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Reviews, blog content & custom illustrations 2014 Harlequin Junkie. I pull in a breath, but its shallow and sour somehow, making my eyes burn. Great read couldn't put down till finished. But then he turns, and I feel all the air get sucked out of the room. Seriously. My mom had a key when the Hanson family owned the place, and they were never here. I cant even imagine what expression he would make if he saw me here. I could see a pale green light coming from beneath the doorwhat I would soon know to be the result of spring-green paint illuminated by late-afternoon sun. That guy over there Its Elliot. And, as if everything I do is somehow hardwired to my memories of themthe raucous life next door, the giant, chaotic family I never hadI am hit with nostalgia, of the last non-work-related baby I spent any real time with. Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2018. When I lost her, it felt like I was drowning in all the love I still had that could never be given. I give Sabrina my usual refrain of Someone needs to, then add, And Im good at it. First of all, they havent even seen each other in 10 years. My heart was still hammering. could've had a better ending tho. It was his love that was booming. Your favorite word? he whispers. My brain leapfrogs through a hundred images: Miss Dina cooking dinner with the swaddled bundle of Alex slung against her chest. The Washington Post on Dating You / Hating You (A Best Romance of 2017 selection). (lol) Elliot had that whole geek chic beta hero thing going on and he was such a nice guy. Ever! And two. In her question, the twin thought is very shallowly buried: Im your best friend and Ive only met the man twice, for fucks sake. The knob was even warm in my hand. The pacing was so perfect and believable that it made me wish I had a childhood friend to fall in love with. , Thanks for your review. Sean was a walking red flag. Emotional, full of heart and worth the hype, Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2022. Like a patient butler, a tall, skinny window sat at the far end, on the narrow wall, overlooking the Russian River in the distance. And his shoulders are broadthat happened suddenly, too, but later. I climbed the dark stairs, passing the master bedroom and bath, and continued on to the end of the deep, narrow hallway. As with Christina Laurens other books, I adored the characters we met in Love and Other Words. We first saw it at an open house, shown by the local Realtor, who let us in with a wide smile and a tiny, judgmental slant of her eyes toward our big-city San Francisco agent. I think readers will fall hopelessly for Macy and Elliot and will cheer them on right from the start. And I have to just say can I get an order of Elliot Lewis Petropoulos pls and thx. The protective lean of Nick Jr., George, and Andreas as they stared down at their new, most beloved sibling. And we had to wait until almost the very end of the book to find out the exact details. Ive only ever seen the princess Vivienne twice, and she seems to have doubled in size. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. Do you love movies? Sweet torture. I felt so bad for her having lost her parents (at different times in her childhood) and how much it set her adrift in her life. Girls need the words. Macy Lea Sorensen leaned about loss at the tender age of ten when her mother died. But when she runs into Elliot Petropoulosthe first and only love of her lifethe careful bubble shes constructed begins to dissolve. Their breakup was heartbreaking, miscommunication playing a big part, as with most teenage relationships. Hopefully this time, though, it will be choices of her own making. In our eyes, Christina Lauren can do no wrong. In that way, my dad was always easy to understand. And besides, whats the rush? Mace? Only dynamic duo Christina Lauren could make me so anxious about what went wrong to tear apart a perfect teenage couple, and yet still managed to make me laugh and sigh happily along the way. (If you get what the review title means your a real one)First let me just say that I loved it, so many feels (Macy and Elliot were so perfect). Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2022. But thats a big step up for someone as emotionally stunted as she is, considering shes still basically recovering from the childhood loss of first her mother and then later, her father. Sitting in the deep space was a boy. There were a few things that took me out of the story (I didn't care for the conflict at all), but ultimately it really exceeded my expectations and was so worth the hype. It wasnt so much that she didnt trust him; she just wanted me to feel her influence even after she was gone. I want to share this life with him somehow. Ill come home and sleep for a few hours, and do it all over again tomorrow. It was a four-bedroom wood-shingled and sharply angled cabin, chronically damp and potentially moldy, tucked back into the shade of the woods and near a creek that would continually bubble outside my window. The first time I answered one of these detailed questions with a vacant moan, too tired from swim practice, and homework, and the dull tedium of dealing with persistently dramatic friends, Dad called a real estate agent and demanded she find us the perfect weekend home in Healdsburg, California. And there is a whole mountain of bad feelings, confusion, and hurt to get through before they can even think to start over again, let alone become the close friends they once were. Take 30 seconds to create a completely free profile, which will allow you to: After a decade apart, childhood sweethearts reconnect by chance. I had to sleep on this book review and let my heart settle because the emotions were crushing. A true joy from start to finish. Im scheduled today for noon, and will probably be on the unit until the middle of the night. Story added by bobabubbled on September 8, 2021, Role added by camillllleeeeee on November 2, 2021. "Oh.". Ummm there was no reason for it to be so good. I loved a ll the chatacters. