Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score

5 reviews

sarahflanders's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Animal death, Child abuse, Sexual content, Grief, and Gun violence

hannahelaine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective

• 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

4.75

I would give five stars if it weren’t 650 pages long. 
Anyway— great end to the Knockemout series. I loved Lucian and Sloane. Lucy Score writes excellent banter and sexual-tension-laced insults. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

bergha1998's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

Wow, what a great book. I’m a sucker for friends to enemies to lovers, and both Sloane and Lucien were great characters in the last two books. They absolutely brought it as main characters! And for vanilla sex, that shit was spicy! I’m obsessed. 

Dark Romance, Friends to Enemies to Lovers, Lots of Trauma, 3 3/4 🔥

“You can’t just keep putting your emotions in a box with a lid and expecting them to stay there. That’s not what feelings do.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Cancer, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Animal death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

soniajoy98's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Infertility

zoevjester's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

I was so excited for Sloane and Lucian's story, with so much tension and back story between then shown in the previous two books, I was so interested to know their past and where their book would go. 
I whole-heartedly believe their story, their romance and their past trauma and trust issues. They both hurt each other and they emotionally have their journey together throughout the book - it's not rushed, it's not forced, it's very layered and detailed and it all makes sense to me. 
Their love story? It went neighbours-childhood friends-bestfriends-enemies-archenemies-nemesis-enemies-neighbours-friends-lovers and it was delicious! 
The only thing that was a let down for me was the main plot thread of Anthony Hugo. I thought it would be more threatening, more tension, more compelling,

but you meet him and then two chapters later it's all wrapped.

I would have enjoyed seeing that thread through for another 100 pages or so, so it felt fleshed out and a solid send off, but that might be just my opinion. 
Overall, really enjoyed this whole series. It's very rereadable and I'll find physical copies down the line. I love the Knockemout trilogy. Well done, Lucy Score. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Addiction, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, and Medical content