Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

By a Thread by Lucy Score

16 reviews

vj_thompson's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

3.5

Loved the slow burn and banter between Dom and Ally. The way he took care of her was heartwarming. Dom is an acts of service guy. I also liked the snippets of the friend’s side stories. I will say the epilogue is not worth reading. Could have do without it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Dementia, Infidelity, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Abandonment, Cursing, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, and Pregnancy

etdavenport's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

characters are old af 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Dementia, Chronic illness, and Abandonment

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

Wow, so dang cute but also so dang sad. Check the TWs for this one because there is a lot on infinity, sexual assault and harassment, and just general trauma. I loved the banter between Ally and Dominic. Though I will admit the 3rd act break up was dumb af. The side characters were all a blast. A fun read overall. 

Office Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Insta Lust, 3 1/2 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Dementia, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Rape and Violence

clarabean's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Eating disorder, and Misogyny

steen19's review against another edition

funny slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Dementia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Cursing, and Pregnancy

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

This was my first office romance read and I really enjoyed it!! Ally and Dom showed that love and hate is such a thin line because they are truly enemies to lovers. The tension between them was THICK and the slow burn was worth the wait. I will say when I initially started reading it was giving cringe language (like I was expecting to see “doggo” at one point) but it toned down quick and I enjoyed the book even more every time I picked it up. I will say, one thing about Lucy Score is she loves a male love interest with a dog 😂 (shout out to Brownie)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Dementia, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexism, Abandonment, Classism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

marisabenn's review against another edition

funny 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

5.0

Another A+ from Lucy Score! I absolutely love her take-no-shit women. 

Ally is definitely a strong woman with a good egg on her shoulders. She stands up for herself and calls Dominic (and others) out on their bullshit. I adored her strength and humor. She felt so real and powerful. 

Dominic, while being an absolute idiot emotionally, was the quiet hero you love in a rom-com. Little actions that are anonymous and heartfelt. He had some baggage that was a major barrier, but he finally opened his eyes and developed. Y'know, your typical third act breakup. 

And the adorable epilogues! My heart was so happy with this one 💕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

hannibanani29's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Dementia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Xenophobia, Violence, Grief, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

edilyaaang's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

I love this! Lucy Score is slowly becoming one of my favorite authors and I can't wait to read more of hers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Dementia, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Ableism, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Classism, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

dwinn5's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

I have to say, I was pretty disappointed by this book. It was hard for me to like Dominic right from the beginning (I can’t stand people who are rude to servers) and it basically never got better. I felt bad for him and I understood his trauma, but he never learned the lesson that every other character was literally screaming at him the entire book: you can’t use your trauma as an excuse to treat other people terribly.

He’s manipulative and controlling even when he’s supposed to be winning her back and he never listens to her. She spends the whole book telling him that she doesn’t want his money and it’s very clear that she wants emotional support, so what does he do? Throws money at every problem (despite her explicitly telling him not to), ices her out at every chance he gets, and makes decisions for her like some kind of patronizing a-hole.

I like Ally and I genuinely think she deserves better, I basically wasn’t rooting for them at all by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Cursing, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Classism, and Chronic illness