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The Words by A. Jade

47 reviews

chelle22's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

At first I thought this was going to be super cringe and a DNF. But I persevered and after a few chapters I was hooked. I loved Lennon’s character development and how incredibly strong she was whilst also being vulnerable. Pheonix, so wrong but so good. Side characters are absolutely brilliant and I laughed and cried so many times. Would definitely read a second book! Not 5 stars purely because of some repetitiveness and the beginning of the story, but overall loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Check your TW’s as a lot of sensitive topics are covered

beautyandthebookworms's review against another edition

4.75

somewhere in the 4+ star range ⭐️ close to 5 stars tho 

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✨two words: TRAUMA & DRAMA

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💙this is fast and nonstop pace book—although the book is long, it never felt like it

💙the book starts out with the main characters in their senior year of high school~ they connect through the fmc tutoring the mmc

💙then it jumps to 4 years later

💙it’s basically a ‘does he even know I exist’~to friends~to lovers~to enemies~to lovers

💙okay also this book in general is a WILD ride —reference the emphasis of ***trauma*** and ***drama*** a LOT happens and a LOT can be triggering so please read w/ caution (ie: child abuse, body dysmorphia, binge eating, bullying, drug use, addiction, grief, etc) 

💙with all that being said, I cried cuz sad, but also giggled out loud more than once, and also CRIED for TEN mins at one part (this was at an endearing gesture, not a bad part) so this book gives you a lot of feels and books that make me feel so much are in a league of their own

💙you will get so much angst, great main and side characters… I got fully lost in this & didn’t wanna leave 

➖things I’m docking points for➖

🖤I can’t remember what exactly—but it was in the beginning, when they’re still in high school, that the way that Lennon’s body was approached…I don’t know. There’s no way she’s the only plus sized person at the school and they bullied and ostracized her for her weight so badly and…I’m not sure. Just some part of the approach on it felt slightly off.

🖤it is a second chance romance & while it’s totally understandable that there’s mixed feelings about reconnecting & what not, it did bother me how hot and cold it could get abruptly if that makes sense—just like a lil bit…it wasn’t a big issue

🖤the ending did not feel complete & I was left wanting more. I know the book is already long af but the epilogue was like so quick & didn’t give us enough in my opinion. Like it was headed in the right direction, one quick 3 month jump and only like the smallest glimmer—what all happened!!! give us a novella for more or something 😭

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✨I obviously have so much to say & I LOVED this book & I can’t wait to read more by the author, I’ll keep singing praises about this book & highly recommend y’all read it!!

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🎧listened to audio & narrators were so good! 🎧

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lifeofmavsgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kaileeledger's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really enjoyed this story. The only reason I gave it 4/5 stars is because at points in the story it kind of dragged. It was a lot of back and forth “do I wanna be with him or do I not?” Without having a fair amount of plot to distract. Wasn’t a bad story, it was just a bit repetitive at times. Overall, I would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Child death and Toxic relationship

jfb0622's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

mjdedevis24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

mrs_smith_19's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug use and Grief

hellodebbies's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

christy_0909's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It made me laugh and it made me cry. It was really long and I felt like it could have been shorter but amazing story that deals with a lot of heavy and real issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use