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| My own copy |
The blurb:
Maddy, dressed in white, stands at
the back of the church. At the end of the aisle is Rob - the man she's about to
marry. Next to Rob is Ben - best man and the best friend any two people ever had.
And that's the problem.
Because if it wasn't Rob waiting
for her at the altar, there's a strong chance it would be Ben. Loyal and
sensitive Ben has always kept his feelings to himself, but if he turned round
and told Maddy she was making a mistake, would she listen? And would he be
right?
Best friends since childhood,
Maddy, Ben and Rob thought their bond was unbreakable. But love changes
everything. Maddy has a choice to make but will she choose wisely? Her heart,
and the hearts of the two best men she knows, depend on it...
My Opinion:
You’re The One
That I Want is Giovanna Fletcher’s second novel and I loved Billy and Me, so I
couldn’t wait to get started on this story. I was so happy when this book
arrived at my doorstep.
The story
follows Maddy, who is about to get married to her childhood sweetheart Robert.
Next to Robert at the end of the aisle, there is Ben, the best man and their
best friend. Maddy is in love with Robert, but the thing is she also loves Ben,
did she make the right decision?
The story gets
back to their childhood, starting from the moment they have met and as a reader
we can dive into their past, reading about how the three of them got to know
each other.
We get to read
the whole thing from Maddy’s and also Ben’s perspective and it was great to have
them both being able to express their feelings. I felt really close to them
both and Robert wasn’t left out at all, we also get to learn a lot more about
him as well.
As the story
develops they grow older and the topic of first loves comes up. Ben has been in
love with Maddy for a long time, but then in Paris it’s Robert who kisses her
and they develop a sweet and adorable relationship.
When it’s time
to go to colleague Ben and Maddy go to Bristol and Robert ends up in Nottingham.
Robert ends doing a big mistake and that’s where Ben is finally honest about
his feelings, but will that change anything.
After that the
story developed in a surprising way for me, but that made the story even more
interesting and gripping. What will Maddy do about her feelings and will all
three of them find their happiness somehow? The epilogue gives a cute and
adorable answer to that, but getting there was full of real emotions. I just
wanted all three of them to find their happily ever after…
The one thing I
liked the most about this book was the friendship between Ben, Maddy and
Robert. Everybody deserves friends like that, just wanting the best for each
other. They always had a true connection.
So now, Team
Ben or Team Robert. I have to say Team Ben all the way from the start, he’s
perfect, loyal, caring, sweet and a little shy, but he’s a guy every girl
dreams off. I got a bit annoyed with his behaviour at one point, but I
understood why he was doing it. Towards the end of the book I got to like
Robert more and more as well, I took a while though, so def Team Ben.
So Giovanna did
it again, well done fabulous lady! Her writing is just beautiful and with such
a clear narrative voice. The characters were developed in such a great way and
I just couldn’t put this book down!!!
Rating:
My passible
cast:
Maddy: Brittany
Snow
Robert: Drew
Van Acker
Ben: Theo James
