You're The One That I Wan't by Giovanna Fletcher

'You're The One That I Want' begins in present day from the perspective of Maddy, on her wedding day. At this point she is 26 years old and is saying how she loves the man she is about to marry, Rob, but also loves his best man and her best friend, Ben. At this point the reader might be quick to judge Maddy and label her, however, the book swiftly moves to the next chapter and takes the reader back to when these 3 characters were 9 years old and first met. It is now that we, as the readers, begin to get a clearer idea on how Maddy is in this situation whereby she loves more than 1 person and how this effects the way she lives her life. This story is therefore beginning from the age of 9 and ends at the age of 26, therefore we get to see how the characters change and mature as they experience "the real world".

The book is written from the perspective of Maddy and Ben. Its interesting that Robert is one of the main characters throughout the book, and in-fact helps to shape the true meanings of the story, yet doesn't get the chance to allow the reader to really understand how he is feeling. For instants, when he cheats on Maddy at University.

This novel portrays the different types of love in modern day life. Whether it be love of a friend, love of family or love of a partner, love is shown to be something special yet it can be apparent in many different forms.

There are a few quotes that really stuck out for me:

 "Without the love or the heartache i also wouldn't have had the unconditional friendships"

"And then i stole a glance to the right of Robert, to see my other love. Ben Gilbert"

"My heart ached as it understood the significance and a feeling of sadness swelled through me"

What strikes me about this book is that love isn't always black and white and even though you think you might have found "the one" its not always that simple.  I found it fascinating to read a book that didn't just focus on one love story and a few sub plots here and there, this book really took you along with the characters and really understand what the experience of love is really like.