The One

Scientists have discovered a gene that each person shares with only one single other person on the earth- their soulmate. Through a simple DNA test, you can be matched to your perfect partner. With a 100% success rate, what’s to lose?? Five people who have just been matched find out how love isn’t as simple as the science. What happens when your match lives across the world? Is much older/younger? Is dead? Is a psychopath serial killer?I throughly enjoyed every aspect of this book! The whole concept, the characters, all the different relationship dynamics, the entire wild journey it takes you on…. It was all fantastic and very thought-provoking. Just how much would you risk if you thought someone was your only chance at real true love? How much would you overlook? I like that the book digs into how this discovery has completely changed the trajectory of traditional dating/marriage/divorce/sexual relationships both positively and negatively and confronted any of the real life ramifications you can think of with someone like this. I love that it took time to really flesh out the science behind it, too. Chapters alternate between all 5 character’s POV. There wasn’t a single storyline I wasn’t invested in and I never anticipated all the twists and turns as each “love story” unfolded. Some of it was a little outlandish and there was some hard/gruesome parts to read but it worked for this story. This is a book I’ll be thinking about for awhile!

It was fun to see the different characters and how their matches changed them. This book was a little slow but the ending really tied it all together and brought a new perspective to the whole thing.

Just about everyone raves about this book and I definitely wanted to read it before watching the Netflix series. I’m glad I did. The story lines are great, easy to follow, even with it having so many characters. It’s an interesting premise and well written and fairly fast paced. Highly recommend!