The One That Got Away

I just finished The one that got away by Charlotte Rixon and here is my review.


The year 2000 was the start of the end for Benjamin and Clara. One mistake sends them both in very different directions and so far apart from each other.

20 years on, Clara has a great job and a handsome husband but she never got over Benjamin and the life they could have had with each other. She feels responsible for what happened and the guilt eats at her for years....

Until a bombing happens in the City where they loved and lost each other. A bombing at the stadium where Benjamin religiously went every single weekend. Clara can't help worrying about what may have happened to him and it sets her on a new path.... One where she maybe, can right a terrible wrong but that is only if she isn't too late.

This was one of those books that jumped from year to year from Clara to Benjamin's POV and I understand the logic of doing it but I found it a bit of a pain personally. I would have liked a little less jumping around but I think that is just me.

I found the character development, however excellent. Both Benjamin and Clara were hella irritating when they were younger and the more they grew, the more they grew on me. You could really visualize how much time had changed them for the better and they could both see the mistakes they made in their youth.

I found Benjamin's story so heartbreaking and he really did right by his son Aiden. I really did enjoy this book even with my gripes about the timeline.

This book does have one heck of a trigger.... Child sexual abuse and alcoholism are both weaved into this tale so please be advised if these might be your triggers.

The book was really well written and I loved the second chance at love undertones that the book had weaved throughout the 20 years.

If you love women's fiction, you should add this to your TBR

4 stars! Thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for my gifted copy