This is a second chance at love story. Macy and Elliot meet when they are in their early teens. He becomes a source of comfort to her after having lost her mom at ten years old. The story is told in then and now. It is great getting the backstory but at times wanting to get back to the now to see whats happening next. I love second chance love but after finding out the original reason they were torn apart its both sad and somewhat frustrating. But as with life simple misunderstanding happens all the time. I would have loved an epilogue after the last now just to see after all this time of yearning for each other what happened next. Review on goodreads and amazon.com

Love and Other Words is the story of Macy and Elliot, childhood friends who became something bigger and then were broken apart. When Macy runs into Elliot in a Berkeley, coffee shop 11 years after the last time they've seen one another, nothing has changed and yet everything has. Can they find their way back together or is their time over?

Their story unfolds in chapters that shift between the past and the present in a compelling way that made me read the entire book in one session. But it won't be the only time I read it, because I have every intention of starting it over again when I need an escape from my kid's gymnastics class. Christina Lauren's first foray into women's fiction isn't one you'll want to miss. I hope they continue to write in this genre. Well done.

Wow - I have loved everything I have read thus far of Christina Lauren but this book blew them all out of the water. 5 stars, I can't wait until it comes out in April so I can give it as a gift to everyone I know!