The Words: An Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone Romance

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I can’t talk about this book without mentioning the side characters, because they were as much a part of this as the main characters, cause there were so many of them. I talked about Lennon’s father already, but the people on Phoenix side were as important. All his band members, especially Storm and Memphis were great secondary characters. Skylar was another amazing character and I absolutely adore her friendship with Lennon! I’m excited and scared for Skylar and Memphis’ story, because after reading The Words I know it’s going to be equally as messy if not more, but I love Skylar so much and can’t wait to read the happy end she deserves. Lennon Phoenix high school romance was pretty cute, sometimes really awkward, but cute nonetheless. I think it was beautiful how Lennon was the first person to really help Phoenix with his learning disability and show that you can be smart in other areas of your life, even if you don’t have A’s all the time. Lennon & Phoenix first kiss was so 🥺🥺🥺🥺 their first time was hella awkward 🥴🥴🥴 but when they brought the heat in their hate sex?? That was 🔥🔥🔥 On one hand, I was up til the wee hours of the morning reading this book. And I'm still thinking about it 2 days after I finished it. I loved the angst and the drama. I loved the character arc. I did feel like Pheonix was mostly redeemed by the end. I hated him the first 45-50% of the book, and I do feel like the author did a good job overall turning that ship around. So, for just overall writing and entertainment, this was a home run. Easily 4-5 stars. Definitely a standout story. 💗💗💗

The Words: An Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone Romance : Jade

now, as for the present.. i could very well sum it up with a clown emoji and call it a day, because that's how i felt reading it. it was a SHIT SHOW for sure, but i enjoyed the hell out of it and ignored every possible red flag 🤠 cheating - depends on your definition 🤷🏼‍♀️, but they never have sex with OP while in an established romantic/sexual relationship with each otherAs a reader, I love broken, tortured and imperfect characters, and this story delivered this in spades. My heart bled for these characters and their pain.

The Words by Ashley Jade - Book Trigger Warnings The Words by Ashley Jade - Book Trigger Warnings

Lennon and Phoenix are in their last year of high school. Phoenix is struggling in school and his teacher is asking Lennon to tutor him and help him graduate. Phoenix is also in a band with his best friend Storm called ‘Sharp Objects’. So the first part of this book is Lennon and Phoenix developing this friends-to-lovers dynamic, while Lennon is helping him study and being very supportive of his music career. Graduation comes and goes, while Sharp Objects is on the verge of being discovered by some music scout/producer whatever, but it’s at a big cost and Phoenix does something extremely shitty to Lennon and they break up. obviously the explicit OW drama/sex i could have done without... but it’s AJ, so i have come to expect it at this point, honestly. so it doesn’t really faze me anymore. Sabrina and a bunch of other assholes threw pig slop on her. Then they circled around the poor girl and oinked while someone kept yelling, 'Sooey'." this part is KEY, because i don't think i would've been so forgiving of all the shit that happens in part 2 if i hadn't been so obsessed with Lennon and Phoenix as a couple in high school. even if the book is long af, i'm glad Ashley Jade included this part and didn't simply begin the story in the present.This book is in 2 parts, then it jumps 4 years and that's when we spiral down a dark tunnel along with our two characters. One wanting revenge, the other riddled in guilt. The one part that really REALLY bothered me was when he threw a liquor bottle straight at Lennon. He didn't hit her....but he was close. That right there was a full stop for me. There's no excuse for that 👀 like, none. I'm trying to read about romance, not a abusive relationship 🤷🤷🤷 she even says that the red flags are everywhere and this is a point of no return but then its not mentioned again 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 Raised with a strong interest in the written word, Ashley Jade would grow up with a keen passion for reading and writing. Discovering her own style over time, she would come to refine and hone her distinctive approach as an author and novelist. Growing up in the United States, she’d continually be looking for new and exciting ideas to help inspire her next big novel. i think i’ll just bullet point what i didn’t like, bcos it wasn’t that deep. just enough for me to kinda roll my eyes and move on: Mercy Wheeler and Gabriel Easton’s sordid tale continues in Dirty Empire as Mercy finds her loyalties tested and Gabriel’s attempt to break free of his family’s legacy comes with unexpected consequences.