Alright, so there’s a lot that I could say about this book. Most of which would probably have me burned at the stake by Lucy Score’s devoted readers. I wanted to like this book, I really did, but it just didn’t… do it for me. I’m not biased either because I rated Things We Never Got Over five stars. 

So, here we go. The main thing that bothered me about this book was that there is literally no plot. Like, okay, I get that Duncan Hugo is still out there and all that good stuff, but really I felt like we were just aimlessly following Nash and Lina around as they pined for each other. At least the first book had a more put together plot than this. I was honestly bored with the “do I want him/her? Am I too damaged?” routine that we saw from the first book. 

The second thing? I really didn’t like Lina that much. Her character bothered me a lot and I’m not sure if it was her “I don’t care” attitude or what, but she was not really my favorite character. I definitely liked Nash, though. 

Last thing to gripe about: did anyone else not really feel chemistry between Nash and Lina? Was that just me? Please tell me I’m not alone in this….

Okay, let me go ahead and say some of the things I liked. First, it was a predictable romance that had steamy scenes in it. Sometimes you just need a book like this to escape into that doesn’t give you too many life lessons to ponder about. Second, I enjoyed seeing all of my favorite characters again from the first book. Waylay is the best as always. Third? Dog sidekicks are my weakness. Piper was adorable and the way Nash looked after her was adorable, too. 

Overall, while this follow-up to Things We Never Got Over wasn’t the best thing ever, fans of the first novel will still enjoy getting to go back to Knockmeout with their favorite characters. Also, you won’t catch me saying no to a good steamy scene. 

Source: Audiobook from Audible