.
Editoral Review
In One True Loves, Taylor Jenkins Reid explores the complexities of love and how it can change over time. Reid is the author of several bestselling novels, including The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six.
Her writing is characterized by compelling characters, deeply emotional storytelling, and a focus on love and relationships. The novel follows Emma Blair, who must navigate a difficult choice when her husband, presumed dead after a helicopter accident, miraculously returns home several years later.
Emma has since fallen in love with someone else, and the novel explores the tension between these two loves and the impact they have on Emma’s life. Reid writes with a poignant, lyrical prose that captures the depth of emotion in the novel’s central conflicts.
She expertly balances the perspectives of Emma, her first love Jesse, and her second love Sam, providing richly developed characters with distinct voices and perspectives. The setting of One True Loves is also notable, with vivid descriptions of the lush vineyards of California and the icy wilderness of Minnesota.
One True Loves grapples with complex themes of grief, love, and identity. It examines the idea that we can love multiple people throughout our lives, and that those loves can coexist in complicated and surprising ways.
While the novel occasionally veers into melodrama, it mostly maintains a satisfying emotional depth and authenticity. However, one weakness of the novel is its pacing.
The first half of the book moves slowly, and it takes time for the central tension to fully emerge. While Reid eventually delivers a gripping and emotional conclusion, readers may find themselves impatient for the story to move forward.
Overall, One True Loves is a beautifully written novel that expertly explores the complexities of love and loss. Fans of Reid’s previous works will likely find much to love here, and the novel’s expertly crafted characters and themes make it a standout in the romance genre.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars. While the slow pacing may deter some readers, One True Loves ultimately delivers a deeply emotional and satisfying exploration of love and identity.
