Review: An enjoyable read.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 16, 2013
Actual Rating: More like 3.8 StarsI’ve been following Magan’s work since she released How to Date an Alien in 2011. Her books are enjoyable, and I’m usually able to tear through them in one sitting (two at the max).Now, I haven’t read The Only Exception (I know, I’m slacking), but since this was a companion novel, and I’d been hearing great things, I decided to start reading it last night when I found myself desperate for a break from editing. I wasn’t planning on reading this book for some time since my review pile is huge at the moment, but before I knew it, it was going on four o’clock in the morning and I was already more than halfway through the book. Needless to say, I liked The Only One. I didn’t love it, but I liked it.I think the reason that I didn’t love The Only One was because, after a while, things did become a bit repetitive. There was so much back and forth between them. Now, don’t get me wrong. I can understand that Melanie was dealing with something serious, but Mel’s fights with John seemed to constantly be about the same thing time and time again and instead of sitting down and talking about it that night at the roller rink, she pushes him away. Fear can really blind a person, I get that, but the constant fighting made it hard for me to connect with Melanie as a character.But that seemed to be my main problem with The Only One.Other than the repetition and predictability with their relationship, The Only One did have a lot of fantastic elements to offer readers. One example being John Boy (he's certainly swoon-worthy). Another thing worth noting was the topic of cervical cancer. I know that may put some people off, but I’m actually kind of glad that Magan wrote a story about something so important. It also helps to make this book standout against other NA titles.Would I recommend this book? Yeah. I did have my problems with it, but I still really enjoyed it.