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ainoafv's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
by far my favorite book of the year. read it in almost one sitting and fell in love with Macy and Elliot over and over again.
alternating between the past and the present we can see how the relationship between these two characters -and others- evolves and how they experience things such as death, the loss of a loved one or love.
love and other words is a book that i'd love to read again and that i would recomend to everyone.
alternating between the past and the present we can see how the relationship between these two characters -and others- evolves and how they experience things such as death, the loss of a loved one or love.
love and other words is a book that i'd love to read again and that i would recomend to everyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Rape
cia_of_the_stars's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Rape
saryy's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
katherineeweaver's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Macys mom dies when she is young and she leaves Macy’s dad with a list of rules, including that he should have a place where she can escape the stress of school. So her dad buys a lake house next to the Petropolous family and Macy quickly becomes best friends and reading buddies with Eliot. Macy and Eliot communicate throughout the week but eventually this stops as we know based on their unexpected meeting in the future. The book flip flops between then and now (just like Every Summer After) and we get to watch Macy and Eliot evolve as teens and adults. Adult Macy is in a relationship with Sean Chen, an artist and father, and they become engaged after just three months. And nobody likes Sean, especially Macy’s best friend, Sabrina. Eliot just broke up with his girlfriend and is openly in love with a Macy. I definitely liked the chapters about their history and families more. We get to watch their friendship grow into a relationship and witness a bunch of firsts: first love, first sex, etc. the relationship abruptly ends when Macy decides to go help Eliot two hours away when he’s drunk at a New Year’s Eve party (please girl no) and she finds him naked in bed with the girl she was always suspicious/jealous of. She goes back to her cabin and is too sick to drive home so her dad comes to get her the next day. While he is consoling her on the drive home, he gets into a car accident and dies. So she has a lot of survivors guilt. And Eliot only finds out the truth about her father after they rekindle as adults. Eliot also shares that he was raped by his ex fling Emma, although the words rape and sexual assault are never used and I don’t really like that. It seemed a little too much like that was the easiest way out for CLo and I just wish there was another way for it not to be Eliot’s fault or for Eliot to own it and still be a good guy in Macy’s eyes. Him being a rape victim surely isn’t the only way for Macy to forgive his actions, right? But yes, they do get back together and move in together and the twists are so much more unexpected than in Every Summer After. I read Every Summer After first, but I was also wondering how that book even got published because it seems like a straight rip off of Love and Other Words. So that made me feel icky. But Love and Other Words was better for what it’s worth. Oh and it’s called Love and Other Words because Macy and Eliot are always reading and asking each Other what their favorite words are.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
taytayjordan16's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Rape, and Car accident
quitte's review against another edition
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
sammymilfort's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Rape, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content
Minor: Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Cursing
micaela_brenssell's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
nicoleonbooks's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
The characters felt relatable and human. There were funny, sweet, and sad moments. You're given feet-kicking levels of cute and teary eyed heartbreaks. This story of compounding loss and soul mate type love definitely deserves to hold space on your shelves.
However, this unfortunately isn't a completely perfect book. The second half of this book definitely saved my opinion of it. It felt more solid than the first half. The beginning seems to lack emotional foundation for some of the connections and conversations had between the characters. It felt very jarring and disconnected at times. TRIGGER WARNING: rape. Towards the very end of the novel, an explicit depiction of rape occurs and it is never discussed, or handled, as such. The authors focus on other issues surrounding the situation but never acknowledge it for what it was, nor do they talk about any sort of trauma, or healing, that followed as a result. This knocked my star review down further.
There are discussion questions at the back of the novel, which I am always delighted to read through.
However, this unfortunately isn't a completely perfect book. The second half of this book definitely saved my opinion of it. It felt more solid than the first half. The beginning seems to lack emotional foundation for some of the connections and conversations had between the characters. It felt very jarring and disconnected at times. TRIGGER WARNING: rape. Towards the very end of the novel, an explicit depiction of rape occurs and it is never discussed, or handled, as such. The authors focus on other issues surrounding the situation but never acknowledge it for what it was, nor do they talk about any sort of trauma, or healing, that followed as a result. This knocked my star review down further.
There are discussion questions at the back of the novel, which I am always delighted to read through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Car accident