Book Review: Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

My thoughts…

This book was long. Almost 600 pages. Being that I’m not a fast reader, it took me a couple of weeks to get through it. As I mentioned, the best part for me was Naomi and her desire to do the right thing. Here’s a woman whose life is upended, and she takes on the role of caregiver. I like that we got to see some development between Waylay and her Aunt Naomi. There was some growth there which led them to the happily ever after for their little family. 

My reasons for only “liking” this book and not “loving” it were because … well, to be honest, I thought the main characters were in their early twenties. I mean, seriously. It wasn’t until I was about 70% in that I learned Knox is in his 40s and Naomi in her 30s. That threw me completely off. Some of the things they did were so childish I couldn’t have imagined them to be as old as they were. To be honest, the most mature character was the 11-year-old niece. 

While daunting, 600 pages allowed for a lot of story. And I liked how we got to see Naomi’s relationship with her niece grow because Waylay deserved some stability and she finally got that. As for the development of Knox and Naomi’s romance, I really don’t want to spoil anything, so I’m leaving it at that.

To sum it up…

If you like long books with a plethora of tropes and great writing style, you should read this book. That’s all I can honestly say.