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How spicy is Things We Never Got Over?

by Lucy Score

Sources for these ratings

  • theliterarylifestyle.com: Notes the romance includes some explicit sex scenes, recommends it for readers 18 and over, and identifies it as a small town romance. Covers spice level, open or closed door and tropes.
  • ratedreads.com: Reports numerous detailed open-door scenes, meaning the book shows sexual content on the page rather than fading to black. Covers spice level and open or closed door.
  • totallylucy.com: Notes the lead carries grief over early losses of his mother and grandfather and his father's drug use, and says the book has few but satisfying intimate scenes. Covers spice level and content warnings.
  • theramblingbooknerd.com: Lists tropes including a grumpy/sunshine pairing, a significant age gap, and a small-town setting where neighbors know each other's business. Covers tropes.
  • triggerwarningdatabase.com: Lists content warnings for child abuse and neglect, recounted domestic violence, a parent's substance addiction, a parent's off-page death, and gun violence. Covers content warnings.
  • zajikaliblogs.wordpress.com: Labels the book a grumpy/sunshine romance and sets it in a small town where many events unfold after the lead character arrives. Covers tropes.

Tropes

Content warnings (1)
  • Death of parent (minor, estimate)

Facts

Point of view:
Not enough data
Ending:
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Standalone or series:
Part of the Knockemout series
Series completed:
Not enough data
Darkness:
Not enough data
Pairing:
Not enough data

Spice: about 3–4/5 (Moderate to High, estimate) · Open door
Kindle Unlimited: Not checked yet

Content warnings: Death of parent (estimate)

Based on 6 sources. How we rate

In this series: Knockemout

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Ratings last checked Oct 16, 2026. The Kindle Unlimited line carries its own source or check date, when there is one.

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