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The Finish Line by Kate Stewart

5 reviews

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

After the disappointment the last book was, I only gave this one a chance because I really did enjoy the first one. Cecilia is basically Bella Swan if she was angrier and more vindictive; but ultimately she’s still Bella f*ing Swan. Prepare to read New Moon all over again but mostly the part after she goes to Italy. This book was only slightly better than Exodus and for some reason the author tells you the end of the story from the beginning. I will never deign to reread this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Classism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Blood

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Infertility

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I thought I was okay with the ending of book two but this final chapter of Tobias’ and Cecilia’s story is the perfect wrap up of the series. Cecilia’s character arc from beginning to end of the series is one of my favorites — a true coming of age story. The ways that Stewart honored Dom in this book were also some of the best parts of this book. Add in romance, spice, and some moments to put you on the edge of your seat and you have a winning book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Torture, Stalking, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, War, Violence, and Gore

sienasummerrreads's review

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Where do I start with this?! I enjoyed the story and appreciate the concept. There were some scenes and characters I loved. For example the Date night scene that the MMC tried to give the FMC. Also the FMC mother and the MMC bonding and forgiveness chapters but trust me there are more. Unfortunately this fell a little flat for me. I don’t think personally I can get over what the MMC did to her branding and also the manipulation. In my head I believe the FMC’s end game was with a character in Exodus. So for me as the book was based around the MMC healing and moving forward I just wasn’t connecting with the MMC and couldn’t really care for him. 

I’m devastated I couldn’t relate to this series like everyone else did but to me the Ravenhood Trilogy is overhyped. But shout out the audiobook narrators as it was a fantastic listen.  

If you love:

🔹Brotherhood & Business 

🔹Age Gap

🔹Estranged Families 

🔹Lies & Deception 

🔹Emotional 

🔹Healing Journey 

Genre/Type: Mysterious Romance Suspense 18+

APK: Physical / Audiobook

Pages: 450

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟

Spice: 🌶️.5 

Series or Stand Alone: Series - Final Book in the Ravenhood Trilogy 

Tropes or Themes: Mysterious, Enemies To Lovers, Age Gap, Suspenseful, Emotional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

aalysad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

CECELIA YOU BAD BITCHHHHH! You outsmarted and beat the master at his own game! This whole series was incredible and I was not expecting that ending. I think this was my favorite of the series, dual POV with Tobias and Cecelia, that’s how it should have been for all of the books in my opinion. I am confused on why the epilogue with Sean was the same in both exodus and the finish line though? I loved these books so much I had to buy the physical copies of them. 💕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Car accident

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed the dual POV of this book and the growth of Cecilia, but felt this book was too long and could have been cut back significantly. I did enjoy the twist near the end showing how badass Cecilia is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Death, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship