Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Gun violence, PTSD, Panic attacks, Stalking, Trauma, Anxiety, Kidnapping, Violence, Murder, Domestic violence, Parental abandonment, Addiction, Racism/bigotry, Sexual content
Things We Hide from the Light
by Lucy Score
Book 2 in Knockemout
Nash falling apart quietly while Lina sees through every wall he puts up is the kind of emotional tension that makes you forget to breathe, and the payoff when they finally stop fighting it is worth every page of buildup.
Goodreads 4.0/5 527,942 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length594 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Grumpy sunshine
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Passionate / intense
- Cathartic release
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- Grumpy protector
- Hurt/comfort
- Possessive / claiming
- Romantic fulfillment
- Secretly soft
- Protective love interest
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Comfort reread material
- Banter
- Dirty talk heavy
- The swoon
- Dark/tortured soul
- Rough / primal
- Book hangover
- Protector
- Push and pull
- Desperate / urgent
- Redemption arc
- Only soft for them
- Possessive/protective
- He falls first
- Tension
- Possessive love interest
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Forbidden love
- Wall pinning
- Mine declarations
- Anticipation
- Growling / possessive sounds
- Neck kisses / neck touching
- Jaw holding / face cupping
- Eye contact intensity
- Possessive
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Dominance
- Marking
Fantasy promise
- Romantic suspense
- Small town / village
- Contemporary
- Humans only
- Forced proximity
- Opposites attract
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- Found family
- Secret relationship
- Rescue romance
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Medium
- Heartwarming
- Conversational
- Heavy
- General badass
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- Mental health rep
- Emotional
- Banter-heavy
- Snarky/sarcastic
- Romantic
- Earnest
- Spy/thief
- Hopeful
- Warm
- Runaway / on the run
- Angsty
- Humorous
- Femme fatale
- Suspenseful
- Witty
- Career woman
- Steamy
- Intense
- Comfort read vibes
- Page turner
- Addictive pacing
- Series binge material
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Possessive love interest · Forbidden love · Protector
Different because
Fast pacing rather than Medium. A shorter read (343 vs 594 pages).
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Different because
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Book details
- Length
- 594 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book