How far would you go to find The One? A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you’ll be matched with your perfect partner the one you are genetically made for. That’s the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results have led to the breakup of countless relationships and upended the traditional ideas of dating, romance and love. Now five very different people have received the notification that they’ve been “Matched.” They’re each about to meet their one true love. But “happily ever after” isn’t guaranteed for everyone. Because even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking than others… A word-of-mouth hit in the United Kingdom, The One is a fascinating novel that shows how even the simplest discoveries can have complicated consequences.
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I’ve been through a reading slump recently, so I picked up a thriller with a great premise to help me bust through it. While this book kept me reading, I wouldn’t say that I enjoyed it, more that I was compelled to find out what happened in the end. If you’re looking for a quick read to keep you engaged, this is a good pick. I loved the premise but not the writing as much.
0I was very entertained while reading this book and enjoyed wondering how I would feel or respond in each of the various scenarios.
The structure of having cliff-hanger chapter endings pulled me along, I thought the pacing was good. I thought that a few things were predictable, but I was also pleasantly surprised a few times as well. Plus the ending reveal that many matches had been randomly done / were not correct because of the sabotage, this retrospectively throwing into question all of the feelings and connection with the other pairings throughout the book was a fun twist!
I'm not sure whose point of view I enjoyed the most, possibly the serial killer or Nick's point of view, but none of them in particular were ones that I dreaded reading (except for possibly Mandy and the pregnancy one)
At the end, Tim's reasons for hating the CEO and wanting to bring down the company felt a little weak? I don't actually remember them
The technology being a mysterious gene made me eye roll because it doesn't make any sense.
Some reviewers complain that the characters felt pretty one-dimensional, and while I do agree there could have been more death to the characters, I felt like the point was the situation they were in and the reactions they had, and that they were sort of supposed to be relatable/generic. I do also agree that there were a number of characters and decisions made throughout that that were nonsensical, but so are humans? Additionally, some reviewers complained about the writing quality and the dialogue in particular, though this was not something I felt took away from my reading experience.
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