Reviews with content warning for Drug use - Love and Other Words

I read this book in two days because I couldn’t put it down.

I love that the chapters alternated between “then” and “now.” I loved watching Elliot and Macy’s relationship evolve. They were so cute (as friends and as more).

I definitely cried when Macy shared the full side of her story. That is just so heartbreaking! I can’t say I could’ve made it through that situation.

Some of my critiques: I find it a little unrealistic that they could jump back into things so soon. Especially after 11 YEARS! And especially after everything Macy went through! Then again, I didn’t meet and grow up with the true love of my life, so what do I know? Also, I don’t like the way THE incident was handled. Macy’s life was destroyed for two reasons on the same day, but so was Elliot’s (even though neither of them knew about the other’s situation). It would’ve been completely out of character for Elliot to intentionally do something stupid, but I hate that he was sexually assaulted. AND THAT HE APOLOGIZED SO MUCH FOR IT! And tried to downplay it as being just drunk and delusional.

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kaela_arcuri's review

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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andreareiter's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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emjen16's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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strayedthoughts's review

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challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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agiali's review against another edition

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4.0

↦ 183/108

Love and Other Words is a beautiful and fast-paced love story.

I have heard about this book for about a year now, but didn't really blink an eye since I wasn't the biggest fan of Christina Lauren's other popular release, The Unhoneymooners. It's safe to say that this book exceeded my expectations and almost made me cry on multiple occasions. I borrowed this copy from my cousin, but definitely need to get one for my own collection because I really did/ do love this one.

I read Every Summer After by Carley Fortune last month and it was often compared to this one. I will say this book did the story so much better in my opinion, but both stories are fantastic on their own as well :) It also reminded me a bit of One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid too!

If you're looking for a heartwrenching, childhood-friends-to-lovers story that is heartbreaking in more ways than one, I HIGHLY recommend this one.

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prettybaddieb's review

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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