Do you believe someone can love more than one person at once? Camille is torn between her best friend turned lover, Draya, and the breath of fresh air she finds in the sinuous, Mack. All three ladies want the same things, peace, happiness, and to settle into a new city. Three is a crowd and things are getting more complicated by the minute. It seems inevitable that someone will get their heart-broken.
Okay this is a hard one to really rate because it does include cheating. If you know me I'm not a fan of cheating in romance books. This was an interesting read for me because of that element, but I think I understand what the author was attempting to do. This by no means excuses the behavior. 3.5 stars
This is one of the few Black love books that I know of that's FFF. It is a polyamorous relationship between Draya, Mack, and Camille who have been trying to figure out the dynamics of their relationship since college. Eventually the three make a move together where a lot of their secrets have been revealed. There is cheating that occurs from two of the three characters and I'm not a fan of cheating in any capacity. Harper seemed to open dialogue about the assumptions people make about polyamorous relationships and the disregard of the amount of work and communication that it actually takes to make these relationships work. I think that Draya, Mack, and Camille form a lot of their relationship based on lust and physical attachment and completely ignore their inability to be an effective group of individuals in a relationship. There is a lack of communication, a lack of respect, a clear lack of understanding for everyone's needs which leads to individuals making choices to cheat. I don't think that Harper condones the cheating in any way; however, it's still difficult to work your way through if it's an element that you don't enjoy. This book does serve as a great way to illustrate that communication is an important component of any relationship, but it's even more important when more than two people are involved. I also believe that not all the characters in this book belong in a polyamorous relationship. It's clear that they like the ability to explore their options and while that's okay it's not the mindset that is effective in any relationship.
The writing was easy to get through. There were some grammatical mistakes; however, I'm more likely to be lenient on that because it is an indie book. The ending though! This is definitely a book that ends in a HFN. I wish readers would have gotten more about these characters or that there was a second book because the way it ended was a little confusing. I understand that due to the events of the book readers couldn't necessarily get a clear cut ending, but there are some loose ends that needed to be tied up. Overall, this was a solid read. I was surprised that it remained a solid read for me because of the cheating but I was interested in what the author was attempting to do. The book was steamy, I mean extremely steamy and well done in terms of expressing the physical and at some points emotional connections the characters shared. Hopefully the author will revisit these characters in the future.
Could you handle being in a three-partner relationship? This is the plot of ONE. TWO. THREE. LOVE. by Tuesday Harper, a page-turning story of three women sharing love, a house, and the plelthora of emotions that come with sharing each other. I did think the pacing could be better - flashbacks weren't transitioned smoothly enough - but the characters are truthful in what happens in a poly relationship. These three are still on my mind even after finishing this one yesterday.
It's so hard to find f/f/f romance, so I was really pleased to find this. I really felt for all of the characters with the different things they went through and put each other through. I wish there had been a little bit more time spent on their early relationship, but the drama of their current situation was certainly enough to sustain the story.
Although I enjoyed the writing style, the book could have used a good editor, and it was sometimes hard to keep track of the timelines, since the time jumps weren't marked. I also didn't enjoy that the book introduced a character who "used male pronouns", but then referred to the character as a woman and with she/her pronouns, and never mentioned anything about that person being transgender again.
I almost didn't finish this story because of the grammatical errors at the beginning. I always want to support, but as writers you also have to take the time to perfect your craft. I'm glad I chose to overlook them and continue on because the storyline was interesting and held my attention until the last the page. The story of Mack, Draya and Camille is all about learning yourself and what you desire in a relationship. It some cases a standard relationship between two just isn't enough. We get to see these three figure out how to make their relationship with each other work in a way that is fulfills the wants and desires of all three parties.
There was cheating and I didn’t believe the HEA/HFN. Only one of them seemed actually equally committed to the relationship. On the good side, it was steamy.
I was really excited to hear about this book, (A BLACK F/F/F WHAT?!) but didn't realize that the catalyzing factor of their three-person relationship would be one's discovery of the other two's cheating. And it was totally cheating, no matter what the endgame was going to be. Hard limit.
I really enjoyed seeing Mack, Draya, and Camille navigate their relationship together and the changes in their life post-college. I did find some of the timeline confusing as flashbacks weren’t differentiated from present day, and some of the time skips I wish had been filled in a little more, but overall I did enjoy this story. The way they’re an established triad, but have to work through various issues in order to keep their relationship strong was wonderful to see, and I wouldn’t mind seeing more of Mack, Draya, and Camille making their relationship work.
This story is a messy, angst-filled ride. I found it enjoyable to read for the first half, although the timeline isn’t terribly clear and I found myself getting confused at points. I do think it needs more fleshing out for me to understand why Mack and Camille placed the opinions of their (largely absent) “best” friends over Draya. I also am not sure the author intended for Camille to be so unlikable.
Unfortunately, in my opinion, this book only works well (as a romance) if you imagine it as a love story between Mack and Draya. I think when you create an unbalanced trio, make one lead unsympathetic, and set up a kind of forbidden love arc between the two characters who treat each other (and know each other) the best, you have to expect that some readers are just going to ship the duo that works. There was just not enough substance there to argue for them as a trio.
One. Two. Three. Love. (Kindle Edition) by Tuesday Harper Mack, Draya, and Camille I read many f/f/f books. This being said ground rules must be set. An additional fourth or more, if known and agreed upon, is acceptable and enjoyable. There is an underlying feeling in me throughout the book that things just won't work out. There is infidelity and this breaks my lines. Others may be okay with cheating but I am not. I can't believe these three can ever find the trust to make this a HEA. I am having trouble even thinking this is really an HFN relationship. I will give it 2 stars. there is heat.
I’d definitely like a follow up in this trio. Their relationship definitely would make you go hmmm. But it also leaves so many questions in the end as to how things all worked out. Did Kenzie ever really get over Draya? Did the girls finally find the right balance to maintain everyone’s happiness. With any love triangle you’d think someone has to be missing out. Definitely looking forward to keeping up with this author and her work.
Too bad. I liked the premise and the characters but the grammatical mistakes make it hard to read. I would read another story from this writer hoping for improvement.
mmm it was okay the beginning was promising then towards the middle the storyline got kinda jumpy and a little jarring. there were time skips that weren’t indicated so it made me feel like i had missed something. i liked the smut though it just needed some polishing
I'll be honest this was a little to Contemporary for me. I enjoyed the characters but not how realistic the story was. So if you enjoy Contemporary real world relationships between 3 hawt af lesbians then you'll enjoy this but wasn't my cup of tea
Happiness can be a choice and when you choose to wake up to the person next to you every day, you are choosing to be happy. The book show so many different values that I cannot wait to apply to my own nonmonogamous relationship.