This audiobook grabbed my attention immediately. I love how the main characters are young girls who are aware of the environmental damage that has been done to their town. Mav, Monday and Mirabel are smart and yet made me laugh at times. I would recommend this audiobook, especially to my Massachusetts friends, where it takes place. Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for allowing me to review this ARC.

I found this one a little hard to get into at the start, but once it picked up, it was hard to put down!

This is a beautifully written and creative novel of inclusion and environmental responsibility, unlike any story I've read before.

This is my third book by this author and I like her style. She is relatable. Her stories are well thought out and engaging.

This was a very good audiobook. I enjoyed the narration, and felt that the sisters Mab, Monday and Mirabel were very accurately narrated. I loved the way the author showed the ways each sister was different, and also how their differences could also be their strengths.

I thought the premise of the story was believable, an entire town that suffers ill effects from a chemical company upstream. The drinking water is affected, high instances of cancer and birth defects are rampant. The story was spun in three different narratives, one for each sister. I appreciated the differences between each and feel that the story was woven together beautifully.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good fiction about family and individuality.

Thank you for the copy of this book! I loved it and it kept me interested the entire time! I really enjoyed the different perspectives of the three sisters, especially with their different abilities.

I fell in love with Mab, Monday, and Mirabel. It was refreshing to see young female heroines depicted in such a realistic way. I appreciated certain characteristics about each girl, and found myself rooting for them the whole way. I liked the storyline with River, but I also like that it wasn’t a standard “boy meets girl” trope.

Another wonderful book by Laurie Frankel! One Two Three is the story of triplets, born into a town following water pollution caused by a factory. The three sisters are different but also operate as one at times, and this story is told through their voices. This novel gives an Erin Brokovich spin on Laurie Frankel's typically spot on depictions of family.

This was a beautiful, heartbreaking story about a family and a small town. I loved the characters. There is so much development here, you get to know them so well, it's hard to leave them behind. And I loved the tough choices and ideas in this one.

More jobs or stay mad at a company that hurt the town members? But it's also about a family and a life - to live in the world with disabilities and to want a life and love. To harbor anger and yet to have to move on - because you can't force a company to pay for something you can't change. It's about accepting things as they are while, at the same time, fighting for someone to apologize for what they've done that hurt them. I loved these sisters, this mother and I love those in the town that loved them. It was such a moving, emotional read. Before I saw this audiobook on Netgalley, this wasn't even on my radar. I'm so glad I took the chance. The audiobook was absolutely phenomenal.

A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

Laurie Frankel writes the best, most authentic and quirky little characters. I found this book to be unpredictable, heart warming and compassionate. I did have a hard time distinguishing the characters at times with the audiobook but I loved the narration overall. Because of this book, I recently purchased another Laurie Frankel book.

Laurie Frankel weaves a beautiful story together almost as if by magic. I could not stop listening to this audiobook about twin sisters Mab, Monday & Maribel. These girls have their issues and they are living in a town that has been poisoned by a major company and they have gotten away with it. I loved how the sisters related to each other and how the world treated them. Really beautifully written. Would def recommend!

This book was so cute and ended in such an exciting, wonderful way. I loved that we got to hear each girl’s perspective and it was written to fit all of them. The author did a great job of portraying them and their personalities as well. Good premise and plot.

🌀Synopsis
Mirabel, Monday, and Mab are known to everyone in their small town. This dead small town, that is. There was a chemical lawsuit that the members of the town signed and the plant in town went out of business which then caused them all to lose their jobs.
Now the same company wants to reopen the plant and everyone has to pick a side. No one has fought harder than the girls’ mom, who has tirelessly worked to prove this company knowingly did them harm. After all it caused permanent harm to one of the triplets- Mirabel who can’t speak.
With the help from the company owners son, the girls go on a mission to help their mom and they succeed. They find the proof they need but it’s not enough. The girls are forced to take action into their own hands to save their town from further damage.

Ahh Laurie Frankel is quickly becoming one of my top authors! I love how each of her novels revolves around controversial/difficult to talk about topics with such grace. In One, Two, Three she utilized multiple POV between the triplets--it was great being able to hear each one's innermost thoughts. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for an easy, entertaining listen!

📖: One, Two, Three
✍️: Laurie Frankel
🎙: Emma Galvin; Jesse Vilinsky; Rebecca Soler
⭐️: 3 of 5
🎧: 5 of 5

This was my second Frankel novel and by far my favorite. It really made me think of the movie Erin Brockovich due to the similarities in the water situation. Although this is a fictional story, it's sad to know this is a real problem in not only our world but our nation. I enjoyed many aspects of this book, including the authors writing style, but I enjoyed the characters of this story, especially the sisters. They were all well developed, and you got a true sense of who they were, like you knew them in real life. The narration was phenomenal, and I really appreciated the inclusion of Mirabel's AAC device dialog and thought it was well done. Thank you, NetGalley, and MacMillan Audio for the opportunity to listen and review this great story.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillian Audio for my complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

ONE TWO THREE by Laurie Frankel blew me away. I loved absolutely everything about this book. The story, the characters, the narration, all of it. In fact, out of the 16 books I read last month, this one was by far my favourite. It might even be a top contender for 2024. We shall see!

