A review by samflowerv6
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-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

4.0

It’s not that I didn’t like it. I totally did. And… it feels like the Christina Lauren’s books all have very similar plots with miscommunication tropes. Elliot is an all time favorite book bf. I think the authors really didn’t address how
Elliot was sexual assaulted by Emma. It was  was brushed off as a mistake. I would’ve liked more about him being supported too and less miscommunication tropes. It just broke my heart what happened to him and he deserved therapy and lots of hugs
  I love Elliot and Macy. If Macy had said half the things she thought during the “now” timeline, the book would’ve been half as long. But regardless. Macy and Elliot made my heart hurt and I’ll never forget them. Their tension and childhood best friends, to strangers to ENDGAME. GOD I LOVE ELLIOT!!!

“Favorite word?” he whispers.
I don’t even hesitate: “You.”

“Why can’t everyone be like you?”
“I can be enough of your world that it feels like everyone is.” 

“I like your kind of quiet. Your heart isn’t quiet.” 

“Well, you’re more, too. You’re my best everything.”

“You broke up with her last night?”
He nods … “You’re the love of my life. I assumed I would get over you eventually, but seeing you yesterday?” He shakes his head. “I couldn’t go home to someone else and pretend to love her with everything I have.” 

“I think of her everywhere. She is everywhere, in every moment, and also she’s in no one moment. She misses every single one of my moments and I’m not sure who that is harder for: me surviving here without her, or her without me, existing wherever she is.” 
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