The Words: An Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone Romance

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I really wish the h had made the H wait a little bit before jumping in bed with him after 4 years. Yeah, he basically *takes* the first time 🥵... but after her very desperate behavior in high school, I wish she'd been a little more reluctant to eff like bunnies when they were older. At that point he hadn't proved that he'd changed in any way. So, it felt a little cringe that she just opened her legs without much of a protest. I would have liked more tension around that. Or even better, HIM manning up and really trying to earn her trust. Didn't happen that way tho. 😐 #womp-womp but drinking won’t make the demons he’s trying to drown out disappear. It will only create new ones.” I've got a thing for characters who are a bit broken, a tad messed up, you know, gloriously imperfect. I am fully invested in their character development, and I love to see them throughout their road to redemption. This one dished out both! I'd have loved if Lennon accepted and drew power from her body image rather than changing it, or Phoenix grovelled a bit more. We’ve never uttered a single word to one another… But sometimes I feel like nobody knows him better than I do.”

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I was angry… But I was also jealous. Even though I have no right to be. Because I’m not the kind of girl who gets the guy.” As for the hero, he did his job as the antagonist of this story, so he was great, but the author could have done way more with that tension. people were mean to her, Phoenix included, and she held them accountable. any time she gave him a verbal beat down, i bowed down to her even more. by the end of the book, i was metaphorically face down in the mud at her feet, polishing her shoes like a lil Victorian houseboy cleaning his master’s boots bcos i was just a peasant at her feet. I can’t wait to read Skyler and Memphis’ story, and can’t wait to see a bit more Chandler too. 🙂 I actually liked him too (Chandler) even though at times he seemed uptight/jerky, he cared about the band’s success more than anything and I truly believe he did what he always thought was best for them and their future opportunities ♥️ Lennon losing weight when she reunites with Phoenix. she’s still not “skinny by society’s standards” according to her book (giving specific sizes which was another thing i think AJ could have just left out) but she still lost a lot of weight and left a bitter taste in my mouth. she could still be her original size, and be happy and desirable.What did I like about the MMC? Phoenix is the typical bad boy type, a stealer of hearts and panties (literally). He’s my favorite MMC, who has a troubled life and makes terrible choices. The FMC tries to show his worth and how he can be loved, but he hurts her instead of taking her advice. He may have broken her trust, but he will do anything to make it up to her. I love when the MMC redeems his wrong, even if he is afraid to at first. 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 Words: An Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone Romance The Words: An Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone Romance

Mainly focusing on the romance genre, she would come to make this her own over the years, seeing how it could be used with different genres. Soon becoming a bestselling author, she would continue to rise in popularity, reaching scores of readers both far and wide. Still working and writing to this day, she continues to put out work and stories regularly on an ever consistent basis.Phoenix took everything, and her heart from her. Now given the chance at a huge pay day to play babysitter and to get revenge, Lennon agrees to go on tour with him and his band for 8 weeks. Would I recommend this book? Yes. I highly recommend this book to readers who are prepared to have their hearts shredded into pieces over Lennon and Phoenix’s story. If you also enjoy Standalone NA/Contemporary Romance with the following tropes, Enemies to Lovers and Second Chance at Love.

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

How do you make someone believe you’re sorry when you’re living your dream because you stole it from them?” Unless it comes in the form of a 5'2", feisty, loudmouth girl who just so happens to hate your guts. I simply cannot read about pathetic heroines. It is not a good influence on me, my mental health, and does not make me feel good. Phoenix is that mysterious unattainable guy in school, the smoker, dangerous, cold type and Lennon has a major crush on. His home life is bad. Mom left when he was 7 to save herself from an abusive relationship but left him to fend for himself against an abusive dad. He's got undiagnosed dyslexia but he's this effortless amazing musician. Together with his only friend, Storm, they're in a band. From USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ashley Jade comes an edgy, enemies-to-lovers standalone romance about mistakes, forgiveness, and second chances .

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As 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. he relentlessly pursues her once they get all of their initial shit out of the way (took a while but it was hella fun), and i respected how transparent he was? he was the one putting his heart on the line, opening himself up to a lot of pain Lennon could potentially inflict on him... and i suppose she does bcos she holds him at arms length for so long it breaks him bit by bit... and again, i lived for that shit ahaha. seeing him in pain added an extra ten years onto my life span for sure. Ashley Jade really put some high quality drugs into this writing, cause I couldn’t stop reading The Words. 3.5 ⭐s for the book, but rounding up for the experience. I’ll elaborate on that a bit later.