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Hope you have a great time with this one! Basically, he looks exactly like the kind of guy we would ogle silently before turning to each other to share the wordless I know, right? This engrossing book is why Christina Lauren remains on my autobuy list. Once upon a time, Elliot was Macys entire worldgrowing from her gangly bookish friend into the man who coaxed her heart open again after the loss of her motheronly 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 morespending 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. Nice!! The cabin was empty; unlike the meticulously staged real estate products in the Bay Area, this funky house for sale in Healdsburg was left completely unfurnished. I plant a small kiss on Vivs head and tuck her more securely into the crook of my arm before carefully reaching for my coffee. Were thinking of buying it. Im normally an enemies-to-lovers type of girl. Blog, HJ Top Pick!, Review, Women's Fic - Chick-lit. This page works best with JavaScript. I kept putting off reading this book for no real reason, but I am glad I finally settled in to read LOVE AND OTHERS WORDS. The heart may hide, but it never forgets. As adults, they have become strangers to one another until their chance reunion. Shes finally working in the field shes spent years going to school for and shes also getting married to a handsome, slightly older, man. Sabrina laughs. With his back to me, he looks like a thousand other men in Berkeley, but I know exactly which man this is. Work, sleep, repeat. I remember the disastrous Russian River floods after the long drought of my childhood. Find a weekend getaway that is easy and close that lets her breathe a little. Then again, it never occurred to either of us to consider our own faces or degree of put-togetherness before. His nose was too big for his face, teeth too big for his mouth, and presence entirely too big for a room that was meant to be empty. Copyright 2022 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. Mr. Nick holding Alex in his beefy, hairy arms, staring down at her with the tenderness of an entire village. I would disappear into the background when they touched like this, feeling like I was witnessing something sacred. 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. Its been eleven challenging years since Macy and Elliot have seen each other. Youll be swept away by the heartbreak, the joy, the chemistry, and the charisma woven through the fabric of Macy and Elliots star-crossed relationship. Until shes sixteen, her curfew should be ten oclock, no exceptions. Before Mom died, she left Dad a list of things she wanted him to remember as he saw me into adulthood: Dont spoil her with toys; spoil her with books. The past decade seems like a foggy blur, like we took a long road trip from one point of the earth and back again, traveling in a wide circle, destined to end up here.. From the lovable cast to the realistic situations and the lively dialogue, everything about their writing works for me. He looked a mixture of scared and skeptical. This one tugs at your heart from the beginning and left me smiling at the end. Unable to look away, Im locked in anticipation of the moment he turns and I can see what nearly eleven years have done to him. He was straightforward and quiet: he walked quietly, spoke quietly; even his anger was quiet. Viv smiles up at me and kicks her legs excitedly. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), REVIEW: Until There Was Us by Samantha Chase, You Cant Judge a Trope By Its Cover: Anti-Heroes Edition. While she was alive, Moms sentimental tendencies overrode Dads Danish minimalism, and after she died he clearly couldnt find it in himself to dial back the decor. I dropped my fists from where theyd rested at my hips. Assemble your dream cast! His book was thick, with a dragon on the cover. Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022. The boy stood, dusting off his clothes, revealing that the widest part of each leg was at the knee. "Its been empty for a, I just couldn't get enough. First off, I found both of our characters to be underdeveloped. He shrugged, and something dormant woke inside me at the mental symmetry, a buzz I hadnt felt in years. Three years later her father buys a cabin to get away for the weekends. I blink to her. Dad reread it frequently, making notes in pencil, highlighting certain things, making sure he wasnt missing a milestone or getting something wrong. The source of book has no bearing on the outcome of our reviews. Such a solid little girl. Another good one from this author! Its the heavy, dog-eared book tucked under his arm that gives it away: theres only one person I know who rereads Ivanhoe every October. And something about his gazeso unblinking, eyes huge behind the lensesmade me feel oddly exposed. Ritually, and with absolute adoration. face. The upstairs was open to the entryway, the hallway looking over the first floor with only an old wooden railing at the edge. Here are a few more to browse. Skinny, with thick dark hair that badly needed to see scissors, enormous hazel eyes behind substantial glasses. I always