ONE TWO THREE is the captivating story of a small town dealing with the after effects of an environmental catastrophe. Bourne residents are stuck between a rock and a hard place, needing to move on from a tragedy that left profound and lasting turmoil in its wake, while also living a life in limbo that outsiders are unable to fully comprehend,

I was fascinated by Bourne's history and wanted to know more about it. I couldn't help but think of the Erin Brockovich film (which of course is based on a true story) as well as the Flint Water Crisis while listening/reading this remarkable story. It's utterly tragic that this tale is not purely fictional as many people around the world continue to be exposed to contaminated water that blameworthy corrupt companies turn a blind eye to. It's unjust and heartbreaking and this book portrays that exceptionally well.

The three main protagonists, the Mitchell triplets, narrate their stories through alternating POVs and the voice actors did an incredible job portraying each teenage girl. Mab (ONE), Monday (TWO) and Mirabel (THREE) were all distinctly different characters with distinctly different personalities and having different actors play each role brought authenticity to the audio book.

I highly recommend both the book and audio book!

Though the story is great, and I’m sure it would have been a great read, the audiobook took it to the next level. Bourne is a place very unlike anywhere I’ve spent time, but by the end, I felt very familiar with it and its residents.

The ensemble cast was phenomenal, with each of the triplets’ unique personalities given the opportunity to shine through. They are the echo generation of a biological disaster, the daughters of a crusader, and, most importantly, three teenage girls trying to find their way in the world.

If you like coming-of-age stories, this will be right up your alley.

Thank you to NetGalley and McMillan Audio for the opportunity to listen. All opinions are my own.

4.5 stars out of 5 stars, rounded up to 5 stars.

𝙊𝙉𝙀🍁𝙏𝙒𝙊🍃𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙀𝙀🍂
𝘔𝘢𝘣 ~ 𝘖𝘯𝘦🍁
𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 ~ 𝘛𝘸𝘰🍃
𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘭 ~ 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 🍂

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝙃𝙐𝙂𝙀 𝘍𝘐𝘝𝘌⭐️𝘚𝘛𝘈𝘙 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘸 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴. 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘵, 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦.

𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝟯 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗟𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗘 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘵 : 𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗟

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝟯 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 ~ 𝘔𝘢𝘣, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘭 ~ 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘩, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘨𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘣 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩.... 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘣 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯.

𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘥𝘰!

𝗔 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗻𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:
“The smart choice of narrators Emma Galvin (One), Jesse Vilinsky (Two), and Rebecca Soler (Three) as the Mitchell triplets is entertaining in addition to their amazing synergy.”

𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙡, 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙈𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤 + 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮

📚🍷💃🏻

If you love the Beartown series, pick this book up immediately. The way the words and sentences are intentionally constructed is so impressive and reminded me a lot of the writing in Beartown.

Better yet, listen to the audiobook. Each chapter is from the perspective of one of a set of triplets who are 16 and growing up in this small town where their water supply was poisoned before they were born. The 3 narrators, Emma Galvin, Jesse Vilinsky, and Rebecca Soler, knock it out of the park. I recognized Rebecca immediately from Fourth Wing.

One thing that resenated with me was how accessible and accepting of differences the town was. As a mom of a 4 year old with multiple disabilities, a town like that would be a dream.

I also found the author interview at the end of the audiobook really interesting. We get a peek behind the curtain at the process for picking narrators and the author's input (at least for this particular book)

I don’t usually like audiobooks but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one! I think the fact that it was told in first person and three very distinct narrators really helped. Mab, Monday and Mirabel where all great in their own ways and I really enjoyed each of their perspectives.

The story was really engaging and kept me interested the whole time, waiting to see what would happen next. Strong Erin Brockovich vibes which I really enjoyed. The story was devastating but also full of hope and love and strength. I must say, one of my favourite parts of the book was the representation and the use of the Social Model of Disability. Having not had first-hand experience with any of the disabilities mentioned, I thought they were written quite well. The characters were complex and flawed and never succumbed to the ‘inspiration porn’ trope which I really appreciated. This book felt really special to me and I really enjoyed it.

Laurie Frankel excels in her storytelling around complex families, and this book is no different. The One, Two and Three in the title refer to triplets Mab, Monday and Mirabel, being raised by their single mother in the town of Bourne where a terrible industrial incident happened (chemicals in the water) before they were born, impacting everyone in the town. Mirabel is in a wheelchair and communicates through typing with her one usable hand. Monday also has some peculiarities (on the autism spectrum perhaps?), and the town embraces all three of them for who they are. Frankel does an excellent job portraying disability representation in the book without having those things fully define the characters. The girls' mother is relentless in her fight to bring the company responsible for the chemicals in the water to justice.

The one negative for me with this book is it felt a little young adult with three teenage narrators -= their school dramas, crushes, interactions with the adults around them. They were wonderful characters -- each distinctive voices -- but the point of view does naturally sway a bit younger.

Despite the heavy nature of the topic, it is a feel good book about a family and a community supporting each other, and three sisters coming of age together, bonding through challenges and adversity.

One Two Three focuses on 16 year old triplets: Mab (One), Monday (Two) and Mirabel (Three) who are unique as they are the same. A coming of age story where the sisters, born into a town so different in its make up and so far removed from the outside world, that not only did no one new come to town, but no one left. A town destroyed by a chemical spill nearly two decades earlier, Bourne continues to bear the painful scars of the community’s shared history.

The sisters try to navigate love and loyalty all while being the superhero’s of the story, the ones set out to save the town, to finish the fight their mother, Nora, began.

Frankel invested time into building out and developing these characters which were enhanced by the phenomenal trio of narrators. The distinct voices and expressions added so much depth to the characters.

The story, however, had some slow moving parts and there were times I felt there was more detail than necessary.

Nonetheless, Laurie Frankel is a gifted storyteller and I’m looking forward to reading another novel by her in the future.