Love and Other Words

The is my second Christina Lauren book and another very enjoyable read. I liked reading Macy and Elliott's story and seeing them grow up together and fall in love. I did think the ending was a bit much. I don't see how they can get past the events of 11 years ago but books can be more hopeful than really.

My spoiler alert is based on some of the negative reviews. Everyone has different tastes obviously, and you like what you like. But specifically citing Elliott's lame or pathetic excuse for sleeping with Emma just hits me wrong. Imagine their genders are reversed. A girl is severely intoxicated, to the point of being passed out at the start of the encounter. No one would care what excuse she makes, most readers responses would be, “Honey, it's not your fault, you were assaulted.” Unconscious people do not consent to sex. And in fact, Elliott was so traumatized after that he didn't sleep with anyone for years. And freaked out the first time he did. His rationalization may seem lame but I'd guess it's even harder for a guy to deal with being raped. Just something to think about.