Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

155 reviews

kmsander4's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

I love these characters, this story, and most importantly, this town! If you're looking for the grumpiest man you've ever seen, but who is actually just the softest, most protective teddy bear, this is for you!

A little dose of found family, some action, a decent sprinkling of spice, and so much warm fuzziness. I will - without question - be running back to my library to pick up books 2 and 3 as soon as I can!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent

mikaylamills's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

I enjoyed this book! It had a good story and good spice. Some characters could be frustrating at times, but definitely redeemed themselves. I know there are 2 more books in the series, but I'm not 100% sure I am interested enough in reading them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Infertility

mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

Small town grumpy x sunshine romance with a found family. This book has some heart warming scenes, as well as spice (spice brings the star count down for me personally but to each their own). It’s a good twin that finds herself fixing her bad twins problems all the time. This time the problem comes with a kid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

eriinmaureenn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

Officially, this is only my second 5-star of the year. I really enjoyed this story and I thought the Tina mystery aspect was super interesting; I felt like I was constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop and I kept reading to see when it would come. Was I a little annoyed at Knox and Naomi for being absolute morons sometimes? Of course. But that's romance, baby.

I also hope that this series gets a fourth book with

Stef and Jerimiah. <3

Also, Way calling Knox "dad" in the extended epilogue melted my heart.

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Content Warnings

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

jennabeck13's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-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

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5)

Genre: Romance 

About 550 pages 

For Naomi, running away from her problems only seems to lead her to more… After running away from the altar, she runs to her sister Tina who calls her asking for help. Unfortunately, that was a misleading call… When Naomi arrives in Knockemout, not only is she forced to deal with her twin’s terrible reputation but her sister has stolen her car, wallet, phone, and more from Naomi. And in its place, left her daughter Waylay for Naomi to take care of. In the midst of things falling apart, Naomi meets Knox, the town’s “bad boy” who prefers to be alone. However, despite his best attempts to resist, he can’t stay away from Naomi. He goes out of his way to help her & Waylay and seems to be falling for her in the process. Though he plans to distance himself as soon as she’s back on her feet, his heart and the trouble Tina has gotten into have other plans for him.

After seeing all the hype for Things We Left Behind, I knew I needed to return to Knockemout. And I enjoyed this book a little more the second time around! Not sure why but I bought into Knox and Naomi’s relationship more and had greater sympathy for Knox during my second read. As said in my OG review, I really enjoyed the side characters and wish we got to know more about them (what was the deal between Lucian and Sloane, deeper dive into Waylay’s early childhood, and more about Nash, Knox, and Lucian’s younger selves). Because of this, I am super excited to read TWLB soon!

Favorite Quote: “You know what they say about ‘fine’— f*cked up, insecure, neurotic, and emotional.”

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

emmaasbokhylla's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

whosfernn's review against another edition

emotional slow-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

I don't usually enjoy enemies to lovers but I enjoyed it in this book. Could've been a five star read, but the ending felt a little bit rushed and strange.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Misogyny, Blood, and Pregnancy

kat7794's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol

bxcvi's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

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