Published: March 24th by Ballantine Books
Pages: 448
Genre: Adult Fiction, Romance
Source: Purchased from Periplus
Format: Paperback
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Summary from Goodreads
"Thirty-three-year-old Shea Rigsby has spent her entire life in Walker, Texas—a small college town that lives and dies by football, a passion she unabashedly shares. Raised alongside her best friend, Lucy, the daughter of Walker’s legendary head coach, Clive Carr, Shea was too devoted to her hometown team to leave. Instead she stayed in Walker for college, even taking a job in the university athletic department after graduation, where she has remained for more than a decade.
But when an unexpected tragedy strikes the tight-knit Walker community, Shea’s comfortable world is upended, and she begins to wonder if the life she’s chosen is really enough for her. As she finally gives up her safety net to set out on an unexpected path, Shea discovers unsettling truths about the people and things she has always trusted most—and is forced to confront her deepest desires, fears, and secrets.
Thoughtful, funny, and brilliantly observed, The One & Only is a luminous novel about finding your passion, following your heart, and, most of all, believing in something bigger than yourself . . . the one and only thing that truly makes life worth living."
Rating: 2/5
The One and Only is about Shea Rigsby, she is thirty-three-year-old and is a sports reporter who settled in Sport Department of her university. She is born and raised in small town of Walker, Texas. Shea spent most of her time with her best friend, Lucy, whose her father, Coach Carr, is the head coach of Walker's football team. When her best friend's mother dies young, she begins to question her path in life including her job and relationship and wonders why she is unhappy with her life. This book will takes you Shea's journey finding her dream job and love.
Let me tell you that Shea, the lead female, falls in love with a man twenty year older no other than her best friend's father. Because of that she tries to distract herself by dating a big Walker player. Turns out her boyfriend is very abusive. But whether or not her boyfriend is abusive, her feeling is still for Coach Carr. And also, Lucy cannot imagine if Shea in a relationship her father. Shea thought she's a selfish, and a bad friend. (Yes, she is) I was hoping she wouldn't end up with Coach Carr. In the end, Lucy, her best friend, gave her blessings and they happily ever after. Oh my.
My Thought. It is my first time reading Emily Giffin's book. I love her writing. It's very easy to be followed. But I'm dissapointed with this book. Actually, I wasn't bothered by a football jargon and information. I do have a little interest in sport. But the relationship with the Coach Carr and Shea doesn't feels right. I respect the message that Emily was trying to convey but I don't agree. She did hold my interest until the end and it didn't waste my time to read it. I hope Emily got another good idea and is now making a new novel that better than this. I heard so many good things about Emily like she is a good author, she is the most beautiful author, etc. I want to read her other books like Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Where We Belong, so on.
Maybe this book is for you who have interest in football or college sports :)
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