Review: The One by John Marrs

Published: May 2017

Pages: 416

Synopsis: “How far would you go to find THE ONE?

One simple mouth swab is all it takes. A quick DNA test to find your perfect partner – the one you’re genetically made for.

A decade after scientists discover everyone has a gene they share with just one other person, millions have taken the test, desperate to find true love. Now, five more people meet their Match. But even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking – and deadlier – than others...”

Rating: *****

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I came across this by accident while trawling Amazon for cheap kindle books one night and was so glad I did.

The One was so well written, with the suspense building up perfectly throughout the novel. Pretty much each chapter ended with a cliff-hanger, which meant I had to wait another 4 chapters (albeit relatively short) and read about each of the other 4 characters in turn before picking up where the cliff-hanger left me.

Good ending, to which the suspense had been building towards throughout the latter section of the book. Although the revelations were only apparent in the sections of story relevant to Ellie, they had clear ramifications for all of the other characters. So well written and intricately planned with the twists uncurling brilliantly. I would read other books by John Marrs without a doubt.