The Words – Ashley Jade

When I say that Kindle Unlimited has changed my life, it is NOT an exaggeration. It has opened up a world of books that I had no idea existed and I just cannot believe what I have been missing out on.

It’s only been a few months but I have read a ridiculous amount of books from there already. And the one that sticks out for me the most? The Words.

I think I found this one on TikTok – I’d never her of Ashley Jade and this certainly wouldn’t have been a book I picked up without recommendation because this kind of cover is not the one for me.

But within a few pages I was so hooked.

I have no shame in admitting that if I was to admit to a weakness – it is tortured musician. My best friend will willingly regale anyone with stories of my ill-fated romances with guitarists, bassists or singers. So this book SPOKE to me.

Told in two person POV, The Words follows Lennon and Phoenix; from their days in high school, through to four years later, when Lennon is recruited to be Phoenix’s sober companion on tour.

But when they last saw each other, Phoenix betrayed Lennon so badly, that there is no way she could ever forgive him. This tour is providing her with a way to get her own back.

The Words is a second chance romance, enemies to lovers, bad boy musician FEAST and I couldn’t put it down. I even tried to sneak a few pages whilst out drinking with my work colleagues.

And let me tell you – if I met Phoenix, I would absolutely fall hook, line and sinker.

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