A review by theinstabookworm
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

After not having luck with Christina Lauren's books, I told myself I wouldn't read any more from them. But, I continued to see this one all over, so I decided to give it a try. 

I definitely think this is their most cohesive novel in terms of the writing. It wasn't obvious that the book had been written by two people, which is what I had a hard time with when reading their other books. I've seen this compared to EVERY SUMMER AFTER by Carley Fortune, but I have to say I liked ESA more. It took me so long to read this and I think it could have been 100ish pages shorter. This was a book completely centered around miscommunication. Like all books with this trope, all they had to do was talk to each other. But no, let's go years not talking because we have different interpretations of how things went down between us. 🙄😑 I liked the Then chapters more than the Now chapters. I probably won't read another Christina Lauren book, but never say never.
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