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Things We Hide From The Light by Lucy Score

61 reviews

laurenstover's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent

linnea_tornblom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Violence, Mental illness, Hate crime, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

Minor: Infertility

kenziewol's review

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Police brutality, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

ecravens's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Police brutality, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

romancewithem's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

I loved this book, literally couldnt put it down and wanted to keep turning the page to find out what happened next either in Nash and Lina’s relationship or the criminal investigation surrounding Nash getting shot in the previous book. I liked how this book really was able to balance both parts together

Such a fun read, I love Knockermount and all the friends we have there. May or may not have sobbed at the bonus epilogue 

- sharing a bed
- small town

Cannot wait for Lucians and Salones book - i have so many questions already just from the tiny glimpses of their relationship in the series so far

Technically I do think this can be read as a standalone however I do think it makes more sense read in order

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Violence

sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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. 

below!!

1. 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. 

1. 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. 

1. 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. 

1. 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. 

1. 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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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

emilyfrenchie's review

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Addiction, and Kidnapping

zthebibliophile's review

adventurous funny relaxing tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Mental illness

graceev's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Hate crime, and Infertility

Infertility is only mention in the epilogue

bryelle's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Police brutality, Gun violence, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, and Addiction