Lucy Score is an amazing author and her stories never disappoint! This is a series you won't want to miss!

Thank you for the opportunity to read the e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

*some spoilers*
Okay, as someone who has been in some toxic/mentally abusive relationships, I honestly have a bit of a hard time accepting Aldo as Gloria’s love interest. It was common knowledge around the town that she was basically being beaten 24/7 and even HE actively knew what she was going through. Yet, he did nothing to truly help her, despite claiming to have loved her the whole time and only leaving to keep her from getting harmed bc of him? I just have a hard time swallowing that misguided pill…
Beyond that, their relationship felt very true in terms of human reactions and emotions, Even if they did move pretty quickly for some traumatized people. I'm glad that Gloria was able to find her own way back to her strength and, while there was a small deviation, she found the life she really wanted. Not based on others, but with their help and support. The girl gang she found was absolutely perfect and the kind of friendship everyone needs. Her mom is unwavering in her love and makes sure to not allow Gloria to sink into negativity. I love their HEA.

I loved the first in the series so I was so excited to dive into the second book and get Gloria and Aldo’s story! It did not disappoint. While it definitely wasn’t as steamy and spicy as the first the emotional connection and the stories of things Gloria and Aldo go through was so heartbreaking and yet they were so brave. I loved this town of characters.

Finally Mine is my first Lucy Score book and I feel like I am not sure what my thoughts are on the book. I didnt dislike it, it kept my attention and I finished it but I was also angry by the book. I thought it handled the extremely sensitive topics pretty well and did not hide the pain or show immediate unrealistic improvements. I think I was so angry that nobody helped her for so long even though everyone knew what was happening. I get it was a tough situation but 10 years and Aldo did nothing to try and save the women he claims to love forever. I dont know, I get its complicated but I just struggled.

FINALLY MINE was a great follow up to PRETEND YOU’RE MINE and another winner by Lucy Score. Written with her trademark warmth and great character development, FINALLY MINE was an easy and fast book to read.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bloom Books for the opportunity to read and review FINALLY MINE.

I really loved Aldo and Gloria's love story. They both went through such hard times personally and it was a wonderful thing to watch them come out on the other side. Also, it was fun to get another look at Luke and Harper. I've never read a book by Lucy Score that I didn't like! Great reading every time!

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review. All opinions are my own.

Publication date: 13 June 2023

Lucy Score is my mew favorite author. I read my first Lucy Score book in 2023, and I have a goal to read all her published books. Loved Finally Mine with all my heart, just as I have wholeheartedly loved every single one of her other books!

Definitely a book with trigger warnings

When I previously read, “Pretend You’re Mine”, I got to see glimpses of Gloria and Aldo, and was so excited to finally get to this book, “Finally Mine”, to read more about Gloria and Aldo’s relationship! This book had Aldo with his long lasting crush on Gloria since high school so you could say he was very much enamored with her. Gloria had faced a lot from domestic abuse from her ex boyfriend and set out for a fresh start with the help of her friends and family in the beloved small town of Benevolence. This story took place during the same time line as the first book so you still got to see Luke, Harper, Sophie, Ty, and the rest of the characters. This was yet again another story that was heartfelt, emotional, hopeful, and more.

Lucy Score has a way of drawing in her readers in the first few pages of the book and once she grabs you, she doesn't let go until the end, that's for sure;. I thought this was a good book and kept you longing for more of Gloria and Aldo. I know I was sad when the story came to an end.

Gloria is such a strong woman and leaves you longing to be more like her in your life. Aldo is just a good book boyfriend to swoon over while you are getting to read about him and Gloria. I am not sure how Lucy Score does it but she has mastered the art of writing a good love story that captures you. I can't wait to see what is going to be next from Lucy Score after this one. I know she will have more thigs up her sleeve than we can even imagine!

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all opinions are my own, Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for a copy of this book. Good luck trying to put this one down! It won't happen. Lol

Have you ever read the first book in a series and immediately started reading the next after you finished because the first book was so dang good?

I can not tell you how much I loved these books! I have the third (Protecting What's Mine) on hold at my library.

