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Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score

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sami_leigh's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5

It was strange, having a secret with the boy I’d once loved and now sharing it with the man I couldn’t stand.

I should be the one sitting across the table from her. I should be the one taking her home, waking up next to her. Reading what she was reading. Yelling at the evil cat. It should be me in her life.

And for the first time in my life, I felt like the hero instead of the villain.

“Loving you has been a touchstone for more than half my life.”

🌸 First person dual POV
🌸 Enemies to lovers
🌸 Second chance / childhood friends
🌸 Both have secrets & stories behind their mutual hatred
🌸 Representation of working through trauma and anxiety associated growing up in domestic abuse
🌸 Nickname 🥹
🌸 Found family
🌸 Banter 👌🏻
🌸 Tension & spice 🥵
🌸 Small town vibes
🌸 ‘Touch her and I’ll kill you’ vibes
🌸 He. Falls. HARD.
🌸 Well established secondary characters; Knox & Daisy (Book 1), Waylay (Book 1), Nash & Lina (Book 2), Stef & Jeremiah, Emry, Maeve.
🌸 MC growth; overcoming past trauma, trust, risking a relationships & family, priorities, communication, self worth.
🌸 Epilogue
🌸 Bonus epilogue 10 years later

Available in audiobook, ebook and paperback.

⚠️ Violence (moderate), gun violence (explicit), death of a parent (past), death, blood (minor), parental abandonment, medical trauma (moderate), cancer (past, not MC), domestic abuse (past).

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pamnc's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I’ve been waiting for Sloane & Lucian’s story since they were first hinted at in book 1, and this didn’t disappoint. Loved Lucian Rollins and his broody, sexy, thoughtful ways - and who couldn’t adore Sloane? I was kicking my feet, smiling, blushing & laughing (and crying!) all the way through it. A brilliant ending to the series.

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mirandamess139's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is literally my favorite book ever I think. I cried like a little baby

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conpierre's review against another edition

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adventurous funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Does it make sense to say favorite characters but not my favorite book of the series? Since the beginning, I felt that Sloane and Lucian just oozed main character energy and I couldn’t wait for them to get a book. The book definitely didn’t disappoint with the chemistry between these characters. They just ooze meant to be and you can’t help but root for them. I love their banter and how crazy they drove each other throughout the book.

Now the only reason I wouldn’t rate this as my favorite is because even though I’m completely team Sloan and Lucian I didn’t find the book as exciting as the other two. My favorite of the series would have to be Things We Never Got Over.

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