Taylor Jenkins Reid really only does one thing, but she does it well. She sets up her main character with a wonderful love, does something to totally wreck it, and then helps her back along the path to happiness. Usually there’s a gay best friend (seriously, I think every novel I’ve read by her features a gay best friend) and a loving family member or two. Maybe some professional conflict. Might be formulaic, but One True Loves is the 4th book I’ve read by this author, and she […]

I’ve read several books by Taylor Jenkins Reid this year. I’ve found that while they tend to be a far cry from groundbreaking, she can be relied upon to create decent characters (who usually have bad-ass best friends — Reid writes great sidekicks and I loved the BFF in this one) and stories that are enjoyable, if not memorable. “This apartment is acting like nothing has changed. Everything has changed. I tell the walls he’s gone.” Forever, Interrupted starts when newlywed Elsie Porter Ross loses her […]

Another great read by Taylor Jenkins Reid, who also wrote the Sliding Doors-esque novel I recently finished (Maybe in Another Life). Too bad my library doesn’t have any of her other novels! “Make no mistake: I do love you. Just because I don’t feel the love in my heart doesn’t mean I don’t know it’s there. I know it’s there. I’m leaving because I’m going to find it. I promise you that.” Lauren and Ryan have been together for 11 years, married for 6, and have recently realized […]