A review by booksanna
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

Lovely book depicting the passion of soulmates and the power of second chances. This story was beautifully written and brought me to tears more than once. Mace and Elliot’s lives are so ingraved in the story, I almost feel their presence. The beauty of their relationship shines through every word on the paper, and I am proud to say I fully enjoyed this. This story felt like the waves of the sea. Sometimes slow, sometimes passionate, calm, furious, saddened, unstable, but mostly powerful. To me the character developemnt of Mace from lonly to happy will be the highlights of the story. The way Elliot and Mace had their favorite words really was unique. I loved the way love was depicted in this story raw, honest, more powerful than time, everlasting, igniting , and living. the story felt like 2 real teenagers destined to be in love. I adore this story. 
At first, I considered giving it a 4.75, afterall, it was only a romace book. But I ultimetly decided that this book deserved nothing less than a 5. 
The only complaint(more like a personal preferance) was the sexual content. It definitly felt realistic and beautiful, but I felt that sometimes the story heavily relied on it for plot stability. I persoanlly don’t find that pleasing, but I can understand why its a great too to use. 
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