🖤𝒲𝑜𝓇𝒹 𝒯𝑜 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒲𝒾𝓈𝑒 - 𝒯𝓌𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑒𝒹 𝑅𝑜𝓈𝑒𝓈 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝟦 - 𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌🖤 

 

Author: Eva Simmons 

 

Couple: Reed Jackson & Mason Zane 

 

Tropes: broken MCs, dark romance, mafia x MC x corrupt billionaires, roommate romance, trauma rep, forced proximity, instant attraction, friends to lovers 

 

Review: Word To The Wise is the culmination of the Twisted Roses series and I loved seeing the final member find his HEA. Mason and Reed have a heart-wrenching romance that is full of personal growth, trauma and found family. I enjoyed the way Eva delivered this last book and will forever have Mason as a grade A book boyfriend! 

 

Reed was a FMC who intrigued me after meeting her in her brother’s book and her story was not one I could have ever prepared for. It was so heartbreaking and raw that it was almost impossible to put the book down while reading. The way Eva was able to write about the trauma and emotional/physical wounds Reed suffers from made it seem real in the best and worst ways. I appreciated the way she did not shy away from the topics and made them the cornerstone of Reed’s character to allow us to see her growth as the book went on. I also loved how Reed’s journey was one of healing and found love. Seeing her flourish in this book was perhaps my favorite part! 

 

Mason Zane was the MAN. While Jude and Fel will always have a special place as m favorite in this series, Mason was really the good guy of the four. I found that I rooted for him to get the girl from the beginning and it only grew as his past was revealed. I adored the way he was always there to push Reed to take risks but was the first one to hold her when she needed it. The bond and friendship he had with her was so beautiful that I never wanted this book to end. Eva truly outdid herself with Mason’s character and I loved that the sweet-bad boy was the last one to find love! 

 

This book was a mix of darker themes and there are aspects that make it the darkest of the four in the series. Reed’s past in one full of darkness and Mason’s is not super different. The way they were different sides of the same coin made me appreciate their differences but also loved how they could anticipate the others actions. Eva was able to give us just enough push and pull but also pack the romance full of banter and trust which was just as important. I enjoyed seeing the cameos from the other couples and cannot wait to meet Jamison Steel in her next series! 

 

Rating: 5/5, AW-mazing. Hands down the most heartwarming and tragically beautiful story in this series! 

 

Thank you to Eva for sending me this ARC!