This book is everything of the sort! I was hooked from the first chapter describing the intimate relationship that triplets have. Laurie Frankel’s “This is How it Always Is” is one of my favorites, and “One Two Three” exceeded my high expectations. It is beautifully written, captivating, and kept my attention from start to finish. Highly recommend this one!

One Two Three is an complex slow burn. The teenager sisters Mabs, Monday, and Mirabel
are triplets live in the small town of Bourne. This town has been wreck by a chemical company that polluted their water source ruining countless lives. The storyline reminds me of the movie Dark Water about the DuPont scandal in West Virginia. The real heroes of the story were the sisters whom I loved from the beginning. Laurie Frankel’s character development of these three will keep you reading or listening. It’s wasn’t an easy book to get into, but I’m glad I finished it. The narrators chosen to represent each of the girls was on point. Thank you Netgalley & Henry Holt Co. for the advance readers copy. 3.5 ⭐️

I enjoyed this book so much. The audio was very well done with each characters voiced uniquely. I loved each of the characters and how the community cared for each other so well. I found this a wonderful story of family, fighting for justice and hope to come.

I really loved this book. Especially Monday lol. This book gave me all the feels. I cried, laughed, and hoped all at once. Definitely would recommend this to everyone to read.

One is for Mab, the daughter who takes care of her family.
Two is for Monday, the town librarian who's devoted to yellow.
Three is for Mirabel, the smartest girl they know, even if she can't speak.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for providing this gifted ALC on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review - it's my favorite audiobook of the year so far!

The Mitchell triplets are celebrities in the small town of Bourne, where their mother has spent their entire life fighting Belsum Chemical. She believes that chemical runoff from their plant has resulted in high rates of cancer and birth defects in the town. When the family behind Belsum returns to reopen the plant, the Mitchells work to uncover the mysteries behind their town's troubles.

If you loved Laurie Frankel's previous book This Is How It Always Is, I bet you'll love this one. The characters here are equally well-drawn and endearing - I loved hearing each of the sister's voices in their respective chapters (titled one, two, and three). Each girl deals with the family and town strife in her own unique way, but you can feel the love and support they have for each other. Monday's autism and Mirabel's physical disabilities are handled with respect, keeping them from becoming caricatures.

I highly recommend the audiobook - each narrator does a great job portraying the girls. Mirabel's sections also include her text-to-speech app, something I'd never heard in an audiobook before. Mab's narrator is especially strong - the emotion in her voice as she deals with the darkness of Belsum is so moving.

This book deals not only with the environmental fallout of Belsum but also the economic impact of the plant's closure, showing us how desperate residents would rather take their chances on an unsafe job than have no job at all. If you're interested in this topic, definitely also check out the nonfiction Mill Town. Readers interested in character-driven stories, social justice, and the environment should not miss this one!

This book is great! I really enjoyed it. The characters in this book are sublime. The three sisters for which the book is named:
One = Mab
Two = Monday
Three = Mirabel
are splendidly developed and unique in every way to your normal “teen angst” type protagonists. They each have abilities and disabilities that are wonderfully and realistically portrayed. I really appreciated the way their mother, Nora was written. Hard working, determined, ferocious and a little stubborn. This book has a good old fashioned revenge plot mixed into a coming of age book, and at its core a book about environmental activism. It was slightly quirky in a small town way but global in its message. I would recommend it to everyone!

“How do you let go of the past when the past won’t let go of you?”

Mab (1), Monday (2) and Mirabel (3) are triplets born in small town Bourne that made national news when the water supply turned green and deemed unsafe. The town and its citizens have suffered for years in the aftermath of chemical pollution from the local chemical plant. When rumors that the plant will reopen, the sisters take matters in their own hands.

I am so glad I listened to this one as an audiobook. The narration was excellent. This story is told from the perspectives of the triplets, and the narrators did a wonderful job of capturing each one and their unique personalities.

