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blankaurban's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
5.0
This book was so amazing. I loved every part of it. Thank you to Lucy for writing this masterpiece with such a deep meaning hidden that was only revealed at the very end.
The character of Naomi was written incredibly with the whole opposite twin thing. She felt the need to be perfect in order to balance Tina's horrible behaviour but thankfully she learnt how to be herself and make mistakes throughout the story which I think makes her a relatable and great character.
Knox was always shown as a grumpy character but we never really knew why until the very end. I thought it was nice to see him actually open up to Naomi because of how much he loved her. I really enjoyed watching his character development in the book.
The whole story and the side characters were really well-written and they all had their unique personalities, all of which were actually interesting.
Knockemout as a town and a community has got me wanting to move to a small town and find myself a Knox.
I'd recommend this book to people who love slow-burn romances that are a grumpy x sunshine as well. The storyline is also great and if you pay attention you can connect small strings which makes reading much more fun for me personally.
The character of Naomi was written incredibly with the whole opposite twin thing. She felt the need to be perfect in order to balance Tina's horrible behaviour but thankfully she learnt how to be herself and make mistakes throughout the story which I think makes her a relatable and great character.
Knox was always shown as a grumpy character but we never really knew why until the very end. I thought it was nice to see him actually open up to Naomi because of how much he loved her. I really enjoyed watching his character development in the book.
The whole story and the side characters were really well-written and they all had their unique personalities, all of which were actually interesting.
Knockemout as a town and a community has got me wanting to move to a small town and find myself a Knox.
I'd recommend this book to people who love slow-burn romances that are a grumpy x sunshine as well. The storyline is also great and if you pay attention you can connect small strings which makes reading much more fun for me personally.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Cursing
Minor: Infertility
clara01's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Addiction, Bullying, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Infertility, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment
antidietleah's review
emotional
funny
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent
Minor: Grief, Drug abuse, Infertility, and Addiction
thebookaddict's review
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
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? No
4.5
🇳🇱: toen ik aan dit boek begon, had ik er eigenlijk niet zoveel zin in, omdat hij zo dik is. Toen ik eenmaal begonnen was had ik hier totaal geen last van. Het begin verliep in mijn mening wat langdradig en het duurde even voordat ik erin zat, maar toen ik erin zat was het goed. Knox is echt een kan van mijn hart en bevat alles wat ik in een grumpy man zoek. Ook Naomi was geweldig, zij was de typisch sunshine die elke grumpy VS sunshine trope nodig heeft. Hun romance paste ook echt goed bij het verhaal. Het was een slowburn romance, maar dat vond ik juist heel goed bij dit boek passen. Het boek zit buiten spice en romance ook boordevol actie en avontuur, dit zorgde ervoor dat mijn aandacht steeds opnieuw getrokken werd. Al met al een top boek en echt een aanrader (al had hij van mij iets korter gemogen en dan vooral het begin).
🇬🇧: When I started this book, I wasn't really looking forward to it because it's so thick. Once I started, I didn't have any problems with this at all. The beginning was a bit long-winded in my opinion and it took a while to get into it, but once I got into it it was good. Knox is truly my heart and has everything I look for in a grumpy man. Naomi was also great, she was the quintessential sunshine that every grumpy VS sunshine trope needs. Their romance really fit the story well too. It was a slow-burn romance, but I thought that suited this book very well. In addition to spice and romance, the book is also packed with action and adventure, which attracted my attention again and again. All in all, a great book and highly recommended (although I would have liked it to be a little shorter, especially the beginning).
🇬🇧: When I started this book, I wasn't really looking forward to it because it's so thick. Once I started, I didn't have any problems with this at all. The beginning was a bit long-winded in my opinion and it took a while to get into it, but once I got into it it was good. Knox is truly my heart and has everything I look for in a grumpy man. Naomi was also great, she was the quintessential sunshine that every grumpy VS sunshine trope needs. Their romance really fit the story well too. It was a slow-burn romance, but I thought that suited this book very well. In addition to spice and romance, the book is also packed with action and adventure, which attracted my attention again and again. All in all, a great book and highly recommended (although I would have liked it to be a little shorter, especially the beginning).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Gun violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Abandonment, Violence, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Infertility
Minor: Car accident
gabi_715's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Cursing
Minor: Infertility
jen_reads23's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Infertility, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
koistyfishy's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
3.5 Daisy Stars ⭐
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
I think I am cursed with books that I love and hate at the same time because THIS IS ANOTHER ONE that I absolutely adored until it went full 180 and I was asking myself what the fuck just happened???
