Use the Words You Have

3.5 stars It took me a while to get into this novel, as it's written in a very descriptive almost stream of consciousness style of writing, but when I reached about a quarter of the way through, I was fully invested in this story. Use the Words You Have reminded of a mix between a Sally Rooney novel......more

this book ate. it said “here’s a steamy, messy, slightly unhinged romance set in the middle of nowhere france” and i said “say less.” from the first page i knew i was in for it. the writing?? stunning. like, every line felt like it was trying to seduce me personally. i was highlighting like i was bei......more

I had no idea what this book was going to be about when I started to read it, and it took me a little while to start to follow the author's writing style (and ended up re-reading the first quarter of the book again), but once I started to follow the writing style more closely, I thought the story wa......more

Review Loading…. - Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC. Use The Words You Have by Kimberly Campanello is expected to be released on June 23rd, 2025. This book discusses the journey of US student K to Breton as part of an abroad program of sorts. While on this trip she begins a sexual relationship with......more

3..5 rounded up to 4 It's kind of hard to review this because I haven't read anything like it before. I liked it... I'm just not sure how much I liked it. Don't be surprised if you see my rating change within the next few days because honestly I could see myself staying at a 4 or going down to a 3. M......more