Craving raw heartbreak and resilient hope after It Ends with Us by Dive into Things We Never Got Over by .
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- Small-town enemies-to-lovers sparks fly instantly
- Generational trauma broken w/ empowering agency
- Messy family dynamics feel achingly real
- Raw vulnerability meets swoon-worthy redemption arc
If It Ends with Us wrecked you in the best way, Lucy Score delivers that same visceral punch—raw heartbreak colliding with hard-won hope. This isn't sanitized romance; it's messy family trauma, flawed people choosing growth over patterns, and vulnerability that feels like looking in a mirror. The emotional stakes hit exactly where Hoover left you craving more: that addictive ache of characters breaking cycles instead of repeating them.
Score trades Hoover's Boston backdrop for small-town friction, but the soul remains identical—redemption arcs earned through pain, not handed through plot convenience. Every twist lands because the characters feel devastatingly, beautifully real.
This is messy family trauma, flawed people choosing growth over patterns, and vulnerability that feels like looking in a mirror.
What Readers Are Saying
"I GENUINELY CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH I LOVED THIS BOOK?!?!?!!? Nearly two weeks after reading the book am I now writing the review and it’s safe to say I haven’t stopped thinking about it. I’M NOT EVEN KIDDING." — pauline, Goodreads
"i enjoyed the sunshine x grumpy character dynamics, the small town setting was perfect for gossip and forced proximity, and the sudden/new parenthood also surprisingly worked for me (probably because way was an awesome kid)! overall, this is exactly the kind of entertainment i wanted." — jessica, Goodreads
"… I LOVED THIS BOOK. This book is a long one but every page is worth it. I fell in love with the town and all of the characters." — Ali Goodwin, Goodreads
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