"I was two percent into Bad Words when I realized I was reading something special, the rare kind of book that not only treads new, fresh territory but does so in a way that feels startlingly inevitable. The kind of book I can''t believe doesn''t already exist, because it is just so right, so the thing I''ve been waiting for. It''s also a book that could only ever have been written by Rioghnach Robinson, whose clear, clever voice and incisive social commentary elevate the book''s punchy premise and irresistible will-they-won''t-they romance to a once-in-a-lifetime read about truth, art, vulnerability and all the sticky places they intersect. Bad Words left me buzzing." - Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Great Big Beautiful Life "I loved this book. The freshest literary romance I''ve read in ages, full of gorgeous prose and agonizing chemistry, culminating in a delicious, torturous slow burn that had me on the edge of my seat. A reminder that the thin between love and hate is a (literal) matter of opinion and for the people who have to write to understand where they went wrong. This story really touched me and its characters will stay with me for a long time.

" - Iman Hariri-Kia, author of Female Fantasy "I don''t even know where to begin - I''m genuinely writing this through tears. I have thought of little else since starting the book; I feel it''s reminded me of why I read, in a way I didn''t even realize I needed. I simply passionately loved it. It''s searingly insightful, captivatingly romantic, and one of the best love stories I have ever read." - Beth O''Leary, international bestselling author of The Flatshare and Swept Away "Robinson''s wit cuts deep, her characters burn bright, and every page crackles with tension. A dazzling, razor-edged love story." - Louise O''Neill, international bestselling author of Idol and Asking For It "Full of wit, warmth, and deliciously sharp observations on books and the people who love them, Bad Words is a love story about two people who could not be worse--or better--for each other. I didn''t want it to end.

" - Stacey Yu, @literaryfling on BookTok and author of Kitten ove and hate is a (literal) matter of opinion and for the people who have to write to understand where they went wrong. This story really touched me and its characters will stay with me for a long time." - Iman Hariri-Kia, author of Female Fantasy "I don''t even know where to begin - I''m genuinely writing this through tears. I have thought of little else since starting the book; I feel it''s reminded me of why I read, in a way I didn''t even realize I needed. I simply passionately loved it. It''s searingly insightful, captivatingly romantic, and one of the best love stories I have ever read." - Beth O''Leary, international bestselling author of The Flatshare and Swept Away "Robinson''s wit cuts deep, her characters burn bright, and every page crackles with tension. A dazzling, razor-edged love story.

" - Louise O''Neill, international bestselling author of Idol and Asking For It "Full of wit, warmth, and deliciously sharp observations on books and the people who love them, Bad Words is a love story about two people who could not be worse--or better--for each other. I didn''t want it to end." - Stacey Yu, @literaryfling on BookTok and author of Kitten love them, Bad Words is a love story about two people who could not be worse--or better--for each other. I didn''t want it to end." - Stacey Yu, @literaryfling on BookTok and author of Kitten ove and hate is a (literal) matter of opinion and for the people who have to write to understand where they went wrong. This story really touched me and its characters will stay with me for a long time." - Iman Hariri-Kia, author of Female Fantasy "I don''t even know where to begin - I''m genuinely writing this through tears. I have thought of little else since starting the book; I feel it''s reminded me of why I read, in a way I didn''t even realize I needed.

I simply passionately loved it. It''s searingly insightful, captivatingly romantic, and one of the best love stories I have ever read." - Beth O''Leary, international bestselling author of The Flatshare and Swept Away "Robinson''s wit cuts deep, her characters burn bright, and every page crackles with tension. A dazzling, razor-edged love story." - Louise O''Neill, international bestselling author of Idol and Asking For It "Full of wit, warmth, and deliciously sharp observations on books and the people who love them, Bad Words is a love story about two people who could not be worse--or better--for each other. I didn''t want it to end." - Stacey Yu, @literaryfling on BookTok and author of Kitten ove and hate is a (literal) matter of opinion and for the people who have to write to understand where they went wrong. This story really touched me and its characters will stay with me for a long time.

" - Iman Hariri-Kia, author of Female Fantasy "I don''t even know where to begin - I''m genuinely writing this through tears. I have thought of little else since starting the book; I feel it''s reminded me of why I read, in a way I didn''t even realize I needed. I simply passionately loved it. It''s searingly insightful, captivatingly romantic, and one of the best love stories I have ever read." - Beth O''Leary, international bestselling author of The Flatshare and Swept Away "Robinson''s wit cuts deep, her characters burn bright, and every page crackles with tension. A dazzling, razor-edged love story." - Louise O''Neill, international bestselling author of Idol and Asking For It "Full of wit, warmth, and deliciously sharp observations on books and the people who love them, Bad Words is a love story about two people who could not be worse--or better--for each other. I didn''t want it to end.

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I simply passionately loved it. It''s searingly insightful, captivatingly romantic, and one of the best love stories I have ever read." - Beth O''Leary, international bestselling author of The Flatshare and Swept Away "Robinson''s wit cuts deep, her characters burn bright, and every page crackles with tension. A dazzling, razor-edged love story." - Louise O''Neill, international bestselling author of Idol and Asking For It "Full of wit, warmth, and deliciously sharp observations on books and the people who love them, Bad Words is a love story about two people who could not be worse--or better--for each other. I didn''t want it to end." - Stacey Yu, @literaryfling on BookTok and author of Kitten love them, Bad Words is a love story about two people who could not be worse--or better--for each other. I didn''t want it to end.

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