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Things We Hide From The Light by Lucy Score

29 reviews

kmack79's review

slow-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? No

3.5

This and the previous story was entirely too long. I liked it but didn't love it. The story could have been told effectively in about 200 less ages to be honest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Addiction, and Alcoholism

rachelml's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

This series just keeps getting better. I might not have enough stars for number 3 I fear.  

The character arcs in this are just *chefs kiss* and don't even get me started on the spice.....the RESTAURANT scene?! I thought I was going to have to hide myself away with it for hours 😂

While it's a slow burn, it's done SO well and when we finally get there it is beautiful.

Onto number 3! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Blood, Car accident, Violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

Minor: Domestic abuse

carly_the_librarian's review

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death

Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent

shinyfox's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

jennabeck13's review

adventurous hopeful lighthearted 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

3.0

Things We Hide From The Light by Lucy Score

⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)

Genre: Romance

About 575 pages

After losing the competition for a dream girl to his brother, Knox, and being shot, Nash is struggling with his mental health. He feels like a shell of himself and is having trouble coping. Insert Lina… She’s a firecracker of an insurance investigator and challenges Nash in more ways than he could ever imagine. She is stubborn as hell and annoys the crap out of him, but oddly enough being around her soothes Nash’s anxiety. Eventually, the two come to a mutual agreement to help each other solve their respective cases and have some fun along the way😉 What could go wrong?

I liked this book but would definitely rank TWNGO higher. Lucy Score’s writing is easy to read and the spice level in this book was 🔥. However, I had two main issues. One, the story was way too similar to TWNGO. Two, I think Score moved the romance along too quickly between Nash and Lina. We never really saw them interact in book #1, yet it was 🔥🌶️ from the start. So I missed the build-up/foundation that was given to Knox and Naomi…. One more Knockemout book to go and it may be the one I’m most excited for. Lucian and Sloane have intrigued me from book #1 and they seem to have a past we don’t know about that I can’t wait to learn more about.

Favorite Quote: “Heaven and hell intertwined, turning pleasure into an exquisite torture. I wouldn’t survive this. But I already knew I couldn’t survive without her.”

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Medical content, Violence, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Blood, and Gun violence

raes's review against another edition

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

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

eriinmaureenn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

I enjoyed this but not as much as the first one. I do love the thriller aspects of these books, but this book started out SO SLOW and I found it difficult to become invested in the beginning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Police brutality, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Addiction

glutenfreemaggie's review

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

bookswithangeli's review

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense slow-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

Moderate: Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism