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A review by ktmcd26
Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score
emotional
reflective
fast-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
4.0
I don’t know if it’s because I read books 2 and 3 right in a row in the span of 24-hours and compared to 2 this book doesn’t seem that outlandish, but I thought this one actually kind of made sense. The other very likely scenario is I am just a sucker for a second chance love story.
I really liked both Slone and Lucien, so I was always rooting for them. However, they didn’t always make it easy. There were some frustrating and unreasonable decisions, but they were dealing with different serious emotional and mental damage, so not necessarily unexpected.
I do wish their story had very different pacing. Like many rom-com books everything is ridiculously rushed at the end of the story. Why o why can’t people in this town date? Why must they be engaged?
As always with these books, the crime sub-plot really didn’t make sense. Why were those people even remotely involved in these crimes? How in the world was that the resolution? I don’t know, so I am just kind of ignoring it.
I really liked both Slone and Lucien, so I was always rooting for them. However, they didn’t always make it easy. There were some frustrating and unreasonable decisions, but they were dealing with different serious emotional and mental damage, so not necessarily unexpected.
I do wish their story had very different pacing. Like many rom-com books everything is ridiculously rushed at the end of the story. Why o why can’t people in this town date? Why must they be engaged?
As always with these books, the crime sub-plot really didn’t make sense. Why were those people even remotely involved in these crimes? How in the world was that the resolution? I don’t know, so I am just kind of ignoring it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Murder