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The One by John Marrs

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bittie_bee's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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thequiltyreader's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Another near future page turner by John Marrs. There were a lot of characters which worried me at the start, but they each formed part of their own little story and didn't cross over so was easy enough to follow. Basically a book following a number of independent situations all stemming from the same start point of this dating app. Fun quick read.

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mj_86's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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emilypaddon's review against another edition

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DNF 20% for horrifyingly graphic violence. The first time I’ve ever gotten physically nauseous from a book. And I normally like murder mysteries!

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kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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marym2215's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

With the seemingly never-ending and yet often unsuccessful dating pool one can have access to with today’s dating apps, how nice would it be to know that you could forget about all that hard work to find the one meant for you just by giving a swab of your DNA? In John Marrs’ The One, it’s as simple as that. Throughout novel, we follow five individuals and how their lives change after they are each matched with their one true mate based off a specific gene compatibility. But not is all as it seems and, as truths come out and secrets unfold, the lives of these five individuals will forever be changed.

I devoured this book. Prior to reading The One, I had only read The Vacation and The Stranger in Her House by John Marrs and yet he is very quickly becoming one of my favorite suspense/thriller authors. His writing, the twists and turns, and the short chapters make his books so enjoyable to read. I loved this book so much and will definitely be thinking about it for days to come. I read A LOT of thriller/suspense novels and it is not often that a book causes me to audibly gasp and yet I found myself definitely expressing my shock and thoughts out loud multiple times throughout this book. I can confidently say this book was my favorite so far and I am very much looking forward to reading his remaining works.

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