If I were to give 2016 a title, it would be The Year of the Seemingly Eternal Reading SLUMP! 
 I mean, I've lowered my yearly goal at least 5 times, and I'm nowhere close to meeting even the saddest, newest little goal, which ends up being about a fifth of my normal aspirations. 
 That said, it seemed like it was time to pull out ALL THE STOPS -- and consult the Leaning Tower of Books I Really Want to Read... or to at least select from the top few layers; since, let's face it, I have more books than room on my wall of bookshelves.... some say it's an addiction... I say I never let it go that I'm secretly Belle from Beauty and the Beast.... when she first enters that amazingly MAGICAL library of infinite possibilities.... 
 So, ONE TRUE LOVES happened to be reachable without collapsing the rest of the novels into a disaster of chaos, which made it my last attempt at breaking the eternal reading slump, before I gave up and started counting coloring books and magazines on my list.... 
 And was it good enough to get me to start reading again? I suppose time will only tell... but it was one of the most enchanting, engaging things I've read so far in 2016, that's for sure! 
 The gist of this pretty little novel is that a woman must decide between her two great loves -- her husband, a charming and exciting man who was thought to have died many years ago after a tragic helicopter accident, and her fiance, the kind and patient man who helped her see past her grief and to create a new life and a new love full of infinite possibilities. 
 Jesse was her past -- her prince charming, her partner in endless adventures and whirlwind trips around the world -- always fun, always amazing, and definitely the first man who Emma ever truly loved. And then there's Sam, who is her present -- her quiet knight in shining armor, her voice of reason, her gentle love who keeps her grounded and inspires her to adopt cats and run a bookshop, seeking and creating a new version of love that seems entirely different from what she had with Jesse. 
 But now Jesse is back... and the sparks seem as hot as ever. And Sam, who is one half of a wedding that should be taking place in just a matter of weeks.... 
 I think the best part of this novel is the way that it examines love as an evolution, a changing force that not only molds a person, but in turn is adapted itself by the growth and development of the players involved. Rather than just being an awkward, gratuitous love triangle, Emma's decision between Jesse and Sam is less of a choice about who her heart loves harder and more a decision of which person does she want to be now -- the person who loves Jesse or the one who loves Sam? 
 Overall, ONE TRUE LOVES was endearing, entertaining, and quite possibly enough to end the GREAT READING SLUMP OF 2016.... 
 .... but even if it didn't, it at least gives me another author whose books could look spectacular on this endlessly leaning tower of books in front of me!