Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

63 reviews

mirandacheek's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

honestly didn’t even want to finish this book. it has an AMAZING story line but it was SOOOOOO drawn out. i had to force myself to read it. this story could have definitely been told in under 300 pages there was no reason for it to be almost 600 pages. i did really like the story it was just so slow moving. i also had very high expectations that i don’t feel like we’re met. :(

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

holliesatchell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Sexism, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

tabbed_reads2much's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

A publicized fanfic by a comp-het, sexually repressed woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, Cursing, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

Lots of triggers in this book, and the smut may have been AI generated.

matthewslaura's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Maybe it’s because I have a tendency to put others needs before my own, but I loved how a big part of the story was Naomi learning to accept the fact that she didn’t have to do everything on her own and can rely on others for help. I especially loved how her and Knox’s characters seem like a real life couple with the way they compliment, love, hurt, and help each other… this book was cute and I devoured it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Bullying, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

hannahp95's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Addiction, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Alcohol

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Car accident and Infertility

shaykay's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious 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

I've been seeing this book everywhere, but I kept putting it off because this thing is a chunker, and any book over 400 pages just kind of scares me away. But I kept seeing it getting recommended this month, and it felt like fate was just telling me to pick the dang book up, so here went nothing. I am so happy that I picked this one up because not only was this a 5-star, it was one that I could not put down and had so much fun reading. The book didn't feel like a 500+ page book because I just flew through this so fast. This book is technically a small-town romance, and it fits in that spectrum, but it was so much more. First, we had the drama from Tina to deal with; we got to see Naomi get her life put back together and care for Waylay, and then to top it all off, we had Knox! Knox is a very broody man who isn't your typical hero. I loved how he got so protective over not just Naomi but also Waylay. This book became one of my favorites, and I can see this one being one of the top books of the year for me. I hate that it took me so long to read, but this one is the beginning of a series. The next book I hoped would follow Lucian, but it turns out to be following Nash, Knox's brother. I honestly can't wait because I loved Score's writing in this book and the story in this one was just amazing. I can't wait to see how that book plays out, and hopefully, there's a third that follows Lucian's story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse and Gun violence

eule's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Read this book if you want to laugh out loud, chuckle, grin, jump up and down because you are so happy, role your eyes at some miserable character decision, be annoyed how cute and adorable the main characters behave together and experience some spice.

What tropes to expect (the perfect mix):

• grumpy (he is actually a softy inside, what a surprise)/sunshine
• found family (a lot!)
• small town romance
• fake dating (kinda?)
• kinda millionaire vibes??
• overprotective dad (love the family father, softy vibe) and alpha male
• steam and spice

What I loved: 

• the relationship between Waylay and Naomi and OF COURSE between Waylay and Knox (but seriously, who names her kid Waylay)
• the alpha male vibes (aka relationship and sex life between the two love birds)
• the nicknaming and little things Knox did to her (coffee, phone with daisies, cottage, …)
• his demand for the upcoming special day, adore the two
• the message to overcome your fear of loosing someone and just fucking love them

What I kinda disliked:

• the fake dating was unnecessary
• the length (some repetitions)

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• the breakup was unnecessary 
• to much happy couples in the prologue? Like everyone got the perfect match… 
• the drama in the end (even though that was necessary to enlighten Knox. hehe.)
• a little toxic masculinity, referring to him saying: „I’m a man, men don’t cry“ and „I don’t like when others cry“ (even though we are here for some of that and it resolved in the end)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Infertility

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

One of my favourite series ever. I love a grumpy x sunshine and a found family. This was my first Lucy Score, book; it made me fall in love with her writing and these characters. I immediately fell in love with both of the mcs, I loved the introduction to the world, it was entertaining and drama-filled from page 1. I not only fell in love with the mcs but also all the side characters, I could see the setup for future books but I also loved the depth other characters brought, which added depth to the mcs. It was a perfect slow burn that's full of tension, humour, and love. What was perfect was that you got the slow burn in the first half and the spice in the second half; the story had a crime side plot that was well-developed enough to make it a massive part of the story, linked to multiple side characters, and really dragged you in. I also loved the fact that they had real conversations and even though it was a happy ending, the conversations and self-healing to get there were healthy (in the end) and realistic. 6/5 stars! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical trauma, Violence, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment, Blood, Car accident, Infidelity, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Infertility, Alcoholism, and Sexism

nsantone's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Grief, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Addiction, Child abuse, and Drug abuse