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Finale (Large Print) by Stephanie Garber

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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Rating: 4/5 stars

The conclusion of the Caraval trilogy, Finale wraps up the tale of Scarlett, Tella, and the Fates.

This was a really fun end to the series. I still LOVE Dante and Jacks, and thought Julian had some great moments as well. Both of the sisters annoyed me in parts, but overall I enjoyed their boldness and appreciated finally getting both of their POVs in the same book.

I can’t much more without spoilers, but I had a lot of fun with this trilogy and highly recommend it! I’m excited to read the Once Upon a Broken Heart trilogy soon.

CW: Death/blood/violence/injury/torture; death of parent; murder; confinement/kidnapping
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avie_j's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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meer_23's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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carlyjoann's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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rylin_marie's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-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

i loved this so much. 
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chloelj27's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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

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jayceeam's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

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behindherpages's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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ginnyb412's review against another edition

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

3.0

This book for sure isn't bad, but imo it's definitely the weakest in the trilogy. I think the biggest issues stem from the structure and pacing of the story; this is the only book without Caraval as the skeleton around which to construct the plot and it feels scattered and untethered without it. It felt like a lot of characters just walking around and talking, and the actual interesting parts of the story suffered from playing second fiddle to a repetitive and rather dry love story between Tella/Legend. Tella's repetitive agonizing over Legend took up the vast majority of the book which started to annoy me pretty quickly, especially as it became clear that the actual action of the plot wasn't going to happen with her. Scarlett's entire arc felt rushed and underdeveloped, despite it being the actual plot/solution to the problems in the book? Garber should've delved more into Scarlett's time being trapped by the Fallen Star, her powers, and the planning to defeat the Fates. That all felt very haphazard, like she was just throwing shit at the wall and seeing what stuck. The book also imo would've been better if it were around 70 pages shorter and forced to cut a lot of the unnecessary ramblings. Garber, based on her other books in Caraval and ouabh, can be a very good writer, which is why Finale felt particularly weak to me. Overall, I enjoyed the first part of the book where they learned more about the lore of the Fates, but it lost me around the middle when it started to make less sense and get more repetitive. 
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anxieteaandbiscuits12's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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