I received a copy of He’s the One by Katie Price in exchange for an honest review.
Summary:
A passionate story of lost love and second chances, from the bestselling Katie Price.
Twenty-year-old Liberty is beautiful, ambitious and dreams of making it as an actress. She is also a single mother and has a three-year old daughter, Brooke. Living with her mother, she supports her daughter by modelling and working as a waitress.
Then, over one perfect summer, Liberty meets and falls in love with Cory, a young American taking time off from university. But Liberty never feels good enough for him, and when she meets his university friends, she feels it’s only fair to let him go. Heartbroken, Cory leaves to go back to the States.
Liberty, meanwhile, suddenly gets the break she’s been praying for. Zac, a TV director has seen her picture and wants her to audition for a role in LA. And so, Liberty and Brooke begin a new phase of their lives. Suddenly, she is successful, but she can’t forget Cory. Until news of his engagement reaches her, and she finally agrees to marry Zac.
Years later, everything has changed. Liberty has fled LA, taking a reluctant teenage Brooke with her. But returning to her home town of Brighton reawakens painful memories. Especially as she meets Cory again. She still loves him, but he seems to hate her. Can she ever convince him to trust her again?
Review:
The first thing I thought when I started reading this book was this is a thick book. Due to all my crazy wedding plans I haven’t been reading as fast as I usually can, so I worried about getting my review in on time. But, I’m happy to say that the book flew by for me! The first section in the book is from 1999, and is told from Liberty’s POV. We see her as a struggling waitress, a single mom who has dreams of becoming an actress and making a good life for her daughter Brooke. She falls in love with Cory, but their summer romance doesn’t last. Then we are fast-forwarded to 2013, and start getting POV’s from both Liberty and her daughter Brooke. Now Liberty is a celebrity living in LA, and while her life might seem glamorous from the outside, she is really in a horrible marriage and still pining after her first true love – Cory. After finally leaving her husband and fleeing back home to Brighton, readers get the final piece of Liberty and Brooke’s story. Away from LA, mother and daughter finally seem to forge a real relationship, love is found (for both women), and I loved the happy ending. The story is fast-paced, fun to get immersed in, and I highly enjoyed He’s the One!
