Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

135 reviews

sdupont's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

4.75

This book had no business being as good as it was! Things We Never Got Over is a great romance with a dash of crime/suspense. This small town romance has it all- grumpy sunshine, one night stand turned fake dating, and single parent tropes. Naomi and Knox are a pair you root for. Even better is a great ensemble cast of characters. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next in the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction

careshaw98's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

cluckieduck's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

This was such an odd read - it really took some time for me to get into that I almost DNF ~20% in, but I enjoyed the writing style. I think it was a tad too long in the middle which led to a really rushed, almost out of the blue ending with

drug lords & the mafia showing up

, but the pros outweigh the cons so I'm leading to a 3.5*...I think.

This is one of the better enemies-to-lovers tropes I've read, because OMG, Knox is a complete douchenozzle, then he goes and says some endearing crap and immediately I'm all swooning again. But then I remember that dude is 43 YEARS OLD and he's acting like a lead in a YA novel. He was a total tool - a growly, incredibly hot, barber, but a tool nonetheless.

Naomi was such a people-pleaser and I enjoyed her growth throughout the ups & downs in the small-town setting. Knockemout is a great small town with a fantastic score of supporting characters. The bonus 2nd epilogue is worth the download that gives a teasing glance to Nash & Lucian's HEAs which I look forward to reading about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Drug abuse

rosegoes3's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked this book. It was more violent than I anticipated at the end and the pacing for the last like seven chapters was odd but I liked it and I liked the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

rachaelboyd's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Drug abuse

telsreadingjournal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

soniajoy98's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

albitaaa_'s review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Infertility, and Physical abuse

charlynlynlyn's review against another edition

funny relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction

marybsimp's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol