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Something About Love (2014)

by Elana Johnson(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

AEJ Creative Works

review 1: This made me tear up in places and it made me smile and it was all around amazing. Elana Johnson is one of my absolute favorite authors and while novels in verse aren't my thing, she just has a way of making me read it and love it. Olivia is a great main character, and while my circumstances were much different, I could still relate to how she was feeling about her situation. I loved that she recognized her flaws and eventually learned to accept herself and work on them. Trevor was great. I loved that he didn't push her, and he was just there for her when she needed him, even when she pushed him away. The ending... I had tears in my eyes. What I love about this book, and Elana's previous book ELEVATED, is that the "in verse" part strips away everything but the story. While... more setting is important, we don't need every detail of it described to us to tell an amazing and heartfelt story. This novel proved it. You won't be sorry if you pick up this book.
review 2: I never thought novels-in-verse would appeal to me, but Elana Johnson is converting me! I am now a big fan, at least if this author is writing them. I read her first novel-in-verse, ELEVATED, and loved it. I was so excited when I found out she was writing another one, and SOMETHING ABOUT LOVE didn't disappoint!SOMETHING ABOUT LOVE is a romance that had me cheering for the couple from page one. Something I love about this book is that while it's very obvious there is a physical attraction between Trevor and Olivia, the couple also fulfills an emotional need for each other that no one else can. A lot of times I feel that's missing from romance novels, but it was very apparent and easy to see in this one. That just made me root for this couple even more, because they are so obviously perfect for each other! I also really enjoyed Olivia's character arc. I loved that she recognized the baggage she carried, and then actively worked to deal with it in a healthy way. She didn't play the damsel in distress and let the knight in shining armor fix all her problems. She put in the work and ultimately fixed them herself. I try not to compare books, but something that really impressed me about SOMETHING ABOUT LOVE is how different it was from ELEVATED. The characters and voice felt unique in each book. Because of the stanza-style, I had worried that the two books would feel really similar to me, but they didn't. My absolute favorite thing about this book is that Ms. Johnson takes away all the fluff and cuts right to the heart of the story. The emotions are so intense, and every word packs a punch and means something. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and sincerely hope that I will get to read many more novels-in-verse from this author!I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review. This in no way influenced my review. less

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