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By a Thread by Lucy Score

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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

I wanted to read this book because I absolutely adore the Knockemout series and wanted to read more of Lucy’s work. This one is everywhere in the book community, so I excited to read it. This book was good.  

This book has two points of view. The first one is Dominic Russo. He has just got a woman fired, he was having a bad day and took it out on a bystander in a pizza shop. But he knows there is nothing innocent about Ally Morales. She proves that on the first day on her new job, in his office after being hired by his mother. She like to argue with Dominic in front of the other staff members and her annoying personality is clearly brighten up the magazine’s office. But Dominic is determined to not abuse his position of power like his father did. However, once Dominic realizes she’s working herself to death with half a dozen dead end jobs for some secret reason she’s doesn’t tell him about. He is planning on fixing everything so he can get on with his job. The second one is Ally Morales. She got fired for being rude to a rude customer and now she’s worried about making ends meet and paying for her dad’s care home. When Dominic’s boss employs her, Ally has two goals in mind – make enough money to pay for her dad’s care home and annoying the living shit out of Dominic. Dominic wants her to quit, and Ally is determined not to. She doesn’t know why Dominic wants to quit until he stalks her to one of her jobs and she finds out the real reason.  

This was the second workplace romance I've read and the first one was The Hating Game. I loved this storyline and the spice. I didn’t hate the main characters, but they did annoy the crap out of me for 15% of this book during the middle. They just gave me complete whiplash, one minute they hate each other and they don’t want to sleep with each other, the next they are obsessed with each other and want to have sex all over the office. This book could have been cut down by about 100 pages if the third act conflict didn’t happen. I didn’t think the third act conflict was necessary as I would have preferred them to carry on with the Paul Russo’s a scumbag and let’s take him down and then have some therapy storyline instead of the I’m insecure and you are sleeping with the good-looking dude storyline.  

However, the side characters saved this book. I know this is a standalone, but I would love another book from Faith’s point of view of running the strip club and the love story between her and Christian came around. I would have loved to see more of Buddy and his wife because they were great. Dominic’s mother carried this on her back and I'm thankful she did. As always with Lucy’s books I loved the bonus Epilogue that she does and that she always manages to make you want more by pulling on those heartstrings. I liked the storyline for the first 85% of it with the whole I want you, but I can’t have you but then also making sure that Ally was eating and sleeping. I love dual POV, I think it makes the storyline and the books 1000% more interesting. I just felt it was missing something to raise it to five stars, but I will be carrying on reading more of Lucy’s work.  
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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

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