Review: Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score
Series: Knockemout #1
Published by That's What She Said Publishing on January 13, 2022
Pages: 570
Genres: Romance, Women's Fiction


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Bearded, bad-boy barber Knox prefers to live his life the way he takes his coffee: Alone. Unless you count his basset hound, Waylon. Knox doesn’t tolerate drama, even when it comes in the form of a stranded runaway bride.

Naomi wasn’t just running away from her wedding. She was riding to the rescue of her estranged twin to Knockemout, Virginia, a rough-around-the-edges town where disputes are settled the old-fashioned way…with fists and beer. Usually in that order.

Too bad for Naomi her evil twin hasn’t changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi’s car and cash, Tina leaves her with something unexpected. The niece Naomi didn’t know she had. Now she’s stuck in town with no car, no job, no plan, and no home with an 11-year-old going on thirty to take care of.

There’s a reason Knox doesn’t do complications or high-maintenance women, especially not the romantic ones. But since Naomi’s life imploded right in front of him, the least he can do is help her out of her jam. And just as soon as she stops getting into new trouble he can leave her alone and get back to his peaceful, solitary life.

At least, that’s the plan until the trouble turns to real danger.

Could this book be more delightful? And funny! Things We Never Got Over left me with nothing but good vibes and a massive smile.

This book has a whole lot going on plot-wise, and I have to hand it to the author for not letting the reader get lost in all the various threads she weaves. You’ve got a runaway bride caring for a tween niece she never knew existed, an evil twin, a sexy but grumpy neighbor that she loves to hate, a rivalry between brothers, and a mystery—all set in a small town filled with kooky townspeople.

Everyone instantly loves Naomi, the good twin and people pleaser. She is perpetually optimistic, even in the bleakest circumstances. I adored her and envied her extroverted nature. I especially liked how her influence transforms her abandoned niece, Waylay.

I expected Knox to be an alpha grouch, but I didn’t expect him to make me swoon so hard. The man doesn’t even realize he has all the right moves to steal a lady’s heart. Not to mention his moves in the bedroom. Knox and Naomi are just so dang hot together and their banter is top notch!

I’d gladly live in the fictional small town of Knockemout, Virginia. It’s got a hip but charming vibe and a diverse population. There are so many laugh-out-loud side characters in this book, and they are each unique. I loved them all. Heck, I even fell for Knox’s basset hound.

Things We Never Got Over is over 500 pages long, which would have had me running in the opposite direction had I known beforehand, but I was so invested in the characters and wrapped up in the humor and the evolution of the story that reading each chapter was pure joy. Every romance reader looks forward to the HEA, and this story has a great one. I could not have asked for anything more.

This is the first book I’ve read by Lucy Score, but if her other books are even half as entertaining as this one, I’ll be reading more.

Recommended for fans of:
Small town romance
Enemies to lovers
Coffee
Bars

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