Things We Never Got Over, Lucy Score

Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score: Naomi runs away from her almost-wedding and old life when her estranged twin sister calls and says she needs help. But her sister steals her car, robs her, and leaves her unknown-until-now 11-year-old niece in Naomi's care. So Naomi finds herself with no job, no car, little money, a child that she's never met that she's now responsible for, and in a small town she's brand new to. With the help of the townspeople - particularly Knox Morgan, the grumpy and stubborn, yet helpful and attractive man who Naomi keeps running into - she starts to get the hang of it all. But with custody issues, the potential danger of her sisters new plans, and her increasingly more confusing relationship with Knox, what does Naomi really want? And can she still get it?

There were a lot of things I liked about the book. I liked the small town setting and the variety of side characters that rounded out the story. The relationship between Naomi and her niece, Waylay, was sweet, and I liked learning more about that. And the romance between Naomi and Knox was interesting, but it dragged on with the same issues over and over.

My main frustration was that there was just so much going on all the time. So many big events and things happening. And while they did tie together at the end, it felt like all these subplots took away from instead of enhancing the main story arcs. And it made the book feel like it was dragging on at parts. These extra plot points made the book feel more like a drama or mystery, where I feel like focusing on the relationships instead could have made the story have a better flow. Also, this was dual POV, and I don't mind that, but Knox's inner monologues did get repetitive after a while.