Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

60 reviews

paperbackprincess19's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Gaslighting, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism

readingwithrylanne's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

Things We Never Got Over is the third book I've read by Lucy Score, and she has not failed me yet! I listened to this audiobook in less than 24 hours. From the very first chapter, I didn't want to put it down. Knox was an amazinggggg male protagonist, and the chapters from his POV were my favorite. I'm always a fan of tattooed men in my books (LOL). The chemistry between him and Naomi was palpable. It also made my heart burst to watch Naomi immediately step in and try to be a mother figure to her niece, working to earn the girl's trust and love even though it was hard at times. The family elements in this book were just so heartwarming and entertaining, and I was sad to see it end. I would 100% recommend Things We Never Got Over, especially the audiobook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

nidaelboustany's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Bullying

kaylasbookgram's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad medium-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

5.0

“There’s a difference between taking care of someone because you love them and taking care of someone because you want them to love you,”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Abandonment, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

cylite's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This story was so well written. The characters feel very stereotypical and for a while I thought the ending of the book was going to be predictable but I was so wrong. The whole book I felt so frustrated for Naomi right up until the very end. The dialog feels like "buzzfeed quiz quirky millennial" humor.
I wish that Knox's character wasn't so toxic masculinity-y. It would've been nice to see him not focus so much on Naomi's sexuality and vague description of how she stuck in his mind and heard him describe a deeper interest in her character and personal attributes. Also, his treatment of her I think is very uncomfortable like calling her pet names outside of the relationship and how he takes a lot of control over her. I can see how it can be seen as sexy but to me it came off very controlling and unsettling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Alcohol, and Death

Minor: Physical abuse, Infertility, Fatphobia, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Classism, Gun violence, and Murder

hannibanani29's review against another edition

challenging emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, Cursing, Gun violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infertility, Medical content, Police brutality, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

kam_be's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Drug abuse

ruthhmarieereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Bullying, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Death of parent

ashleycmms's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Addiction, Abandonment, and Gun violence

Moderate: Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

a_rich_read's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Infertility