A review by ccash1
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

5.0

I absolutely loved this book!! Maya knew me well when she said she thought i’d like it - i got obsessed, couldn’t put it down!! i think it described teenage love so well and it was cool to see how that teenage love played into her adult life. i thought the pacing was really good and i was so invested the whole time in what had happened between macy and elliot. the elliot/emma reveal was not too much of a shock but still thought it was well done. the car accident was a shock to me, that was super heart breaking. it reminded me of “if i stay.” one thing i did wish is we got a bit more of elliot’s emotional reaction to finding out about what happened with her dad. it was clear he felt the guilt, but it would take me a really long time to forgive myself for something like that (even if it wasn’t directly my fault), so i would’ve liked a bit more turmoil there but honestly that’s my only con - i really enjoyed it!!!