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The One & Only by Emily Giffin

kzbyzenski's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

amandap716's review against another edition

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2.0

Texas, football, and predictability. It's a hat trick of things I don't care about.

I need a goodreads filter to start weeding out stories of dead moms and dead best friends.

lamom77's review against another edition

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4.0

I almost didn't pick this one up based on the reviews on Goodreads which were pretty awful. But I really liked the book. I like that Emily Giffin does Chick Lit differently, the characters are not typical and I like that, but I still find myself rooting for them.

mrs622's review against another edition

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1.0

Terrible... This may be the only book in my life I don't care about finishing!

missy_424's review against another edition

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Falling for your best friends dad while dating the hot head star quarterback. Yuck. I thought it would get better but no. 

rmarcin's review against another edition

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1.0

I didn't like this - hero worship of someone 20+ years older over a shared love of football. What else did they have in common? Why did she have to make the QB boyfriend abusive? Shea is 32 years old, drinks way too much, and doesn't have a good perspective -- football is her life. This was not a favorite.

sbaccala15's review against another edition

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3.0

Quick Entertaining read. Football mixed with a love story.

cosmogirl22's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was just entertaining but just okay. No extravagant plot, no twists or turns, just a different than most love story. I liked the feel good ending but it literally took me a while to get there. However if you're a football girl like me, you might enjoy this book a little more.

jackieorlowski's review against another edition

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4.0

I thought this started off really slow but the more I got into it, the more I just could NOT put it down. I loved the characters, and it was interesting to see how my feelings about them changed as the book went on. I was rooting for Shea the whole time, but had so much respect for her choices and judgement, proving that sometimes the right thing is not the easy thing. I also don't think that I could have loved Coach Carr's character more, it made me wonder who Giffin used as her inspiration to create him. I would absolutely recommend this book to readers of Chick Lit who are sick of female magazine journalists (Shea is a sports writer), traditional love stories, and the idea that the love for a man conquers all (think "Frozen" and the love of your girlfriends). If you're a football fan, this will be even more of an enjoyable read and will get you wishing that August was a little bit closer!