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Let me preface this review by saying I own almost ever single one of Lucy Scores books and consider myself a fan but this book has really frustrated me and I want to lay out my issues with it.

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The FMC being the all mighty savior for the MMC. So Nash is healing from a gun wound and losing his memory of the shooting. He has depression and anxiety- panic attacks and every-time he is near her, the world is better and he feels like she is fixing him. I hate this trope or plot in books because that’s not romantic it’s enabling. Also it’s so frustrating to continue to see poor MH rep in books where the depression is magically cured through love. No- that is not at all how it works, please stop 🛑 with this kind of rhetoric.

The MMC is a cop with all of his unstable MH and in current affairs with cops in America please don’t do this. I know Lucy knows the state of it because it’s brought into this book with another cop acting racist and abusing his power over a Black couple.

This leads into my next issue- the fact that we see a good cop and bad cop often in cop romance books. But when you really break down the “good cop” they are also engaging in similar behaviors.

There is a cop mentioned about that is abusing his power, physically harming others/ threatening people. But Nash does this with Lina. He threatens to arrest her while she is in a towel. He pulls her over and throws a fit. And then gives her a speeding ticket. He is also having panic attacks in hallways and public places but still continues to stay on the job.

The friend Sloan calling a person in the book a fat blob. Can we please I beg stop dehumanizing fat bodies. Even if they are “bad” it’s just not necessary. It feeds into hatred and shaming of fat bodies.

These characters are in their 30s and sometimes some of their actions are like teenagers. I mean I’m cool with 30 years olds being goofy and silly but some of this was just downright childish.

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melreads97's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

I just didn’t think the book needed to be this long. It was great but it lost me a little in the end. I would’ve liked more at the end.

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pageafter_paige's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

Loved this book! I don’t mind it being dragged out and I think the slow burn is just so nice. I lowkey might prefer Nash over Knox?? Idk but I definitely did like Naomi better than Lina. Angelina is great and all but she was a grump sometimes (relatable though). Piper stole my head immediately and I loved getting to know not just Knox and Lina, but the whole squad more! Give me Sloan and Lucian NOW

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graceev's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
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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bryelle's review

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adventurous emotional funny 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

3.5

Lina is Knox’s ex girlfriend and current one of best friends. She doesn’t share her emotions much and she is a love them and leave them type.
Nash is a settle down and get married type and Knox’s brother.
They meet trying to save Naomi ( at the end of book 1). They can’t keep their eyes off of each other. But know they aren’t meant to be. But Nash feels alive when he is near her for the first time since he has been shot.
They make an arrangement to start sleeping together ( just sleeping). And things pick up from there. They both let their guards down for each other and have to learn to give love in different ways.

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