If You're Not The One

by Jemma Forte

[Cocktails and Books]

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I didn’t expect to love this book as much as I did. I didn’t really read the summary, I knew I had to review it so I just started reading it. From the get go, I connected with Jennifer (I think MANY readers will). She is a young mother—overwhelmed, underappreciated, questioning where her life is headed.

Jennifer has an accident which results in injuries with unexpected consequences. She ends up being able to revisit her past choices (previous boyfriends, careers,etc.) and actually “see” where those paths would have taken her life. I think most of us would love this ability! I know most of us wonder, had I ended up married to _________, what would my life have been like? Would I be happier?

Now I assumed that being able to do this would end with a lesson in “be careful what you wish for” and it kind of does, BUT Forte’s book is anything but predictable. Jennifer must reconcile with the decisions she has made and what new decisions may bring.

Readers will enjoy this book. Jennifer and the other characters are easy to identify and sympathize with. I found myself both laughing out loud and crying at various times throughout. As I mentioned above, the story is anything but predictable so I enjoyed discovering how it would end. I highly recommend this one and I would love to see a follow up book!

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