Finally Mine felt a little heavier than Pretend You're Mine because to me the content seemed more serious. It was a somewhat parallel story with the first, but it focused on a different relationship. I liked that we got more info about the main couple in Book 1 in the second book and vice versa.

Absolutely loved this one. I loved how it was dual timelines with the first one. I also really enjoyed the found family aspect that this book had. Not only did Gloria find love, her and Arlo both really discovered themselves and it was absolutely beautiful to read!

I am always thankful for the opportunity to read ARC’s and provide an honest review. Unfortunately I did not finish this book. It could have been the storyline or that I was not in the right frame of mind for this type of story. As usual I am certain some people will love this book and encourage you to make your own decision about it.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and publisher for allowing me to read/review an advanced copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own.

This book was honestly heart wrenching - another beautifully written FMC, Gloria and just knowing Gloria’s absolutely awful past experiences shows her strength and resilience. My heart ached reading about her last relationship, which is absolutely toxic and abusive. But the silver lining here was that Gloria got out and seeing her grow within this story and find herself happiness was just beautiful.

Our MMC, Aldo, in my opinion is much more lovable than Luke from the previous book, Pretend You’re Mine.

Their love story was written so wonderfully and again, this book shows that a good love sometimes takes work, but that it can be worth it. Absolutely loved this book from Lucy - highly recommend.

3.5 Stars

I am a HUGE fan of Lucy Score and have loved every book by her that I have read. While I didn't LOVE this book, I didn't hate it either. Without going into spoilers, I had an issue with a couple of things.

We got to meet the main characters of this book in the book prior to this one. Gloria was the character who is rescued by the FMC in that book and sets things in motion. Aldo is the best friend of the male MC.

What was my issue? Well, we learn in this book that Aldo has apparently had the "hots" for Gloria since high school. Yet, in the prior book and in this book, it is very apparent that EVERYONE knew that Gloria was being abused. EVERYONE. For a man that supposedly cared so much about her, he never lifted a finger to help her. Not one time. Yet, once she is free from the situation, he does a full court press on her.

I also wasn't really comfortable with Gloria as a character. At times she was a complete mouse, and other times she was an absolute wrecking ball. Now, I know all of us have different sides, but the level of her shyness and insecurities was so severe that it was hard to see other sides when they appeared.

Other than that, this was your typical romance. Boy and girl meet, are attracted, things happen, they have issues and then they overcome the issues.

Ms. Score does a great job injecting humor into her books and this was no different. I think if I hadn't been put off so much in the beginning, that I would have really, really liked it.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC. The opinions above are mine and mine alone.

a fun novel, I really enjoyed it!

Thank you to the author, publisher, and netgalley for this review copy.

Oh my god another Lucy Score book that I enjoyed. I’m soooo surprised 😂 It was so fun to finally see Aldo and Gloria’s love story to develop after getting glimpses of it in Pretend Your Mine.

Gloria and Aldo both face such emotional challenges in this book. Gloria is just getting out of an abusive relationship and Aldo gets injured during deployment and is now an amputee. They both overcame these things with the help of each other but also by being such strong individuals. I loved watching Gloria find herself again and flourish again. Aldo’s perseverance helps him overcome a big mental and physical battle. It was also great to see their families and the town be so supportive of them. Their romance was chefs kiss and I was so happy to see them finally be together and happy.

This is a story of strength, love, and overcoming obstacles.

Aldo and Gloria had so much personal trauma to overcome, it was hard to see how they could get past it all. But in true Lucy Score fashion, we’re brought through all the past hurts by determination, love, patience and some serious spice. As usual, I loved this story and am so excited to dive into more by this author!

This book is just so unique and so profound on so many levels, I simply cannot. It’s ingrained in my heart forever, not exaggerating.

I love Lucy Score, though this isn't my favourite of her books. Overall it was good, perhaps it's the overlap with the other book in the Benevolence series, but I just couldn't quite get into it. She's still one of my must-read authors and I'll continue to read everything she writes!

This was another great love story by Lucy Score! Every time I think that I can't love one of her couples any more, a new one pops up that I love just as much if not more! I can't wait for the third book in the series to come out, and I'm looking forward to future books she writes as well!