Love Story

by Lauren Layne

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This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.


Me. My ex. 2 weeks. 1 car. Shouldn't be a problem.

Lucy and Reece have been friends since they were kids. Reece is Craig's best friend, Lucy's brother and Lucy's family adores Reece. Their love for Reece grows even more when his mom passes away and his own family abandons him. From the beginning, Lucy has had a crush on Reece. When they were 18 and 19, they got "together", but Reece was scared and he jeopardized something beautiful with Lucy. Now, both Lucy and Reece are moving to Napa. When Lucy's car breaks down, her parents decide to give her Craig's old car. The problem is they had already decided to give the car to Reece in turn for him fixing the car. Neither is happy about this turn of events.

Sometimes life doesn't work out the way you planned when you're eight.
Sometimes life involves two broken hearts, a flat tire, an honest-to-God flood, and a few seedy motel rooms along the way.

While this book was an entertaining read, it didn't wow me. I still think Blurred Lines is the best in the series. This one had everything to make me fall in love: second-chance romance and brother's best friend. But for some reason, it fell slightly flat to me. The character that stood out to me the most was Lucy. She's so driven, outspoken, ambitious, and there was just something about her that I really liked. Despite having her heartbroken six years ago, her feelings for Reece never went away. Of course, now that love has gone into hiding and she just despises Reece.

They think the car is going to be the problem here? It's not the car that's toxic to me. It's him.

On the other hand, I'm kind of on the fence about Reece. While I had my moments of liking him and loved how he let himself be vulnerable, most of the time I didn't really like him. There was just something about him and how he would treat Lucy that had me wanting to punch his face. He could have treated her a whole lot better than he did. He made up a million excuses for his behavior, which I don't think are reason enough to treat someone like that.

She'd be my ultimate downfall if I hadn't already hit rock bottom.

I enjoyed the road trip but I don't think there was enough of it. I completely loved the flashback chapters, giving more insight to how Lucy and Reece were from the ages of eight and nine to eighteen and nineteen. Those chapters were probably my favorite ones. They were so innocent and cute and protective of one another, especially Reece over Lucy. I didn't like how Reece was always so insecure about how Lucy felt for him. I get why he had doubts, but at the same time, he knew Lucy. I feel like he was just being a coward and not facing life how he should have been. Lucy was always there for Reece in his moments of need. If he didn't want to talk, she would start talking about her day, or like one time, play Go Fish. This just added to Lucy's character and how great of a person she truly is.

"I'll never leave if you don't want me to."

Overall, Love Story is an entertaining story. I was hoping for that Lauren Layne magic, but I only got it with one character. If you haven't read any LL book, please check out some of my faves, since LL is the master at contemporaries!

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I received an eARC from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.