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Love and Other Words

Christina Lauren

Start date: May 29, 2018

Finish date: May 31, 2018

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Feb 07, 2018 Linda (un)Conventional Bookworms rated it it was amazing

Shelves: edelweiss, romance, arc, contemporary, 2018-releases, adult, review-books, april-release, coyer-winter-17-18, read-in-2018

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*I received a free copy of [title] from [publisher] via Edelweiss. This has in no way influenced my voluntary review, which is honest and unbiased *Love and Other Words is one of the most poignantly beautiful stories I have ever read! My heart is still reeling, and I want to both laugh and cry at the same time.

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Love and Other Words switches between Macy's childhood and the present, slowly unraveling all her secret thoughts ...more

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May 14, 2018 ☕️Kimberly (Caffeinated Reviewer) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Told from the voice of Macy Sorensen, a pediatric doctor, living and working in the San Francisco area. When we first meet Macy she seems to have a perfect life but we quickly learn she has been just going through the motions of life. Macy world turns upside down when she bumps into Elliot, her best friend and first love, whom she hasn't seen since New Year's Day eleven years before. Lauren shares their current interaction Caffeinated Reasons to Grab Earbuds and Listen to Love and Other Words

Told from the voice of Macy Sorensen, a pediatric doctor, living and working in the San Francisco area. When we first meet Macy she seems to have a perfect life but we quickly learn she has been just going through the motions of life. Macy world turns upside down when she bumps into Elliot, her best friend and first love, whom she hasn't seen since New Year's Day eleven years before. Lauren shares their current interaction as they reconnect, but also gives us chapters from their past.
Macy lost her mother at an early age but her mother left her father with instructions and tips to help him raise their daughter. These little tips made me laugh and occasionally weep. It is something I could see myself doing had I faced a similar fate with young children. One thing was to take her away from the city, and her father ends up purchasing a summer/weekend home. It is here that Macy meets Elliot.
I absolutely adored young Macy. She is a bookworm, shy, sweet and awkward. She and Elliot immediately clicked with their passion for the written word. A tiny closeted alcove became a magical place where they shared, talked and experienced loves firsts. Lauren allows us to understand Macy, and I enjoyed moments from the past, even as I longed to know what drove them apart.
The romantic development in their youth was delightful. Wait until you see Elliot and Macy together. It will make you belive in soulmates! Lauren delightfully shared precious, heart-melting moments. She gave us all the awkwardness of young love. With youth comes fears, uncertainty, and mistakes.
Knowing something tore this young couple apart created an underlying edge to the story. It left me hoping that maturity would allow them to face their past. If two people belong together it was Elliot and Macy.
I worried in the beginning, and if I am honest almost set the book down, because Macy was involved in a serious relationship. But Macy was going through the motions and playing it safe. Once Lauren shared that relationship with us and the way it all was handled I could focus on Macy and Elliot. The drama was kept low as the two worked up to understanding exactly what happened that drove them apart. I laughed, wiped tears from my eyes and felt for not only Macy but Elliot too.
Erin Mallon narrates, and she totally rocked this one. She enhanced my connection and the emotions of these characters. I loved how it brought their story to life. This was my first experience with her, and I will gladly listen to books narrated by her again.
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Aug 10, 2023 Beyond the Pages with Eva K rated it it was amazing

Shelves: besties-of-all-time, favorites

Quick Summary: A second chance love story and then some

My Review: Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren was everything! I cannot stop crying. What Macy and Elliot had was meant to be treasured. What happened was gut-wrenching, tragic, messed up, beautiful, and deep. Why did the things that happened have to happen? (Sniffles and gasps)

My Final Say: This one tugged on my heart strings. I cannot even...

Other: Readers who are looking for a story with a good emotional arc will appreciate this nove ...more

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Dec 30, 2018 Anne - Books of My Heart rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, library, 2018, favorites, coyer-previous

Wow. This was an emotional read. How can things so connected, fall apart so badly? A story of growing up and love.

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Feb 01, 2019 Melindeeloo rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This does friends to young lovers just right with the flashbacks of Macy and Elliot interwoven with the pair reconnecting eleven years after the thing that broke them apart. Because of the back and forth we don't find out what that was until 90% in. And the thing itself and the getting past it didn't work for me - hence the one star drop - either it was enough to keep Macy away for eleven years and have her running when she first sees Elliot again or it is something she can get over just by tell ...more

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Jun 03, 2018 Kimberly rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2018

A definitive vacation read in that this story is quite straightforward and uncomplicated in its two-time line story told in mostly alternating chapters. One time line focuses on the "before", on the budding romance between the two main characters in their teen years. The second time line focuses on the "after", on the possibility of a second chance more than 10 years later.

Based on other reviewer's opinions, this is a typical Christina Lauren rom-com -- this is only my second book from the dynam ...more

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May 15, 2022 the_frat_nanny_reads rated it it was ok

Shelves: good-i-guess, cute

After watching Loch's Library on Youtube, I (who is not very romantic), decided I needed some romance in my life. So, with 8 audiobook credits in hand, I purchased this on Librofm. It was cute, but there were so many missed opportunities. The before timeline was definitely my favorite, but before I go any further, I really, really didn't like Macy. What a self-absorbed cow and so dramatic. Even in the teenage timeline, so unbelievable. Do you know any teenagers who wouldn't have boned way before ...more

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