The ending was also ambiguous af. Is he in a band? Is he not? Is he a has been? What happened after they talked to the vic dude?!! Nothing was explained or talked about and it irked the faq out of me! no one talk to me. i’m in distress over how much I hated this. these 2 stars are for the side characters and the side characters 👏🏻 ONLY 👏🏻 She's a doormat and goes on tour with him as a babysitter for money. Again. I understand why she becomes a babysitter, but the fact that a full grown man needs one makes me cringe.

The Words by Ashley Jade | Goodreads

How do you make someone believe you’re sorry when you’re living your dream because you stole it from them?” Story goes through so much bitterness and Venom spewed out from both Phoenix Walker and Lennon, that I didn't see any hopes of them ever reconciling.Lennon & Phoenix first kiss was so 🥺🥺🥺🥺 their first time was hella awkward 🥴🥴🥴 but when they brought the heat in their hate sex?? That was 🔥🔥🔥 For years, I’ve dreamt of what college life could bring and while some things changed, there was always one constant.

REVIEW - The Words

Writing songs was my outlet for all the pain I held inside. It’s what made me go on living when life got too hard."hands down my fave AJ heroine (Bianca and Kit are still my besties tho). in the high school chapters, she was so kind, soft and giving. she was selfless and caring, and always saw the best in people even if they didn’t deserve it— this latter trait can be seen as a “pushover” but Lennon was far from it. bcos she was equally headstrong, determined and fierce. cheating - depends on your definition 🤷🏼‍♀️, but they never have sex with OP while in an established romantic/sexual relationship with each other I love how she initially came to work for the band, because she needed that money, but also because she saw an opportunity to get on revenge on Phoenix. And while her revenge didn’t rlly go anywhere, because she saw how much self-loathing Phoenix already has for himself, that only highlighted her compassionate side. 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'." Mercy Wheeler and Gabriel Easton’s sordid tale continues in Gabriel Fallen as Mercy finds herself heading down a dangerous path.

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

Because I didn’t conquer my demons for some stupid guy or because I wanted acceptance. I did it for me. 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. 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. i'm not sure i'd recommend this to everyone, because the drama can be tiresome for sure. i think low expectations worked for the best here. if you read this, know that it'll be crazy and looong, but IMO the romance is worth it 🤠Officially, I’m your new sober companion. But unofficially? I’m here to ruin you when you least expect it… and I want you stone-cold sober when I do it.” When I tell you that both of these characters are damaged, I really mean it. There were times where I wanted to scream to the ceiling and shake both of them. They're as far from perfect as they come, and their decisions show it. I wanted to hate both of them for some of the stupid things that they did. But they're also authentic, multilayered, and so well developed, that you simply can't help but fall further under their spell. Phoenix and his tortured soul, and Lennon and her hidden insecurities and broken heart. 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. Lennon is tasked with helping him graduate and they end up striking an unlikely friendship. Just after graduation, Phoenix and Storm catch their big break, not before Phoenix betraying Lennon in a big way and destroying their friendship. I'd have loved if Lennon accepted and drew power from her body image rather than changing it, or Phoenix grovelled a bit more.