knew where we were! I like to read in here. Elliot was her tether to the present. Its ceramic, not a paper throwaway or the enormous stainless steel travel mug Sean fills to the brim for me each morning, assumingnot incorrectlythat it takes a hulking dose of caffeine to get me ready to tackle the day. I was up at eleven last night with this one, Sabrina says, looking at us fondly. Here, the walls had darker patches where old paintings had hung for years. What is the rush? Once upon a time, Elliot was Macys entire worldgrowing from her gangly teen friend into the man who coaxed her heart open again after the loss of her motheronly to break it on the very night he declared his love for her. Sabrina and I used to live across a dorm room from each other at Tufts. He would ask questions that required long answers, or at least longer than yes, no, or I dont care. Mace? Cant wait to read this new one! Lauren brings her characteristic charm to the story. Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2022. For anyone that had that all consuming first love, this book will bring up all those emotions in the best way. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. That good, huh? I live next door. You cant go wrong picking up a book by CLo. And six. Eleven years later with no seeing Elliot she runs into him at a coffee shop and the feelings come back, even though she's engaged to a man named Sean whom she has only dated for a few months. A well-used messenger bag is slung across one shoulder and rests against the opposite hip. There is no rush. Design by Creative Whim. So as she talks, I try to absorb as much of this outside world as I can. ", Amy E. Reichert, author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake. See what I mean? The cup feels strange in my hand. First kiss, first crush, first love. She was flawed, relatable and genuine, highly intelligent, strong yet closed off emotionally. ", Kristin Harmel, internationally bestselling author of The Sweetness of Forgetting, "Christina Lauren has found a new sweet spot, with heartbreaking and hopeful language that will evoke the whirlwind immediacy of adolescence and the complicated choices of adulthood. I found myself even looking forward to the past chapters because their friendship and relationship growing up just felt so real and raw. Honey, you okay? Like Im soooo waiting for the sequel where they are getting married and Macy is pregnant jus sayin.Thanks for listening to my Ted talk . Wish the ending had been longer but all the emotions reading this. I havent been *living* without him. Confused and not knowing where her heart will take her, Macy is once again on the brink of some major changes in her life. This he seemed to believe, and he looked past me anxiously. I look down at my watch. I sense her starting to rise from her chair. Once upon a time, Elliot was Macys entire worldgrowing from her gangly bookish friend into the man who coaxed her heart open again after the loss of her motheronly to break it on the very night he declared his love for her. Join thousands of other users in fan casting your favorite stories. Elliot wants to know why she disappeared eleven years ago? 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 Macys decade-long silence, and will have to overcome the past and himself to revive her faith in the possibility of an all-consuming love. We can see why she was so reluctant to jump headfirst back with Elliot through her POV. he asked just as I stepped out. Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2018. One rule in particular loomed large for Dad. Right. Nor have they actually discussed anything about the wedding itself. Although as an adult I would learn to appreciate the potential in undecorated spaces, to my adolescent eyes, the emptiness felt cold and hollow. Like every other space in the house, it was undecorated. The love and the pain in this book are *exquisite* to me. 25. I swallow, and close my eyes to break my own trance. Why would you throw away something sure and good for someone you havent seen in 10 years. Toggling between Macy and Elliot's long-past teenage crush and their present-day adulthood, Love and Other Words traces the enduring but complicated story of two kindred spirits. [Dating You / Hating You is] a smart, sexy romance for readers who thrive on girl power.". At turns hilarious and gut-wrenching, this is a tremendously fun slow burn. But when she runs into Elliot Petropoulosthe first and only love of her lifethe careful bubble shes constructed begins to dissolve. Hollands tale is more than an unrequited crush; its about self-expectations, problematic friendships, unconventional family, and the strange power of love. I mean Swallowing again, I open my eyes and intend to look at her, but my gaze is drawn back over her shoulder again. He would wrap his arms all the way around her shoulders, press his face into her hair while his body curved over hers. I listen, loving each normal detail acknowledged for what it really is: a miracle. 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. Ground rule number one: never reference my job around mothers, especially new mothers. It was bigger than we needed, with more land than we could possibly maintain, and neither Dad nor I would realize at the time that the most important room in the house would be the library he would make for me inside my expansive closet. Really? Cancel anytime. Perfectly captures the hunger, thrill, and doubt of young, modern love. incredible. Told in alternating timelines between Then and Now, teenage Elliot and Macy grow from friends to much morespending weekends and lazy summers together in a house outside of San Francisco reading books, sharing favorite words, and talking through their growing pains and triumphs. The sentence is a repeating chorus to my life right now. His shoes were brown polished leather, his shirt ironed and tucked into khaki shorts. No. My mood droops; the prospect of planning a wedding while juggling a hundred hours a week at the hospital never fails to exhaust me. I wish I got to hear all of her normal details every day. 