This dual POV mostly follows Naomi with a few sprinkling of Knox. Naomi has just Julia Robert's herself out of her wedding and made her way to nowhere-ville Virginia AKA Knockemout because her IDENTICAL "lowlife" TWIN sister Tina has asked for help. When she arrives she is immediately accosted and attacked for being Tina and left with an 11-year-old niece - her car and money stolen by her lovely sister and no phone. In comes Knox, the grumpy tattooed knight on a shiny motorbike who wants nothing to do with this uppity needy pain in his ass but can't help but help this damsel in distress.
So I'm not going to lie...I was giggling at this banter like a schoolgirl - it was perfect. The tension, the humour, the snappy attitude. But underneath this book had a compelling message of what it means to be loved by someone and what your worth means. The fact that asking for help once in a while is not a weakness and when people love you it is ok to show some vulnerability. It also helped that the writing was super easy to get sucked into.
From a character perspective, Naomi was a powerhouse. She has been dealt with a shit hand and when she arrives in town it derails further. But talk about determination and resilience. She was smart and able to stand up for herself when needed but also so incredibly hard on herself. She is the definition of self-sacrifice and accommodating and would bend over backwards and sell her kidney to not be seen as a burden, effort or inconvenience to anyone. I really liked that she had to grow past this part of her "people-pleasing" character and the way that this was done was beautiful and compelling and a big reason why I adored some aspects of this book.
I also liked that there wasn't really "miscommunication". That is something that is the complete opposite in this book - the ability they effectively communicate boundaries and expectations and have mature conversations. Yes, obviously even though boundaries on feelings are discussed we still know this is a romance and those won't be kept. But the fact that these conversations were had is a big deal. Their actions however were sometimes far from mature and I had to remind myself constantly I wasn't reading about new adults and these people were basically my age (FMC at least)...
I did like that the mature conversations were also had between Waylay and Naomi. Naomi is new to parenting and very abruptly had to step into the role. Normally with "normal" teens a lot of difficult conversations occur. Now imagine how exponentially this increased when she is dealing with a teen who sees her as a stranger, has been abandoned and neglected her whole life and doesn't trust adults easily. She rebels, curses and acts out. It was so wonderful watching the relationship form between Waylay and Naomi and the conversations these two were able to have after they established trust just melted my heart.
Knox is my problem with this book. I love a big growly grumpy man. They are my kryptonite and the fact that his first instinct was to look after Naomi and Way was absolutely adorable. The way he stepped in, how he cared for the both of them and how well the attraction and pull he felt with Naomi was written was chef kiss fantastic. HOWEVER, THIS GUY IS THE KING OF MIXED FUCKING SIGNALS. I would normally forgive this but his actions irritated me and made this go down in ADORATION.What irked me is sure we have a third-act breakup - like we have never seen that done before... but he legitimately had the ENTIRE TOWN tell him what a dumbass he is "even though I'm a loner bachelor who doesn't do relationships" and then had to wait until she was FLIPPING kidnapped to realise his feelings for her. He had also told her like 45 minutes before this that he basically "just wanted to be friends" and then after she is shot at tells her they are getting married. AND SHE JUST FALLS OVER AND ACCEPTS THIS... The man legit broke your heart and YOU. DID. NOT. MAKE. HIM. GROVEL????? NO! Unacceptable behaviour and way too quick at forgiveness.
Then there is the awesome fantastic tell-it-like-it-is best friend Stef who I adore and would love to see a little novella of his escapades. He is like the gay best friend everyone wants in their corner and though his personality is very stereotypical and cookie cutter for that generalisation I liked his presence...What I didn't like was him saying Naomi deserves better after her breakup with Knox.... GIRL, YOU DO NOT EVER SAY THAT....because now they get back together and she will always wonder in the back of her mind if she's actually able to do better. JUST NO on BEST FRIEND CODE!
