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The One

By: John Marrs
Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Vicky Hall, Simon Bubb, Jot Davies, Sophie Aldred
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The One by John Marrs, read by Clare Corbett, Vicky Hall, Simon Bubb, Jot Davies and Sophie Aldred

Now a major Netflix Original series and perfect for fans of Caroline Kepnes's You. From author of THE PASSENGERS and soon to be published THE FAMILY EXPERIMENT!

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO FIND THE ONE?

A no 1 EBook bestseller and featured on Simon Mayo's Radio 2 book club. Perfect for fans of TM Logan's Lies and C.L. Taylor's The Fear.

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...

©2017 John Marrs (P)2017 Random House Audiobooks
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very thrilling

I loved it, the story lines were entertaining, fulfilling and thrilling at the same time.

looking forward to more from the author.

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kept me interested the whole time with a few twists and turns. I would recommend

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Amazing

Loved it! The characters and their points of view were all very engaging and the pacing was absolutely perfect.
The whole cast for this audiobook did a great job.

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Have you met The 🔴ne? Find your perfect match!

What a fantastic book. I highly recommend it for readers of both the SciFi & Thriller genres. This could easily be a 5 episodes of the Twilight Zone or Black Mirror with its twisted romance stories. Also if you love Joe 💙 [Caroline Kepnes' character in "You" & "Hidden Bodies"], you're gonna love more than one of the guys & gals in this brilliant novel.

I decided to post my thoughts and chose leave a review after reading the advance ecopy of this book I received via Net Galley courtesy of Del Rey / Ebury Books / Penguin Random House the Publisher.

Thank you DelRay, Ebury & John Marrs for sending this book to me and giving me an opportunity to read it before the UK publication date of May 4, 2017. I also purchased the Audible since it's perfectly suited to listening with its multiple narrators!

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Love this book!!

I loved how the author had several different stories going on. There are so many twist and turns and the ending is amazing!! Truly a great read!

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Boring and superficial

Liked the idea of the book but execution was so poor and cringy that could not get past initial chapters. It was just silly to read about adult 30 year somethings acting like teenagers because of a cool technological contraption. The content is tailored towards female readers thus male characters are very shallow.

Voice performances on the other hand were superb. Yet they alone do not compensate for a poor plot.

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Absolutely Fantastic Book!!!

WOW!!! Loved this book! The different scenarios were all so interesting and exciting. Each time I thought I had things worked out, I was proven wrong. The book was very unpredictable with so many twists and turns that it kept you guessing the whole way through. Thoroughly enjoyed the unique storyline. First review I have ever written and I've read hundreds of books!

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GROUNDBREAKING!!!!!!

This book is amazing. Completely original and captivating. I absolutely cannot recommend this enough!!!!! Read. This. Now!

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Captivating

Wow!! This was a truly riveting story that I couldn't stop listening to, yet didn't want it to end.

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If you read only ONE book this year...

...make it The One. What a great, engaging, and unique story.
What if there was really a soul mate for you somewhere in this wide world based only and completely on genetics? No matter your race, creed, religion, looks, where in the world you live, age, mental state, or even sexual orientation? And what if there existed a test, where for a simple swab and 9.99 your DNA match can be revealed to you? Would you do it? What if you are already happily married? Or what if your match is your same sex, and you are heterosexual (or at least, thought you were?!).
I found the concept of "DNA matching" a little suspicious at first, and actually that healthy skepticism stayed with me through the end. But that did not detract from the overall vision that I think the author was trying to convey.
The story is told through the points of view five main characters. Here are a few- Ellie, the CEO of a controversial mega-corporation who is both revered and reviled; Nathan, in love with his fiancé and ready to settle down, if only the girlfriend would stop insisting they "take the test;" Christopher, an ambitious and goal-oriented psychopath who finds his match and feels his life finally about to change.
The book is told in fast-paced, short chapters alternating between the five main characters. This choice made it near impossible for me to put the book down and it worked absolutely wonderfully to showcast the different experiences, opportunities, and dangers inherent in this technology. As is often the case with multiple POV storylines, some storylines may interest you overall more than others. But in the end John Marrs achieved the seemingly impossible: making me care about every single one of then, even the more than flawed ones.
Also, this book made me think A LOT about where the story ended for each character. Who "deserved" his or her fate? Was there ever a truly "happy ending?" If so, at what cost?
An excellent book- smart, savvy, and superbly well done- that I highly recommend. I will be looking for more John Marrs books in the future!

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