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A review by heamarhar
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
4.0
Somehow this was simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking.
I tend to get annoyed when main characters are really hung up on high school relationships (COUGH - In a Dark, Dark Wood - COUGH), but I found this to be super relatable as someone who had a ~serious high school relationship~ with a longtime best friend who I thought I'd be with forever (YIKES). It was nostalgic in that way, and I think the authors portrayed those kinds of deep, new, and exciting "first love" feelings perfectly.
Bonus points because the authors were able to showcase 2 breakups that didn't make me 100% detest the protagonists for pursuing each other when in separate relationships. Nice work! Spoiler below tho:
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Are we just gonna gloss over what happened to Elliot? If he was telling the truth about the whole situation. Is that not incredibly creepy of Emma????? I'm so lost.
I tend to get annoyed when main characters are really hung up on high school relationships (COUGH - In a Dark, Dark Wood - COUGH), but I found this to be super relatable as someone who had a ~serious high school relationship~ with a longtime best friend who I thought I'd be with forever (YIKES). It was nostalgic in that way, and I think the authors portrayed those kinds of deep, new, and exciting "first love" feelings perfectly.
Bonus points because the authors were able to showcase 2 breakups that didn't make me 100% detest the protagonists for pursuing each other when in separate relationships. Nice work! Spoiler below tho:
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Are we just gonna gloss over what happened to Elliot? If he was telling the truth about the whole situation. Is that not incredibly creepy of Emma????? I'm so lost.