Thank you NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for this advanced copy.

One Two Three by Laurie Frankel follows triplet who refer to each other by their birth order. Mabs, Monday and Mirabel are 16 year old girls being raised in a small town where the water was polluted by a chemical company before they were born. Many residents of the town have medical issues if they survived at all, which their father did not, he worked at the plant and died of cancer before they were born. Mabs is the "normal" child, Monday has severe autism and Mirabel has multiple issues, culminating in living in a wheel chair and not being able to speak although her mind is very sharp.

The triplets mother has been on a crusade for against the chemical company for all of their life and they are now stepping in to help not only their mother but also the town. The story is told from the perspective of the girls, alternating each chapter. In the audio version, three different actors read the chapters which added to the enjoyment of the book.

Small town politics and an underhanded powerful company fill this incredible story of resilience and inner strength.

Thanks to NetGalley for this advanced audio version in exchange for an honest review.

One Two Three is a story of triplet teenage girls (Mab, Monday and Mirabelle, aka One, Two, and Three) and a town called Bourne. The girls were born about a year after the local chemical plant polluted the air and river with an experimental chemical. It seems fairly obvious that the chemical caused the ensuing illness, death, and congenital anomalies/birth defects that raged through Bourne at a rate “higher than expected”. However, despite Nora’s (the triplets’ mother) unending quest to hold the company accountable, no one has been able to prove the link...yet.

I started off really enjoying the story of the girls, all of whom had a distinct voice, and the Erin Brockovich vibe of citizens taking on the Big Bad Chemical plant that had ruined so many lives. I also appreciated the respect the author gave to her characters with disabilities and diverse abilities. The best characters, by far, were the two sisters that didn’t fall into the so-called “normal” category, a label that was touched upon insightfully throughout the book.

However, the book started to become very repetitive for me and I grew tired of the over-explanation of every thought that every character had. When you’re listening to a 15-hour audio, you just need it to move along sometimes, right? And while I enjoy good voice acting, I found the audio overly dramatic to the point where I felt like telling the characters to just calm down. Not a good sign. I know many will disagree with me on that point, but it did feel like overacting at times. Lastly, at the risk of sounding less than compassionate, the bitterness that Mab spoke with, while justified, got on my nerves after a while. It just all felt overdone.

Three stars for tackling the subjects of inclusivity, accountability, and the importance of environmental protection. Unfortunately, this fell short for me overall, but I know a lot of readers will love it.

Thanks to MacMillan Audio for an advance audiobook via NetGalley

This story was truly remarkable. I absolutely adore Laurie Frankel’s writing style. The characters are so fleshed out and real. This was a beautiful story of family bonds and small-town heart. I felt bad for the characters in Bourne but was also conflicted with River and his family. Had things truly changed with Belsum? A lot of the conflict in the story was relatable and heartbreaking and raised some great questions. This would be a wonderful book for book clubs. Laurie Frankel may be one of my new favorites!

The audiobook was superb! Each character had a distinct voice and was written differently than the others. Highly recommend.

There is so much to love about Laurie Frankel’s new novel One, Two, Three. First, let’s talk about the cast of strong female characters. Nora is a single mom raising her triplets in a small town called Bourne. Something terrible happened in Bourne before her daughters were born, but this incident still strongly affects the citizens today. The triplets Mab, Monday, and Mirabel are unique in their own special ways but stand together as a united front no matter the obstacles they face.

Mab, the first triplet to be born (one syllable name) is one of only a few in Bourne to be seen as intelligent and able to leave the town and go to college. Her goal is simple, get out to Bourne. She feels the weight of the world is on her shoulders to make something of herself for her family.

Monday, the second triplet (two syllable name) is able-bodied but her mind and emotions are unique. She must wear yellow clothes, eat yellow foods and loves everything that is yellow. Monday is the unofficial town librarian and has organized the town’s books in her home after the library shut down.

