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Title: One
Author: Sarah Crossan
Genre: YA, Contemporary, Poetry* (*novel in verse.)
Verdict:
This is the first novel in verse that I've ever read - and I did find
the form a little... odd.
Not bad, necessarily, just odd. I don't know whether I liked the form or
not, really. It was different, I'll give it that.
But poetry in general is an incredibly personal thing - so... make of that
what you will I guess!
This book is about conjoined twins Tippi and Grace, who've spent
their entire lives literally joined at the hip, with all the good and the
bad that that brings.
What I really liked about this was the fleshed-out minor characters -
everyone was fully developed, maybe even more than Tippi and Grace.
Personally, I couldn't warm to Tippi - she just seemed a little less
there than everyone else (ironic since, due to Grace's first-person
viewpoint, Tippi is literally always there.)
Grace, though, I did like. By the end of the book, you know her so well
that it's very hard not to like her.
The plot is quite intense in places... can't say more for fear of
spoilerage, but I can imagine people getting more than slightly upset at
some points.
A unique book certainly, and one that you've got to form your own
opinions on I think!
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Last updated: 4th May 2026
I'm so happy you gave this a try! I for one absolutely loved the characters, the verse, and the plot, and I was so emotional by the end. It was my first verse book too, but I thought it went really well!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I enjoyed it as much as you did (which sounds like it would be difficult tbh,) but I'm glad I gave it a try :)
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