Things We Left Behind

Being completely honest, Lucian is the only reason I've kept reading this series. I find each book awfully long, bits of it quite cringe and I hate the plot that accompanies the romance.

However, Lucian always gave me Sebastian St. Vicent vibes, and here I am, two years later, and against my better judgement, reading the third book of a series I don't particularly like and that I find poorly written.

Lucian is no Sebastian, but I like him fine enough. He has a devastating story and my heart broke for him. The romance was ok, I wanted to strangle them both several times but the tension was there and I was rooting for them the whole time.

This doesn't mean I think the story makes sense, because it doesn't. I can't reconcile what happened to Lucian with his personality and the 20 years ridge with Sloane.
Simon fought for Lucian and saved him, Sloane's family kept by his side throughout his life, they went to every important event, and most importantly, they kept loving him as part of the family. They've seen each other on a weekly basis, and I don't believe Simon would have left their relationship reach this point. I just don't buy it! Lucian admits several times receiving tons of love and support from her family, he did extensive therapy.. there is just no way he would reach his 40's with this grudge, especially without understanding Sloane's reasons.

I still hate the criminal plot and I wish I could skip every bit of it. Although the romance offsets this a bit, I also found the spice on this book quite cringe.

This book solidifies that Lucy Score books are not for me. That said, this was my favorite of the series.