{"id":21005,"date":"2018-04-11T09:05:03","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T13:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=21005"},"modified":"2022-10-12T05:49:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T05:49:59","slug":"review-love-and-other-words-by-christina-lauren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/11\/review-love-and-other-words-by-christina-lauren\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-21005\" data-postid=\"21005\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-21005 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_amuo800 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_3zr1546 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_lyzp414 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/love-and-other-words-christina-lauren.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3f2f448 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>The story of the heart can never be unwritten.<\/strong><\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But when she runs into Elliot Petropoulos\u2014the first and only love of her life\u2014the careful bubble she\u2019s constructed begins to dissolve. Once upon a time, Elliot was Macy\u2019s entire world\u2014growing from her gangly bookish friend into the man who coaxed her heart open again after the loss of her mother&#8230;only to break it on the very night he declared his love for her.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Told in alternating timelines between Then and Now, teenage Elliot and Macy grow from friends to much more\u2014spending 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\u2019s decade-long silence, and will have to overcome the past and himself to revive her faith in the possibility of an all-consuming love.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_fu8e044 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_kl6n844  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg?resize=135%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Apr 10, 2018<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Simon &amp; Schuster<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Gallery Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$7.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elliot and Macy\u2019s story is told in the present day as Macy has returned home and runs into Elliot. There is pain and hurt from an incident that is not yet described to readers. There is an immediate intense connection which after eleven years of separation doesn\u2019t change.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The past is told between the present chapters. Elliot is an avid reader (who doesn\u2019t love a man who loves the written word!) which connects him to Macy as she inherited her love of books from her mother. The two set off a remarkable friendship based off her their literary passion and play on words. I love that from the gate that Elliot always ask her what her favorite word is.\u00a0 This became important throughout the book as they have some pretty heavy conversations and Macy is not always open.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Friendship grows to a deep rooted love for one another. Elliot and Macy are both aware that they are soul mates. They don\u2019t act on it until much later when they are a bit older. Things get out of hand and they are torn apart.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the present day, Elliot is trying to reconnect with Macy but she is about to get married to this artist. At this point in the story, I am curious more about what tears them apart for eleven years. Macy constantly runs from Elliot but he is crystal clear on his intentions. He will take her anyway he can get her.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is where the authors lose me. At the point in the past story where the readers are made aware of what tragic event destroyed this great love affair, it is already 90% in the story. I stared at my kindle in amazement. It takes that long for me to discover what happens and it\u2019s all a misunderstanding. Why??? The event leads to another tragic moment in Macy\u2019s life. I can relate to her pain but still a part of me was so annoyed at the fact that I had to wait until the very ending to find out what happened.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the big reveal, Elliot and Macy hug and cry it out. All is well. What? It is wrapped up so neatly that I almost laughed. I wonder why they couldn\u2019t discuss this on the phone like normal adults. Why did it take eleven years for this discussion to occur? Elliot states he had Google her to know she went to school to become a pediatric doctor so why didn\u2019t he know where she was all this time? The little nuances of this story added up because of the misunderstanding ploy at the end of the book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is my first read by the authors. They do a great job at the feels and I can appreciate that. I loved Elliot. I love the intensity of the two characters. Despite, the ending, I am willing to give this author another go round.<\/p><p><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lvu2555 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Hhfz4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/love-and-other-words\/id1278936673?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/love-and-other-words-christina-lauren\/1127062614?ean=9781501128028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/love-and-other-words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christina_Lauren_Love_and_Other_Words?id=aN0zDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story of the heart can never be unwritten. 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Once upon a time, Elliot was Macy\u2019s entire world\u2014growing 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.<br \/><br \/>Told in alternating timelines between Then and Now, teenage Elliot and Macy grow from friends to much more\u2014spending 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\u2019s decade-long silence, and will have to overcome the past and himself to revive her faith in the possibility of an all-consuming love.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Apr 10, 2018<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Simon &amp; Schuster<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Gallery Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$7.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Elliot and Macy\u2019s story is told in the present day as Macy has returned home and runs into Elliot. There is pain and hurt from an incident that is not yet described to readers. There is an immediate intense connection which after eleven years of separation doesn\u2019t change.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The past is told between the present chapters. Elliot is an avid reader (who doesn\u2019t love a man who loves the written word!) which connects him to Macy as she inherited her love of books from her mother. The two set off a remarkable friendship based off her their literary passion and play on words. I love that from the gate that Elliot always ask her what her favorite word is.\u00a0 This became important throughout the book as they have some pretty heavy conversations and Macy is not always open.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Friendship grows to a deep rooted love for one another. Elliot and Macy are both aware that they are soul mates. They don\u2019t act on it until much later when they are a bit older. Things get out of hand and they are torn apart.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the present day, Elliot is trying to reconnect with Macy but she is about to get married to this artist. At this point in the story, I am curious more about what tears them apart for eleven years. Macy constantly runs from Elliot but he is crystal clear on his intentions. He will take her anyway he can get her.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is where the authors lose me. At the point in the past story where the readers are made aware of what tragic event destroyed this great love affair, it is already 90% in the story. I stared at my kindle in amazement. It takes that long for me to discover what happens and it\u2019s all a misunderstanding. Why??? The event leads to another tragic moment in Macy\u2019s life. I can relate to her pain but still a part of me was so annoyed at the fact that I had to wait until the very ending to find out what happened.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the big reveal, Elliot and Macy hug and cry it out. All is well. What? It is wrapped up so neatly that I almost laughed. I wonder why they couldn\u2019t discuss this on the phone like normal adults. Why did it take eleven years for this discussion to occur? Elliot states he had Google her to know she went to school to become a pediatric doctor so why didn\u2019t he know where she was all this time? The little nuances of this story added up because of the misunderstanding ploy at the end of the book.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is my first read by the authors. They do a great job at the feels and I can appreciate that. I loved Elliot. I love the intensity of the two characters. Despite, the ending, I am willing to give this author another go round.<\/p><p><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Hhfz4g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/love-and-other-words\/id1278936673?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/love-and-other-words-christina-lauren\/1127062614?ean=9781501128028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/love-and-other-words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Christina_Lauren_Love_and_Other_Words?id=aN0zDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}