Seeing Gloria overcome her previous relationship and find her way to Aldo was so emotional and honestly just perfection. Angst, humor, and emotional pull is all I ever need in a book. This covered heavy topics such as abuse and war, but made a happy ending out of the horrible starts that Gloria and Aldo got to their relationship.

Overall, this one was basically a repeat of Pretend You're Mine.

Found myself hoping for something new and exciting, but that was few and far between

Many thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Bloom Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I wish this two book series had been turned into just one big book with interchanging parts. Simply because the repetition took so much away for me.

I really enjoy the writing style of Lucy Score. Her romances are such a beautiful build up which create tension and passion. Her characters are deep and emotional keeping me engrossed to not put it down, this book was a bit of a heartache of its own with abusive characters but overall love diving into her small towns and Complex characters lives.

I love all books by Lucy Score, and this one did not disappoint! This is the second book in the series, and I liked it just as much as the first! This is the perfect small town romance, if you have it on your shelf- pick it up!

I have a real soft spot for Lucy Score books, and this one did all the right things for me! Sexy and steamy without being over the top, and with some great characters, many of which we met in the first book of the series, "Pretend You're Mine." I love the small towns that Score creates, and the relationships that come out that kind of setting. Gloria and Aldo are one of my new favorite book couples!

Lucy Score does it again. She is a fabulous author and proved it again with this book. great characters and storyline.

This second book in the series was much better than the first, and I loved the first! I love Lucy Score's writing style with beautiful characters, excellent story lines and descriptions. You won't be disappointed with this series!

Another 5 star read from Lucy Score. She could write a manual on watching paint dry and I would one click buy it!

You could probably tandem read this with the first book. Follows Glorias point of view.
Enjoyed both of these books

I loved several of Lucy Score's books, but this series just didn't end up being for me. I was not able to connect with the main characters. Fun plot line, but it just wasn't the right story for me.

While this book felt a bit long, I can understand the need to slow things down and dive deeper into aspects of Gloria's life so that we could better appreciate her growth and resilience. She truly deserved to find someone like Aldo who shows unwavering, selfless, and constant love.

I love a book that doesn't shy away from emotions of causing the reader to examine themselves more thoroughly, and I think that is where this book shines.

A heartthrob of a read and it made me feel all gushy. I laughed and cried along with the characters and I fell in love with the kitty.

This is such a fun follow up to Pretend You’re Mine! I love being able to see another side to that story and seeing everything that it hinted at in for Gloria and Aldo!

after being in A long term abusive relationship Gloria is trying to find herself. Aldo has had a crush from a far since high school and has just been waiting on his chance. But Also is deploying to Afghanistan for 6 months and wants to date Gloria when he returns. Will it work?
I loved the relationship between Gloria and Aldo.

This was probably one of my least favorite Lucy Score books. It could be because I find it hard to read about abusive relationships, and I didn't find myself relating to any of the characters.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for the ARC of Finally Mine!

Finally Mine tells the story of Aldo and Gloria, set in the same town of Benevolence where Pretend Your Mine took place. Finally Mine begins the day Gloria decides to leave her abusive partner. Gloria tells him he is leaving her at the town bar, thinking it would be safer for her but he still almost kills her before newcomer Harper steps in. Harper's story is told in Pretend Your Mine but by stepping in to save her Harper becomes Gloria's best friend. Aldo has been in love with Gloria since they were in high school but has stayed away because every time he tried to talk to her, Gloria's abuser would make things worse for Gloria. Now that Gloria is free of Glenn and is working to defeat her inner demons, he vows to not miss his chance again. The timing is unfortunate as Aldo is about to deploy for a National Guard stint in Afghanistan and wants to give Gloria time to find herself before getting into a relationship with him. Unfortunately Aldo's stint in Afghanistan doesn't go well and he is home early and physically and mentally changed. Can what they were working towards survive the people they've become?

I was surprised when I picked this up that the story is basically telling the events of Pretend Your Mine from Aldo and Gloria's perspectives instead of from Luke and Harper's. At first I was a bit disappointed but by the end of the story, I think I preferred Finally Mine over Pretend Your Mine. While this is a sequel, I think you could read either book first as one is going to be a spoiler for the other. I couldn't put this down even though I knew what was going to happen. The writing is excellent and draws you right in.

FINALLY MINE - LUCY SCORE

4⭐

This is a perfect sequel to Pretend your mine
We see slow burn romance, childhood pinning and small town romance. But this story had lot of repeats of Pretend your mine .. multiple scenes..so in a way there was a lot of repetition but in a way we got to revive Harper and Lukes story...I agree with the author of it could have been a novella but I still enjoyed the full length of the book.

Thank you Netgalley and publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Lucy Score is an amazing world-builder and I love all her books. I get sucked into the world and don't want to leave. This book was a really quick and exciting read.

Definitely pulls at the heartstrings and I really felt for the characters! Pulled me into the story like I was there with them. Would definitely recommend this book to Lucy Score lovers.