Maribel, the third triplet (three syllable name) is one of the smartest people in Bourne, but only has control of one arm and hand. She is confined to a wheelchair and uses a device to speak for her.

The Michell triplets are not the only family affected by the past and with a new family moving in, they are all worried that history will repeat itself. The girls’ strong, independent nature comes from their mom Nora. She is the town therapist and bartender. Even though Nora works two jobs she is still fighting for justice for her girls, her late husband and all the people in Bourne. The triples stand together and try to figure out ways to help defend the people of Bourne. But, can three teenage girls taken on the destruction that once again haunts their town?

One, Two, Three is a heart-wrenching novel filled with hope, strength and love. The modern issues that affect these characters is important to bring to the attention of many! I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of the audio book thanks to NetGalley and Henry Holt & Co. The production of One, Two, Three was genius. There are three narrators for each triplet and a synthesizer is used when other characters hear Maribel speak. When Maribel is having an inner dialogue you hear her inner voice which was beautiful to see done. I really loved the audio book and would definitely recommend listening to it. It really gives Maribel a voice. Well done! A must read! Publication date, June 8th 2021.

First, I will start with the audio itself. I LOVED the narrators Emma Galvin, Jesse Vilinsky, and Rebecca Soler. They did a fantastic job of portraying Mab, Monday and Mirabel's individual personalities. I also could easily speed it up to 2x which I love, especially with longer books. It was truly a joy listening.

The Story of One, Two, Three is unlike any other story I have ever read. Not so much because of the story itself (which gives off huge Erin Brockovich vibes), but because it is told by triplets whose perspectives and personalities literally couldn’t be more different. I appreciated the girls' quirks and how in depth it went into each girl's differences and disabilities. Their love for eachother, their town, and themselves was really the star of this story.

The plotline itself was not very exciting, and seemed to drag on and on. I never felt compelled to get back to the book to hurry and finish. I felt like if it had been shortened up a bit, this would have been a more exciting read.

Overall it was a lovely listen and I would rate 3.5

Laurie Frankel's One Two Three reminded me of the Nancy Drew books that I loved so much growing up. The book centers around triplets Mab, Monday, and Mirabel who live in the town of Bourne. Seventeen years ago the water turned green and made everyone in the town sick. The girls' mother has been fighting for justice ever since and the triplets join in that fight. Told in alternating voices, the three narrators do an incredible job bringing the girls and their personalities to life. This would appeal to YA readers. I enjoyed the story, but thought it was too long.

Bonus points for the author interview at the end and I enjoyed the insight into the casting of the three narrators.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for this ARC.

In the spirit of Nancy Drew and Erin Brockovich, Mab (One), Monday (Two), and Mirabel (Three)—the Mitchell triplet’s find themselves renewing the fight along with their therapist/bartender mother Nora against the chemical company that came to their small town of Bourne twenty years ago in promise of good jobs, but instead knowingly polluted their drinking water.

This David and Goliath story is an important one, but takes a back seat to the relationship the three sisters have, with their mother, each other, and their small town. Mab, the “normal” triplet just wants to get out of her boring small town and go to college like most typical teenagers. Monday, the neurodivergent triplet, is the town’s librarian since the town’s library closed down. Her masterful mind has read all of the books and periodicals not sold, and she loans them out along with her strict advice to those who come knocking on their door. Mirabel, who often feels trapped behind her electronic speech generating device, is brilliant and observant and loved by all in her town, but is that enough?

As we’ve seen in the past Laurie Frankel is excellent at inclusivity, allowing those deemed outside the norm to have a place in stories. This novel would make an excellent book club selection as there are so many conversations to be had about motherhood, coming of age in a small town, social justice, diversity, and ecological welfare to name a few. MacMillian did a particularly fantastic job with this audio version. The three narrators did an amazing job of representing the triplet’s very diverse personalities. Thank you to MacMillian Audio, Netgalley, and of course Laurie Frankel for the advanced copy to review. One Two Three comes out June 8th and I highly recommend adding it your summer reading stack!

