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sophiab27's review against another edition
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
infjkiki's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Domestic abuse
lanza909's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Death of parent
koistyfishy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
3.0
3 Hotshot and Angel Stars ⭐️
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️/5
My problem with this book is that it is EXTREMELY forgettable, from the plot to the characters to everything related to the story—it all just dwells in the realm of mediocrity.
Now I was a little sceptical starting this when almost EVERY review was mentioning Sloane and Lucian in the book about Nash and Lina... I couldn't understand why the couple from book 3 had so much attention... BUT THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE PROBLEM. They stood out more as a couple you wanted to watch and read about in a book that WASN'T EVEN ABOUT THEM!!!!
Please note this is Book 2 in a series that cannot be read as a standalone, as the overarching plot continues and it is important to understand the previous book's events going into this - even though it follows a different couple. As a result, there might be spoilers for Book 1 (Thing We Never Got Over) - so if you do not want to see those, I might advise not reading the rest of the review. I do strongly suggest you read the review from Book 1 first and come back here after you have read the first instalment
Nash Morgan , the current chief of police and a general "Studly-Do-Right" in the community, has lost himself after being shot. The near-death experience has drained all motivation from him. Then his brother's ex, Lina Solovita—a spirited firecracker with a "pixie cut" and strong "Grumpy Black Cat" vibes—moves in next door. Lina takes shit from no one, doesn't have many friends or people close to her and lives a very private life. She also has a secret for why she is in the town on "business". When she unexpectedly literally stumbles across Nash having a panic attack at the bottom of the stairs of their apartment building, she soon finds her life and self very quickly entwined with Nash. The thing is Lina is the first person in a long while who has actually made Nash "feel" something, and he doesn't want to let that feeling go.
The biggest issue and gripe I had with this is that the story is long and boring. The two of them spend an almost exceedingly agonizing amount of time-fighting the feelings that they have for each other. The whole "will they, won't they - you don't trust me so I won't open myself" got old VERY QUICKLY...
Now I understand Nash's story was not easy. The man was shot and has repressed memories of the night. Lina likewise also had a very traumatic childhood experience and while I do applaud Lucy Score for layering a very emotionally traumatic experience into both Nash and Lina's backstory and handling it with explicit care and respect, they both need therapy. Not in a throwaway blasé way of saying it, but seriously they should have earlier on found that safe outlet to discuss and work through their trauma, move on and progress - instead of being stuck in that rut the trauma created. It made the issue of why they weren't getting together as a couple and their eventual coming together feel boring and slow because nothing happened and the plot dragged on forever and ever and ever and ever and ever... AND FINALLY CULMINATED INTO SOMETHING AT THE END.
The only reason why I kept reading this was because of the sexual tension between Lucian and Sloane and their dynamic made me curious and WANT TO READ FURTHER.
I do prefer this one holistically more than Things We Never Got Over because Knox REALLY irritated me in book 1, Nash while moapy and sad, working through his issues (albeit slowly) was a gooey cute little cinnamon roll so he made up for his brother's bad attitude.
I do love the portrayal of friendship in these books, which is a deep theme through these books. How much a Found Family becomes your real family and how much these people of Knockemout crawl into each other's lives and make them better. It's cute and adorable how this unbreakable bond forms (or grows deeper in the case of the men, as they already had a bond) and the antics that the girls get up to especially will make you giggle! I loved how they would each stand up for each other, defend each other and just be there for each other when they needed it - especially when they didn't or couldn't ask for it.
I enjoyed that this ended with Knox and Naomi's wedding- it was like being treated to an extra-length bonus epilogue of their story. It was beautiful and a great continuation of that story.
Tropes in this include:
▶ Small Town Romance
▶ Neighbours (Forced Proximity)
▶ Brother's Ex Girlfriend
▶ Instalust
▶ He Fall's First
▶ Steamy Water Scene
▶ Lost Memory
▶ Dual POV
▶ Enemies to Lovers
▶ Mine
▶ Touch Her You Die
▶ Cinnamon Roll
▶ Mental Health Rep
▶ "Hold on to the..."
All in all, while boring - I am not sad I read it as it made me super excited to see the culmination in book three because of the tension between Lucifer and Sloan... OMG, I can't WAIT!!! (Spoiler Alert - I LOVED IT)
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️/5
My problem with this book is that it is EXTREMELY forgettable, from the plot to the characters to everything related to the story—it all just dwells in the realm of mediocrity.
