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Love Unwritten by Lauren Asher

113 reviews

fatherkrystal's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

so cutenesssss ! i can’t wait for the next book >:} 

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noor_sidhu's review against another edition

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dark emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book was super cute, like how do you say no to an emotionally stunted DILF, it’s impossible. This book hit me in the happy place, but I feel like the ending conflict was super unnecessary. Just make it a happy no issue story about going through trauma, don’t add stufff 😭. All in all, I love stories like this and I caught myself giggling like a million times ❤️. 

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cheryl_gager's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Lauren Asher did it again and it was only me being very picky that stopped it from being a 5 star. I was nervous going in as normally I would say a contemporary romance should not be close to 500 pages, let alone 600 pages. However, this was so well paced and there was so much depth to the characters that it felt like it needed to be as long as it was. This was emotional from the beginning, with everything going on with Nico and then when you add Rafael and Ellie’s backstories it just had me feeling all the emotions all the time. I think because of the emotional start, the ending didn’t have as much impact as it just wasn’t as emotional as the start. I loved how well paced the romance was. I can be hit or miss when it comes to slow burn romances but this just made sense as they both had things they needed to deal with and get over before coming together and when they did it just felt like they then worked together to heal those final bits, which was perfect. There wasn’t a lot of spice and it was so well done that it felt like just the right amount. Overall, I think this was the best Lauren Asher book I have read to date and it has also got me excited for the next boom in the series as it has set up the romance just enough in this book to make it intriguing.

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emlefe's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I really wanted to love this book more but I’m a bit disappointed. I love slow burn but it was missing the tension and the banter? There is a lot of cute moment.. but it was almost too perfect? I didn’t connect with the couple as much as I hoped. Still had a good time. 

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gingerbiscuit's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Miss Lauren did none to minimum research on the topics discussed in Love Unwritten when she wrote this book. The writting style and the characters are both stuck in their high school mindset. Slow read, almost DNF a few times. 

A shame, I really liked the 1st book in the series. 

You'd like it if: your frontal lobe is yet to develop and you're mentally no older than 13 years old. 

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jocelynsreading's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Listen I just finished this and I am not okay right now 😭😭

I will come back after I’ve picked my heart up from the ground to write a proper review

Okay so I’m back after a few days and I’m speechless. Lauren Asher has done it again ladies and gentlemen. I love this woman and her writing so much.

This book was phenomenal I can’t even express how much I loved this book. I did not expect it to make me cry as much as it did but here we are. It had me sobbing because it was too relatable and I couldn’t handle it 😭😭

Rafa and Ellie are wonderful, fantastic, chefs kiss their banter was everything I needed and more. Don’t even get me started on their relationship with Nico I’m OBSESSED. There was laughter, fun times and also hard moments between all characters. Rafa, Ellie and Nico were so amazing together and I love that Ellie was a rock for both of them. This book was not just about falling in love but also about falling in love with yourself. And I am not okay, this book was so amazing I can’t put into words how much I loved it

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graceev's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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brownsugarnutmeg's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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jessreads_23's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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ariana_m's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I wanted this to be a five star book so badly but sadly it wasn't. I liked the book overall l but I had some issues with it. First off, this book is way too long. It started to drag at times and by the time I was on page 500, I wanted the book to be done already. There was no reason for this to be so long. Second, kids don't talk like that. Nine year olds don't speak like that. Authors who aren't around kids probably shouldn't write about them unless they're writing about teens. Third, authors need to stop writing "song lyrics". Fourth, The mmc needed therapy. No way can you have trauma and then some woman comes and magically fixes everything. He still had issues even after they got together. Fifth, the transition from them not being in relationship to being in one was so weird. I didn't get the connection between them that much but I still like them as a couple. The side characters were great though. This wasn't a bad book but it definitely wasn't the best. I hope I like the next book more. 

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