This was by far one of the best audiobooks I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. It's about a small town that has been devastated by a chemical company's contamination of their water 17 years ago. It focuses on a widow with 16-year-old triplet girls, each unique in their abilities. Each chapter is read from the perspective of one of the girls, and we get to see things from their perspectives, which are definitely different from one another. The mother struggles to support her daughters and encourage them, but also is still fighting to sue the chemical company. enlightening, humorous, touching, all at the same time. The characters are unique, complex and endearing. The story line moves at just the right pace so as to keep one's interest, yet allow some reflection into how things appear from different lenses. One phrase from the synopsis really tells it all: " about how expanding our notions of normal makes the world a better place for everyone."

I wish every single person could experience this book. It's truly an eye-opener, yet also a very entertaining read.

Thank you Netgalley for this audiobook edition of One Two Three by Laurie Frankel.

FIrst of all , the narration was great. I love multiple voices to help me separate characters in my mind. I thought it was cool that they used a synthesizer to help bring "Three's" (Mirabel's) voice to life. Kudos to the production team.

On the the story. This is when rating gets hard. If I were to rank it based on just my personal feelings and interest of the story, I would give it a 2.5-3 stars. If I were to rate it on the story's complexities, characters, intricate and well fueled plot, I would probably give it 4.

This is a story about a set of triplets, born in a town that has been poisoned by a big, money making company. It has left many in the town, including two of the sister, disabled in some way. Now, after years of being left to pick of the pieces of the damage the company has left, big Poisonous Corporate has returned. But they have amended their ways and are even offering desperately needed jobs to the town's citizens.

After watching their mother, and other members of the town fight exhaustively for justice for what happened to their town, the sisters finally decide that it's up to them to save Bourne. But if lawyers and threats don't work, what will?

Again, well written, well thought out story. Honestly, my biggest complaint was the length. It was just way too long for what it was, which made it feel like it was really insisting upon itself. Like, yeah, it's a good story, but it could have been a good story if it was cut in half. And because of that, it did give it an overbaked flavor. The characters got a bit sloppy, the details of the story got a bit mooshed. It was just too much for me.

This is one of my favorite titles of the year. The book is fabulous for teen readers (not the intended audience, but an appropriate one). As good as the book was, the audiobook elevated it further. All narrators were beautifully suited to the characters, and the audio production was fabulous.

This book will make you fall in love with the tiny town of Bourne immediately! Bourne is a town that doesn’t trust water. One day their water turned green and considered unfit to drink. The children that were born, the women who were unable to have children, and the people who died still haunt the town. The Mitchell triplets are the daughters of the towns biggest social activist. Each of the triplets have their own unique personalities, gifts, and challenges. When a moving truck arrives in town everyone is thrown for a loop and the town is changed forever.

I highly recommend this engaging and heartfelt book! #netgalley

The small town of Bourne bears the scars of a chemical company that poisoned their water 17 years ago and left them with no recourse. The Mitchell family was devastated more than most. Nora Mitchell's husband died unexpectedly of cancer just weeks before she gave birth to triplets, two of whom were born severely disabled.

Now that the triplets are 16 years old, it could be happening all over again. The chemical company is back promising much-needed jobs and promising they have fixed what was wrong with their process.

I liked that the author attempted to show different points of view and how the tragedy affected different townspeople differently. I think she could have dug a little deeper, but it is written for teens so I think it is age-appropriate. However, some subjects did seem overly simplistic. The book does a good job of writing from the points of view of the three 16-year-olds. The adult characters seem just as immature or charicaturized, though.

I might recommend this to a young reader, but it isn't all that interesting for an adult, even if they enjoy YA and middle-grade lit.

I was so excited to receive this book. I loved her past work and this did not disappoint! The characters were so well established, and the book didn't feel like anything else I've ever read. Loved it!