Now I was a little sceptical starting this when almost EVERY review was mentioning Sloane and Lucian in the book about Nash and Lina... I couldn't understand why the couple from book 3 had so much attention... BUT THAT RIGHT THERE IS THE PROBLEM. They stood out more as a couple you wanted to watch and read about in a book that WASN'T EVEN ABOUT THEM!!!!
Please note this is Book 2 in a series that cannot be read as a standalone, as the overarching plot continues and it is important to understand the previous book's events going into this - even though it follows a different couple. As a result, there might be spoilers for Book 1 (Thing We Never Got Over) - so if you do not want to see those, I might advise not reading the rest of the review. I do strongly suggest you read the review from Book 1 first and come back here after you have read the first instalment
Nash Morgan , the current chief of police and a general "Studly-Do-Right" in the community, has lost himself after being shot. The near-death experience has drained all motivation from him. Then his brother's ex, Lina Solovita—a spirited firecracker with a "pixie cut" and strong "Grumpy Black Cat" vibes—moves in next door. Lina takes shit from no one, doesn't have many friends or people close to her and lives a very private life. She also has a secret for why she is in the town on "business". When she unexpectedly literally stumbles across Nash having a panic attack at the bottom of the stairs of their apartment building, she soon finds her life and self very quickly entwined with Nash. The thing is Lina is the first person in a long while who has actually made Nash "feel" something, and he doesn't want to let that feeling go.
The biggest issue and gripe I had with this is that the story is long and boring. The two of them spend an almost exceedingly agonizing amount of time-fighting the feelings that they have for each other. The whole "will they, won't they - you don't trust me so I won't open myself" got old VERY QUICKLY...
Now I understand Nash's story was not easy. The man was shot and has repressed memories of the night. Lina likewise also had a very traumatic childhood experience and while I do applaud Lucy Score for layering a very emotionally traumatic experience into both Nash and Lina's backstory and handling it with explicit care and respect, they both need therapy. Not in a throwaway blasé way of saying it, but seriously they should have earlier on found that safe outlet to discuss and work through their trauma, move on and progress - instead of being stuck in that rut the trauma created. It made the issue of why they weren't getting together as a couple and their eventual coming together feel boring and slow because nothing happened and the plot dragged on forever and ever and ever and ever and ever... AND FINALLY CULMINATED INTO SOMETHING AT THE END.
The only reason why I kept reading this was because of the sexual tension between Lucian and Sloane and their dynamic made me curious and WANT TO READ FURTHER.
I do prefer this one holistically more than Things We Never Got Over because Knox REALLY irritated me in book 1, Nash while moapy and sad, working through his issues (albeit slowly) was a gooey cute little cinnamon roll so he made up for his brother's bad attitude.
I do love the portrayal of friendship in these books, which is a deep theme through these books. How much a Found Family becomes your real family and how much these people of Knockemout crawl into each other's lives and make them better. It's cute and adorable how this unbreakable bond forms (or grows deeper in the case of the men, as they already had a bond) and the antics that the girls get up to especially will make you giggle! I loved how they would each stand up for each other, defend each other and just be there for each other when they needed it - especially when they didn't or couldn't ask for it.
I enjoyed that this ended with Knox and Naomi's wedding- it was like being treated to an extra-length bonus epilogue of their story. It was beautiful and a great continuation of that story.
Tropes in this include:
▶ Small Town Romance
▶ Neighbours (Forced Proximity)
▶ Brother's Ex Girlfriend
▶ Instalust
▶ He Fall's First
▶ Steamy Water Scene
▶ Lost Memory
▶ Dual POV
▶ Enemies to Lovers
▶ Mine
▶ Touch Her You Die
▶ Cinnamon Roll
▶ Mental Health Rep
▶ "Hold on to the..."
All in all, while boring - I am not sad I read it as it made me super excited to see the culmination in book three because of the tension between Lucifer and Sloan... OMG, I can't WAIT!!! (Spoiler Alert - I LOVED IT)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Violence and Kidnapping
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Murder
megodonn's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction and Death of parent
gpfot's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kenziedugan's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
green_mm's review
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
Droning and draining! I was that photo of Nicole Kidman after her divorce from Tom Cruise was finalized once I finished reading this book. It was giving cop propaganda. It was giving “I’m not like the other girls.” It was giving middle school drama. I basically just read this novel so I could read the next one in the series with the needed context. Some good sex scenes though and a compelling mystery!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Medical trauma
Moderate: Police brutality, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Domestic abuse
katharina90's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.0
The plot was almost identical to book one which made for a long, boring read. The copaganda was tiresome as well.
I just want to get to Lucian and Sloane's book already.
I just want to get to Lucian and Sloane's book already.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Addiction, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Police brutality, and Death of parent
stacylaughs's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent