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A review by kfmcf
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book has broken me. Childhood/longtime friends to lovers is my absolute hands down favorite trope. Followed by second chance chance romance. This is both.
The characters in this book are charming and loveable. Macy is extraordinarily relatable and reading from her POV was never distracting. Elliott was very much my type and you just fall in love with him along the way. Their build and chemistry is incredible.
I think part of the reason I like friends to lovers so much is seeing the history and the intimate moments sprinkled throughout. There's something about the way the teenage scenes were written (especially the more intimate ones) that just felt so grounded and real. The imperfection of it all was just heart wrenching.
The climax/twist I guess was jarring, in a good way. It was a little dramatic for my taste but it still made my heartache.
I think I actually wish this book was more chronological than the back and forth. I'm way more drawn to the past scenes (did I reread it already? Yes sorry not sorry) and the present scenes sometimes feel a bit bogged down. And I get the whole Sean thing but i don't like him or the scenes he's in.
This book gave me inspiration to read CL books again. After Josh and Hazel I was really burned (oy, that book) but this one was a masterpiece.
The characters in this book are charming and loveable. Macy is extraordinarily relatable and reading from her POV was never distracting. Elliott was very much my type and you just fall in love with him along the way. Their build and chemistry is incredible.
I think part of the reason I like friends to lovers so much is seeing the history and the intimate moments sprinkled throughout. There's something about the way the teenage scenes were written (especially the more intimate ones) that just felt so grounded and real. The imperfection of it all was just heart wrenching.
The climax/twist I guess was jarring, in a good way. It was a little dramatic for my taste but it still made my heartache.
I think I actually wish this book was more chronological than the back and forth. I'm way more drawn to the past scenes (did I reread it already? Yes sorry not sorry) and the present scenes sometimes feel a bit bogged down. And I get the whole Sean thing but i don't like him or the scenes he's in.
This book gave me inspiration to read CL books again. After Josh and Hazel I was really burned (oy, that book) but this one was a masterpiece.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Infidelity
Minor: Vomit