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    Love and Other Words
    Love and Other Words
    Love and Other Words
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    Love and Other Words

    By Christina Lauren

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    After a decade apart, childhood sweethearts reconnect by chance in New York Times bestselling author Christina Lauren’s touching, romantic novel Love and Other Words…how many words will it take for them to figure out where it all went wrong?

    The story of the heart can never be unwritten.

    Macy Sorensen is settling into an ambitious if emotionally tepid routine: work hard as a new pediatrics resident, plan her wedding to an older, financially secure man, keep her head down and heart tucked away.

    But when she runs into Elliot Petropoulos—the first and only love of her life—the careful bubble she’s constructed begins to dissolve. Once upon a time, Elliot was Macy’s entire world—growing from her gangly bookish friend into the man who coaxed her heart open again after the loss of her mother...only to break it on the very night he declared his love for her.

    Told in alternating timelines between Then and Now, teenage Elliot and Macy grow from friends to much more—spending weekends and lazy summers together in a house outside of San Francisco devouring books, sharing favorite words, and talking through their growing pains and triumphs. As adults, they have become strangers to one another until their chance reunion. Although their memories are obscured by the agony of what happened that night so many years ago, Elliot will come to understand the truth behind Macy’s decade-long silence, and will have to overcome the past and himself to revive her faith in the possibility of an all-consuming love.

    Editor's Note

    Romance trifecta…

    Because this sweet story bounces between the past and present day, it felt as though I got two love stories in one. It delivered the romance trifecta: an adorable meet-cute, the totally expected unexpected plot twist, and most importantly, a second chance at a happily ever after.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGallery Books
    Release dateApr 10, 2018
    ISBN9781501128028
    Author

    Christina Lauren

    Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 internationally bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, Autoboyography, Love and Other Words, Roomies, Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, The Unhoneymooners, The Soulmate Equation, Something Wilder, and The True Love Experiment. You can find them online at ChristinaLaurenBooks.com or @ChristinaLauren on Instagram.

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    • 5/5
      I just couldn't get enough. I loved a ll the chatacters. I will continue to read more of their books
    • 5/5
      incredible. i can’t even put it into words at all.
    • 5/5
      This is truly one of the best romance books I have read to date.
    • 5/5
      Great character development. Loved the story. Very well written. Will read more by this author.
    • 5/5
      Loved this book. Such a cute book and loved the characters. The way the book was set up was new and very interesting, keeps you hooked. Highly recommend, would read again.
    • 5/5
      Best book I have read in a very long time!
    • 5/5
      This book was relatable. I haven’t bawled so hard in awhile.
    • 5/5
      Love love love! Such an easy read. Can’t wait to read more from these authors.
    • 5/5
      Yearning for more of their love story after moving in together. One of the best reads I've had so far. Please do a second book. pretty please?
    • 5/5
      Stunning. I don’t have the “words” to describe this amazing second chance romance.

      Lots of fun Princess Bride references
    • 5/5
      Great story. The characters were well written and the love story heartwarming.
    • 5/5
      Need more of these characters!! Soooo good!! Love it so much!
    • 5/5
      This book evoked really strong emotions of my past and resonates deeply with me.
    • 5/5
      I adored this book from beginning to end . The way of her writing always makes me feel as though I’ve stepped through the pages and experience the same heart break, laughter, and love that the character do. Excellent read .
    • 4/5
      The young romance is heartwarming and delightful. Becoming adults brings its own problems and more complex relationships. Nice read.
    • 5/5
      Couldnt. Put. It. DOWN! Aaah I Want more! Highly recommend
    • 5/5
      IN LOVE !!! I wish I could forget their story just to read it again. This is worth being added to my home library, definitely ordering it ✅️??
    • 5/5
      The beginning was a bit slow but the book was so easy to get lost in. It was hard for me to commit completely because I anticipated being angry at the end but this book didn’t disappoint at all.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed the read and curiosity of what happened to the couple.
    • 3/5
      Easy to read. I enjoyed it so much. Not so intense tho.
    • 4/5
      light, sweet, and comfortable story. could've had a better ending tho.
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      FOUR STARS⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️








    • 5/5
      First kiss, first crush, first love. I had to sleep on this book review and let my heart settle because the emotions were crushing. If you havent read this and dont want spoilers, stop reading because I have a lot to unpack with this work of art created by Christina Lauren.

      "But we dont talk about falling in love with someone else and where that leaves us now, no matter how much its with us in every breath, and every word, we font talk about what happened the last time I saw him eleven years ago"
      Cue a Taylor Swift soundtrack . This line alone sucked the air out of my lungs and I just stared at the page. How many of us for wherever reason had no closure from the loss of our first love? Here it was in the first chapter..how Macy felt , the bring you to your knees feeling from seeing Elliott just across the room. Chapter by chapter , we went back to when they first met, their first talk, back to present where Elliott doesnt know why she disappeared, and the wreckage Macy still feels . It is a slow motion reel.. a slow dance of pre teen crush, that developed to he was her PERSON and she was his EVERYTHING. Back to the present and his quiet presence, his strength that shows he is never leaving again.
      How could they come back from eleven years? I loved these two characters, especially Elliott. His patience, how he broke up with Rachel the same night he saw Macy again. They both had really been in a holding pattern.
      Macy : " I sighed, chewed my lip, fidgeted. " Why cant everyone be like you"?
      Elliott: " I can be enough of your world that it feels like everyone is."
      If we are lucky in this lifetime we have our Elliott. But more than not we have a relationship that ended like theirs did at 18. The cheating, the lie, the deception that really was a misunderstanding that spiraled out of control with teenage tears.
      We dont get a second chance, but if we did I would grab it with both hands like Macy did, go all in, because your person only happens once. If you're lucky you will have a lifetime.
      The wedding scene I had tears running down my face, and by the last third of the book I was a puddle of tears on the floor. This book was pain, unconditional love and undeniable beauty. There are not enough stars in the sky for this couple. It may remain my fave backlist romance of 2022.

    • 5/5
      10/10 a fast read, but still a beautiful one. This one tugs at your heart from the beginning and left me smiling at the end.
    • 5/5
      this was an amazing book i could not put it down!!
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved this story! This is by far the best stand alone book by the authors. Such a heartfelt guttural story that had amazing character development. I’m still gutted it’s over.
    • 5/5
      Loved it!! A total chic flick, nothing serious or hard to follow. Read it in one night.
    • 5/5
      Well, that was unexpected! I cried so many times through this book. Sometimes for just how purely sweet the characters are, and sometimes for the heartbreaking sadness of Macy's losses. It's been a while since a story has touched me like this one did.
    • 5/5
      I love this book! In some ways i can relate, i really enjoyed reading. Im glad my book club chose this for the first book!
    • 5/5
      Love how the story flowed from past to present. Very much enjoyed.

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