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I am thoroughly convinced that any book with a title followed by Jennifer Echols, before even cracking open the cover, can be showered with words of brilliance, as I have yet to read something by Echols that I haven't loved. While I don't think Love Story lives up to my love for Echols's Going Too Far and Forget You it is still a brilliant read that I would recommend for all.

Jennifer Echols seriously has this amazing way with words. Every one of her books are simply these beautifully woven stories. She has some mad talent.

Love Story sweeps readers into the world of Erin escaping horse farms and escaping to college in New York. I found that aspect of Erin, her will to accomplish her dreams and what she will sacrifice to do so, super easy to connect with. Everyone has dreams, and the fact that she can actually go achieve them is nice. I had a harder time connecting with her in some aspects towards the end of the book and the hardness she portrayed and some of the choices she made. I found Hunter absolutely dreamy, like all the other Echols's boys have been. He was definitely more than your average hunk, and I loved the dreams he had time and was willing to go try to achieve.

The other characters in Love Story really held their own in the story. I particularly loved Erin's college dormmates, Summer and Jordis. Jordis was just so quirky and I loved how much of the story would wind itself around Jordis's art. Summer was just a character you couldn't help to love, she was so sweet and just a ton of fun.

I loved the set up of the book. Since Erin and Hunter are in creative writing class together, the story alters between the actually story and the stories these two have written for class. I had a lot of fun reading the stories, especially Erin's first story, Almost a Lady.

The plot of Love Story had some aspects of the total cliches towards the ends, and that was what kept it from reaching its full potential, in my mind. I thought that Erin and Hunter would grow more. I was a little shocked by the ending, it felt a bit to abrupt to me. It definitely worked though.

This is a book I would highly recommend, along with any other of Jennifer Echols's titles. With page one you will be caught up in Erin's stories, and will scarcely want to put it down. With this story finished, I will begin my impatient countdown to the release of Jennifer Echols next book, which I am sure will be just as brilliant.