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I think that I enjoyed the first book in the series a little better. This one Carrie’s along similar characters to the first one, but there are heavy topics in this one (domestic abuse, SA, etc). Also if you love a woman would you not want to protect her???? This book was extremely similar in dialogue and events to the first book. It would have been nice for “newer” voices to be heard and not the nearly same type of characters from the previous story.

k2005blink's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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

Took a little to get into but enjoyed it. I like the characters and their journey.

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mhugie2's review against another edition

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5.0

Finally Mine is the second book in the Benevolence series by Lucy Score, and it was just as amazing as the first book! If you have read “Pretend You’re Mine”, the first book in the series, you already have met Aldo and Grace, and probably know part of their story. Their love journey is so beautiful, emotional and deep. As with Lucy Score’s other books, this one is not just a romance, but has so much more: PTSD, trauma, emotion, etc.

If you love romances that have some big feels and will break your heart a bit, then this is a book you should read. It was one of the better books, not just romances, that I have read this year. I loved watching Grace’s healing journey and seeing her find herself again. It is really hard not to root for Aldo and Grace, they are just such amazing characters. They have very human flaws and it makes them very relatable.

The only reason you may not like this book is if you are triggered by abuse, rape, severe injury or deployment and war. There are some hard topics. It is not overly descriptive, but these topics do come up so I would check any trigger warnings before diving in.

Overall, I loved Finally Mine. I was worried that I wouldn’t love it as much as the first in the series, but I shouldn’t have fretted. Now I just need to get my hands on all the other Lucy Score books. She has definitely become an auto-buy/read for me.

missamiew's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

sbpresto's review against another edition

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4.0

Finally Mine is the second book in Lucy Score’s Benevolence series. It overlaps the timeline of the first, providing an alternative look at small town life. I’m not always a huge fan of series that do this, because sometimes not enough is “new.” However, Lucy Score manages to pull it off. This book had enough familiar characters, while introducing a few ones. Since the overlapping is not as noticeable as it is with other series, and has new main characters, it feels like a whole new story (as it should). The middle was a little slow for me, but I definitely just started book 3!

Special thanks to Net Galley and Sourcebooks/ Bloom Book for providing an advanced reviewer copy to me in exchange for my honest review and opinion!

jeanmarier's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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