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Love and Other Words

The story of the heart can never be unwritten.

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 bookish 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 devouring 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.

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Published Apr 10, 2018

432 pages

Average rating: 7.88

1,252 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Miranda B(forBooks)
Feb 15, 2025
9/10 stars
Loved this book!! I thought the back and forth of past and present timelines would be confusing but it was easy to follow without getting confused. It was just perfectly written. It was like a medium/slow burn for both of the timelines. I cried for a couple of pages but couldn’t peel my eyes away the entire book. After finishing this, I immediately texted 4 people recommending it and offering them to borrow my copy.
stbarrier
Dec 12, 2024
9/10 stars
omg i loved it! friends to lovers to second chance romance with a little spice!
hannahmoore
Sep 26, 2024
10/10 stars
This had to have been 'right book right time' because I ate this book up! I loved the romance, the flirting, the flashbacks, but most of all I loved the twist near the very end, of the real reason the 2 main characters lost touch with each other. Can't wait to read more by this author!
allygilkey
Jun 03, 2025
7/10 stars
3.5 stars. Cute story but not as good as the hype. Not a huge fan of flashbacks every other chapter and wish we got to see more of their present day relationship
emerald-hummingbird
Jun 02, 2025
10/10 stars
4.75⭐️
Absolutely devoured and love love loved this book!!! From the flashbacks to the angst to the pining… I can’t stop thinking about it! However I am demoting it from a perfect 5 because I didn’t love the reason for their fall out as much as I could’ve, but that also may be because the trope that it fell under is one of my least favorites, but it was handled pretty well so I can’t complain too much. Other than that I loved it sooo much!

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