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. We still need to pick a date, a place, a everything. Even if they are your obvious choice? Laughing, Sabrina reaches for her daughter, as if shes unable to share her any longer. Told from Macys POV with a dual timeline, I cant even begin to describe how expertly they plotted this story out. FatApples, The Little Farm, Tilden Park, Wildcat Canyon Trail. all places I've been a billion times. Its strange enough to see him from the back, and Im watching him with such intensity that for a second, I convince myself that its not him after all. Happy reading! A huge window took up most of the long wall, looking out onto a hillside dense with moss-covered trees. For Erin and Marcia, and the house near the creek in the woods. I groan, pressing my face into the sweet baby smell of Vivs neck. The list went on and on, deep into the fifties. Hes still wearing the same style of thick-rimmed glasses, but they no longer dwarf his face. I have to start by saying that Christina Lauren managed to make me like several tropes/ styles I typically hate. From the teenage awkwardness of having a best friend that is the opposite sex and their long distance friendship to seeing each other again after so long. Hes easy, and calm, and when his six-year-old daughter Phoebe asked when we were getting married, it seemed to switch something over in him, propelling him to ask me himself, later. The first is because of the hype, and the second is because it's always described as an "epic love story", told in two time lines, and so was Twice in a Blue Moon by the same author duo and I did not like that book at all. The only slightly redeeming thing about him was how cute he was with Phoebe. myCast is the place for you! Christina Laurens books have a place of honor on my bookshelf. Danish big and Brazilian petite. I always knew that he would never fall in love again after Mom. Because this sweet story bounces between the past and present day, it felt as though I got two love stories in one. He was emerging from the master suite. Sabrina is quiet for a breath, and I realize my mistake. He was tall, and angled at every possible locationall sharp elbows and pointy shoulders. Seven thirty. Once upon a time, Elliot was Macys entire worldgrowing from her gangly bookish friend into the man who coaxed her heart open again after the loss of her motheronly to break it on the very night he declared his love for her. 1) I normally hate friend-to-lovers romances. But by the time she died, when I was ten, it was almost as if theyd created their own language. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2022, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. He looked completely harmless but as soon as he took a step forward, my heart tripped in panic, and I blurted: My dad has a black belt. He shook his head. If the downstairs was unimpressive, the bedrooms, at least, held promise. As I grew older, the list became a bible of sorts. I will continue to read more of their books. And his mouth is the same, toostraight, smooth, capable of the worlds most perfectly sardonic grin. He couldnt have been much older than thirteen, same as me. Sabrina sees this as the invitation it is to talk freely about her new family of three, and she unrolls a list of accomplishments: the first smile, the first belly laugh, and just yesterday, a tiny fist shooting out with accuracy and firmly grabbing her mamas finger. Then we moved into an apartment off-campus before quasi-upgrading to a crumbling house during our respective graduate programs. Even after coffee with Sabrina and Viv, the rest of this day will bleed into the next andunless something truly awful happens on the unitI wont remember a single thing about it. Dont let anyone tell you youre not a saint. I caught a bus at six this morning, I say. I tickle her tummy. Cover: Love and Other Words, by Christina Lauren, Love and Other Words, by Christina Lauren, Gallery Books. I ache, missing them all so much, but especially him. But it wasnt empty. A passionate and bittersweet tale of love in all of its wonderfully terrifying reality Lauren successfully tackles a weighty subject with both ferocity and compassion. I wont lie I was real nervous going into this book for a few reasons. And then, invariably, my mind shifts to Elliot just beyond or behind, waiting quietly for his older brothers to move on to their fighting or running or mess making, leaving him to pick up Alex, read to her, give her his undivided attention. Use the form below to make a suggestion! I remember the way he would hug her when he got home from work. Sorry. Tiny miracles happen every day, dont they, cutie? There is very little description regarding appearances, etcso I had a hard time creating a mental picture of the characters as well. The space was enormous for a closet. This will be one of my favorite 2022 reads, Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2022. its only January and I can already tell that this is going to be one of my favorite books of 2022. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.

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