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Things We Hide From The Light by Lucy Score

13 reviews

katharina90's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

2.0

The plot was almost identical to book one which made for a long, boring read. The copaganda was tiresome as well.

I just want to get to Lucian and Sloane's book already.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Racism, Addiction, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Police brutality

_rubydodge's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Cursing

raes's review

lighthearted fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Gun violence, Dementia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Sexism, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Racism, Infertility, Misogyny, and Drug use

dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

CW: PTSD, gun violence, kidnapping, panic attacks, addiction (recounted), violence, domestic abuse, alcoholism (recounted), racism, police brutality, parental abandonment (recounted)

Following the success of Lucy Score's first book in the Knockemout series,  Things We Never Got Over, Things We Hide from the Light focuses on Nash Morgan as he falls for Knox's best friend Lina when she comes into town for work.

I don't know why, but in some ways I think I like Things We Hide from the Light better than Things We Never Got Over even though I gave them both the same rating as well as they are both equally good.

One of the things I really like about Things We Hide from the Light is the improved writing style that Score implements for the second book in the series. There's much more of an improvement in character development and you get to understand more of Nash and Lina's backgrounds as well as how it influences their relationships with others. You also get more honest discussions about mental health and the importance of seeking help, which I really appreciate. Additionally, I think the plot twists have improved since Things We Never Got Over and it balances the conundrum of not seeing it coming while also having it make sense.

Both of them are really good MCs and I enjoyed seeing their relationship unfold on-page (though, I personally wish it's less spicy). I think Score does a great job with focusing on their relationship while also getting some "where are they now" from characters featured in  Things We Never Got Over. 

For those of you looking for a romance novel with small town grit, you are going to like the second book in Score's Knockemout series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Police brutality, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

Minor: Domestic abuse and Racism

glutenfreemaggie's review against another edition

4.0

The banter in this book was actually hilarious 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Gun violence, and Stalking

sebradley29's review against another edition

emotional

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Mental illness, Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Police brutality, Racism, and Sexism

daniluvsbooks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.5

This book is a continuation of Things We Never Got Over which I absolutely loved. However this book was as enticing. I feel like the animosity and issues between the love interests were dragged on for a while and the book got interesting towards the end with the huge plot twist. It was a bit boring in the beginning which is why I gave it a low rating, but I liked the ending and so can’t wait for the third and final book of the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence and Racism

memoirsofabooklover's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

Another amazing book from Lucy. Good guy x bad girl and found family. This book was the perfect pairing to the first in the Knockemout series. I loved how this book built and expanded upon the world Lucy built in Things We Never Got Over. This one focuses on allowing yourself to be vulnerable and realising that it doesn’t have to be seen as a weakness to share this with others and can actually make you stronger. About bringing yourself back from the depths of darkness. I loved that it followed the same formula as the first, set in the same world, building on the characters and the crime sub-plot continued and linked to the original but was still unique, with different mcs, tropes, and themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Sexism, Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Minor: Grief, Pregnancy, Blood, Gun violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Racism

deelightfulreads's review

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Gun violence, Grief, Sexual content, and Cursing

Minor: Police brutality

kaleighfinn's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Infertility, Death of parent, Addiction, Racism, Grief, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Mental illness, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, and Medical content

Minor: Confinement and Blood