Book Review: Things We Never Got Over

Kay's Secret Library
Feb 17, 2022
3 min read

Things We Never Got Over (2022) by Lucy Score

Fiction | Romance | Contemporary

Disclaimer: In every review that I complete, I try my best to avoid spoilers of any kind and include spoiler warnings when necessary.

About the book (from Goodreads)

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.

On top of trying to read as many romance novels as possibly in February, this book was also the February choice for my bookstagram book club -Kays Secret Bookclub.

My Review

Things We Never Got Over appealed to me immediately because of the cover and the synopsis. I added it to my book club's poll, and I was thrilled when we chose it (it was my vote) because I wanted an excuse to move it to the top of my tbr. In some ways, the book was a good read, but in others, it fell flat.

The Good Things

The first 60% of the book is a four-star read. It is entertaining and keeps you interested.
The evil twin aspect is a fantastic touch, and I find myself wanting to read more books with twinemies (we are making that a word).
Naomi stepping up to the plate when it came to being a temporary guardian of Waylay is interesting and fitting of Naomi's type-A character. I realized I would very likely do the same thing as her if I were in that situation and take over the parental duties of my sister.

The Bad Things

The last 40% of the book seemed like it was stretched. I honestly feel that a shorter book (500+ pages) would have been more fitting, and some of that filler could have been removed.
I'm starting to realize that I'm not a fan of books with multiple sex scenes (or even one, if it isn't done well). If that's your cup of tea, read on!
Waylay, in my opinion, acted a lot younger than her age (mostly in terms of dialogue).
Knox is one of the most irritating characters on planet earth. There were parts where EVERYONE had an opinion to share on his action too, which was even more irritating.
The ending was super "happily ever after" and Hallmark. Not everyone will see this as a bad thing, but the author has suggested a second book is in words. I have difficulty imagining where it might be headed unless it's a book about different characters, perhaps Lucian's and Sloan's story? I'd read that.

My Final Rating: ☆☆☆/5

This book is currently available for purchase and is on Kindle Unlimited.

Feel free to leave comments concerning how you liked -or didn't like, no judgment here- it! If you don't have access, let me know if this is on your tbr! I would love to hear your thoughts!