Love and Other Words

By: Christina Lauren

Narrated by: Erin Mallon

The heart may hide, but it never forgets. The first women’s fiction novel from New York Times and number one international best-selling author Christina Lauren (Autoboyography, Dating You/Hating You).

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.

But when she runs into Elliot Petropoulos - the first and only love of her life - the careful bubble she’s constructed begins to dissolve. Once upon a time, Elliot was Macy’s entire world - growing from her gangly teen 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.

Told in alternating timelines between then and now, teenage Elliot and Macy grow from friends to much more - spending 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. 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’s decade-long silence and will have to overcome the past and himself to revive her faith in the possibility of an all-consuming love.

©2018 by Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. All rights reserved.
(P)2018 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. (P)2018 Simon & Schuster Audio

Amazing.

Wow. I am speechless after finishing this book. Christina and Lauren are phenomenal writers and Erin Mallon was born to narrate audiobooks, ESPECIALLY this one. This is the first audiobook I was able to actually pay attention to, my brain usually trails off somewhere else. The story was gripping and the narration was so beautifully spoke I didn’t want it to end. Masterpiece and one of my all time favorite romantics. Now…where do I find me an Elliot 🤔🤣

Good story

What a cute story! I love their love for books. There is also a great twist to the story. Overall good book.

Beyond beautiful story

Omg what a story I’ve cried (ugly cried) so bad it makes you want to go back in time and meet your soulmate at age 14

LOVE

I absolutely loved this story. It had some twists I didn’t expect at all! It made me feel a myriad of emotions. Well done. The voice and audio was wonderful as well.

heartwarming

love the way these two women write. can't wait to read/listen to the next novel

Loved It!

It’s been awhile since I found a romance novel that I couldn’t stop listening to. This book reminded me of Colleen Hoover YA type stories. I loved how it went from past to present, and I am going to miss Elliott and Macy now that I’m done with the book.

Perfect

Macy and Elliot’s story was wonderful. At first, I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the narrator, her voice sounded breathy every once in a while, but once I got used to that aspect, I enjoyed it. Lauren continues to knock it out of the park for me. I wait with eager anticipation for every new book and this one was no exception.

Best book ever!

Such a great book and I love Erin Mallon. I have listened to or read all of her books.

Thank you Christina Lauren!

Good book

I tried reading this book but the then/now jumps were a challenge for me so I decided to give it another go on audible. Was great allowed me to actually piece it together, story was good, performance was good 8.7/10

Emotional!

I was not prepared for the emotional rollercoaster this book sent me on! I thought this was going to just be a sweet love story, but for the majority of the book I just felt heartbreak! Towards the last couple of hours I started to lose interest in the story a little bit until the finale. Definitely a hard listen at times, but I overall enjoyed the story of the book! Worth a read.