eARC Review: Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score
Romance
Things We Left Behind
Book Info
Released Date: September 5th
Publication: Bloom Books
Pages: 592
Format: eBook
“we finally have their book, and there is so much to say”
I think we can all say that we have been waiting for Sloane and Lucien's story since book one in the Knockemout series. Their tension between each other was off the charts, and it wasn’t their book. So we finally have their book, and there is so much to say.
Let’s first discuss all about the romance tropes in their story because each of them plays into their story:
-enemies to lovers trope: in the present time, sloane and lucien truly dislike each other, so much so that they never speak to each other unless it’s necessary. And even when they do, it’s a literal bloodbath between them. Loud argument = fire chemistry between them.
-second chance trope: in the past, we learn that they loved each other from the beginning, but something terrible happened that fractured their relationship in the present. And yet, it gives us the chance to read about them giving it another shot, even though they fight it at first.
-forced proximity trope: it’s a bit laughable that they have been literal neighbors to each other from childhood and now, so it makes sense that they have endless tension between them. They simply cannot escape each other and their attraction as well.
-friends to frenemies to lovers trope: they were the cutest when they were in high school. They literally love each other so much that they became a safe place for each other. But their unbreakable trust fractured them and turned them hostile for years until now.
-next-door-neighbor trope: they've been neighbors for years, so they have to see each other so much. It creates the perfect tension for them because they have to have their endless banter.
-small town trope creates the perfect cozy romance setting for sloane and lucien, especially since their small town is very special in its own way.
With all of these romance tropes coming into play with Lucien and Sloane's story, we finally get the truth between them. The literal reasons why they hate or love each other so much And it’s utterly disappointing to learn the truth between them. They could have moved past it, but unfortunately, they held onto it for so many years. They wasted so much time because they truly knew that they were always meant for each other.
It's a good thing that they live next to each other. They will always be close, especially with what’s happened in their friend group recently. It’s going to come into play. And that’s all I’m going to say.
