Things We Hide From the Light by Lucy Score - Knockemout #2

Good evening lovely book readers,

Are you ready for the last book of January 2024? Can't believe we made it so far!

Nash Morgan was always known as the good Morgan brother, with a smile and a wink for everyone. But now, this chief of police is recovering from being shot and his Southern charm has been overshadowed by panic attacks and nightmares. He feels like a broody shell of the man he once was. Nash isn’t about to let anyone in his life know he’s struggling. But his new next-door neighbor, smart and sexy Lina, sees his shadows. As a rule, she’s not a fan of physical contact unless she initiates it, but for some reason Nash’s touch is different. He feels it too. The physical connection between them is incendiary, grounding him and making her wonder if exploring it is worth the risk.

Too bad Lina’s got secrets of her own, and if Nash finds out the real reason she’s in town, he’ll never forgive her. Besides, she doesn’t do relationships. Ever. A hot, short-term fling with a local cop? Absolutely. Sign her up. A relationship with a man who expects her to plant roots? No freaking way. Once she gets what she’s after, she has no intention of sticking around. But Knockemout has a way of getting under people’s skin. And once Nash decides to make Lina his, he’s not about to be dissuaded…even if it means facing the danger that nearly killed him.

3 stars out of 5!

Hear me out, it was a nice, cozy romance story but there was something about this book that made it so long, and actually really difficult for me to finish it. I was half tempted that if it was not finished before the end of the weekend that I would DNF it.

The characters are fine, but nothing more than that. The story, nothing happened until halfway through the book and when the ending was there I just wanted and did read so fast because I wanted it to be over.

I think the fact that I am waiting for Lucian and Sloane's story and I guess this was also why I did not fully enjoyed the first book either.

As for the author, she has a nice writing style, it can be a quick read but due to the lack of plots happening until mid-way it is kind of boring.

Nevertheless that I want to continue and finish this series. I can't wait for Lucian and Sloane's story as it has been building since the start of the Knockemout series. Just too bad, we received a spoiler on their situation during the extended epilogue of this book.

Love, Manon