Fantastic story about a love triangle! Instead of two worthy men vying for the love of our heroine, we have one worthy man and one con artist, and sadly, it’s the con artist who has her heart.
Josh, Memphis, and Skylar have known each other since kids, they were next-door neighbors. Josh and Memphis are foster children, Skylar lost her mother and is living with her aunt and uncle. Both Josh and Skylar have been abused, so this formed a bond between them, as they each understood what the other had gone through and help each other. Memphis watches them and yearns because he wishes he’d met Skylar first.
This riveting story takes us all through their adolescence. Memphis is the quiet genius, dedicated to his music and his guitar. He does all that’s required of him without complaints, while Josh is constantly whining and complaining and leaving all his chores for Memphis to complete. The only time he shines is when Skylar is spiraling and he’s there for her.
As time goes on, Skylar and Memphis mature and Josh turns to booze, bad influences, constant parties and eventually drugs. He abuses Skylar’s love but comes back every time he feels her getting away. We see how frequently Memphis has to pitch in to save the day. He’s like this quiet presence behind Josh and Skylar.
This story reads like a roller coaster, where Memphis has his future mapped out, all based on his love for music, Skylar is a little aimless because she hasn’t found her goal in life. Josh is turning increasingly bitter, jealous of Memphis, scorns his work ethic, disrespects Skylar.
The story moves relentlessly towards a change in their dynamics, I thought it was going in the right direction, but a plot twist changes everything and Josh again takes the upper hand, full of malice and scorn. By the time the book ends, I was heartily hating Josh and all he represents. This story was completely riveting! As soon as it finished, I re-read The Words, this time with a new perspective and enjoyed it much more. Now I can hardly wait for The Consequence!
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About the author
Ashley Jade is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and top 20 bestselling Amazon author who craves tackling different genres and tropes within romance. Her first loves are New Adult Romance, Contemporary Romance, and Romantic Suspense, but she also writes everything in between including erotica and dark romance.
Her characters are flawed and complex, and chances are you will hate them before you fall head over heels in love with them.
She's a die-hard lover of oxford commas, em-dashes, music, coffee, and anything thought-provoking...except for math.
Books make her heart beat faster and writing makes her soul come alive.
If she's not paying off student loan debt, working, or writing a novel—you can usually find her listening to music, hanging out with her readers online, and pondering the meaning of life.
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