Trope Summary:
▶ Enemies to Lovers
▶ Small Town Romance
▶ Alpha Male
▶ GrumpyXSunshine
▶ Tattoos
▶ Rich Guy Romance
▶ Slow Burn but instalust/attraction
▶ Mine
▶ Found Family
▶ Touch her you die
▶ Fake Dating
▶ Workplace Romance
Overall this was spicy, fluffy, sweet and heartwarming and won't be the last Lucy Score book I pick up!
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
I think I am cursed with books that I love and hate at the same time because THIS IS ANOTHER ONE that I absolutely adored until it went full 180 and I was asking myself what the fuck just happened???
This dual POV mostly follows Naomi with a few sprinkling of Knox. Naomi has just Julia Robert's herself out of her wedding and made her way to nowhere-ville Virginia AKA Knockemout because her IDENTICAL "lowlife" TWIN sister Tina has asked for help. When she arrives she is immediately accosted and attacked for being Tina and left with an 11-year-old niece - her car and money stolen by her lovely sister and no phone. In comes Knox, the grumpy tattooed knight on a shiny motorbike who wants nothing to do with this uppity needy pain in his ass but can't help but help this damsel in distress.
So I'm not going to lie...I was giggling at this banter like a schoolgirl - it was perfect. The tension, the humour, the snappy attitude. But underneath this book had a compelling message of what it means to be loved by someone and what your worth means. The fact that asking for help once in a while is not a weakness and when people love you it is ok to show some vulnerability. It also helped that the writing was super easy to get sucked into.
From a character perspective, Naomi was a powerhouse. She has been dealt with a shit hand and when she arrives in town it derails further. But talk about determination and resilience. She was smart and able to stand up for herself when needed but also so incredibly hard on herself. She is the definition of self-sacrifice and accommodating and would bend over backwards and sell her kidney to not be seen as a burden, effort or inconvenience to anyone. I really liked that she had to grow past this part of her "people-pleasing" character and the way that this was done was beautiful and compelling and a big reason why I adored some aspects of this book.
I also liked that there wasn't really "miscommunication". That is something that is the complete opposite in this book - the ability they effectively communicate boundaries and expectations and have mature conversations. Yes, obviously even though boundaries on feelings are discussed we still know this is a romance and those won't be kept. But the fact that these conversations were had is a big deal. Their actions however were sometimes far from mature and I had to remind myself constantly I wasn't reading about new adults and these people were basically my age (FMC at least)...
I did like that the mature conversations were also had between Waylay and Naomi. Naomi is new to parenting and very abruptly had to step into the role. Normally with "normal" teens a lot of difficult conversations occur. Now imagine how exponentially this increased when she is dealing with a teen who sees her as a stranger, has been abandoned and neglected her whole life and doesn't trust adults easily. She rebels, curses and acts out. It was so wonderful watching the relationship form between Waylay and Naomi and the conversations these two were able to have after they established trust just melted my heart.
Knox is my problem with this book. I love a big growly grumpy man. They are my kryptonite and the fact that his first instinct was to look after Naomi and Way was absolutely adorable. The way he stepped in, how he cared for the both of them and how well the attraction and pull he felt with Naomi was written was chef kiss fantastic. HOWEVER, THIS GUY IS THE KING OF MIXED FUCKING SIGNALS. I would normally forgive this but his actions irritated me and made this go down in ADORATION.
Then there is the awesome fantastic tell-it-like-it-is best friend Stef who I adore and would love to see a little novella of his escapades. He is like the gay best friend everyone wants in their corner and though his personality is very stereotypical and cookie cutter for that generalisation I liked his presence...
Trope Summary:
▶ Enemies to Lovers
▶ Small Town Romance
▶ Alpha Male
▶ GrumpyXSunshine
▶ Tattoos
▶ Rich Guy Romance
▶ Slow Burn but instalust/attraction
▶ Mine
▶ Found Family
▶ Touch her you die
▶ Workplace Romance
Overall this was spicy, fluffy, sweet and heartwarming and won't be the last Lucy Score book I pick up!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Abandonment, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping
Minor: Infertility and Addiction
jade_sanderson's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Drug abuse
alesiaa's review
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment, Sexual content, and Physical abuse
Minor: Infertility
megcat13's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Infertility