Do not open Knockemout here. Things We Hide from the Light is book 2: 560 pages, 4/5, enemies-to-lovers with history, stalker/PTSD CW. Tighter than book 1. HEA with a subplot that ties to book 3.
The sequel that made Knockemout a universe: Nash is softer than Knox, Sloane is sharper than Naomi, and the stakes are darker than book one advertised.
The sequel that made Knockemout a universe: Nash is softer than Knox, Sloane is sharper than Naomi, and the stakes are darker than book one advertised.
4/5 Knockemout #2 · 560 pages, after the barber doorKindle before this tab coolsAudible trial often $0
The sequel that made Knockemout a universe: Nash is softer than Knox, Sloane is sharper than Naomi, and the stakes are darker than book one advertised.
Feels like: The sequel that made Knockemout a universe: Nash is softer than Knox, Sloane is sharper than Naomi, and the stakes are darker than book one advertised.
TL;DR: Spice 4/5 — softer than Knox’s book but more emotional. Nash is the vulnerable hero Score fans love.
Mood
Golden retriever + cat
Spice
🌶️ 4/5 Spicy
Pacing
Tighter than book 1
Length
560 pages
Ending
HEA
Lane
Contemporary Romance
Series
Knockemout
Things We Hide from the Light bibliographic record
Title
Things We Hide from the Light
Series / position
Knockemout #2
Author
Lucy Score
Publisher
Bloom Books
First published
2023-02-21
ISBN-13
9781728278322
ISBN-10 / ASIN
1728278325
Pages
560 (this edition)
Language
English
Genre
Contemporary Romance
Spice (SBC)
4/5 Spicy · explicit on-page
How Things We Hide from the Light actually reads
Golden-retriever police chief and the prickly librarian who has been pretending to hate him for a decade, colliding in a stalker plot neither asked for.
560 pages. Tighter than the 572-page door. Long-running mutual pining. Suspense is sustained.
Spice 4/5: antagonistic flirting, earlier first scene than book 1, softer intimacy laced with panic-attack disclosure, crisis then comfort.
Who should read Things We Hide from the Light tonight
Swipe right if…
You loved book one and want to stay in Knockemout
Softer heroes who struggle with trauma are the ask
More suspense in contemporary romance is welcome
PTSD + panic-attack rep done with care is a green flag
Stalker / harassment (on-page), PTSD & panic attacks, explicit sexual content, home invasion, family tragedy (backstory), mentions of sexual harassment, gun violence, grief.
Things We Hide from the Light · 4/5 Spicy · Enemies to Lovers + Forced Proximity · Knockemout #2 · 560 pages · Golden retriever + cat · Contemporary Romance · CW: Stalker / harassment (on-page)
Things We Hide from the Light questions
How spicy is Things We Hide from the Light?
4/5 Spicy. Softer than Knox’s book, more emotional. First scene earlier than book 1. Full spice guide →
Do I need book 1?
Yes. Knockemout #2. Not a full standalone — a subplot ties into book 3.
Does it have a happy ending?
HEA on this profile, with a cliffhanger subplot toward book 3. 560-page; Knockemout #2; Knockemout #2; 4/5 Spicy; The sequel that made Knockemout a universe: Nash is softer than Knox, Sloane is sharper than Naomi, and the stakes are darker than book one advertised..
Is there an audiobook?
Yes. Audible sample is usually one click. 560-page Knockemout #2, 4/5.
What CW is published?
On-page stalker/harassment, PTSD and panic attacks, explicit sex, home invasion, gun violence, grief. 560-page; Knockemout #2; Knockemout #2; 4/5 Spicy; The sequel that made Knockemout a universe: Nash is softer than Knox, Sloane is sharper than Naomi, and the stakes are darker than book one advertised..
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If you wanted the grumpy barber door, that is Things We Never Got Over.
🌶️ 4/5 Spicy
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