The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

4.02 AVERAGE

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crazybbgirls's review against another edition

4.0
it was a fast read ngl. I really liked the pool puzzle and the ending, I think it was quite fitting for Avery.

dreams_in_the_rat_house's review against another edition

2.0
I really did thoroughly enjoy this series even though I have a lot of negative critique for the book.

For one, the romance in this series didn't really do it for me. It felt lukewarm (maybe until The Final Gambit). I also wasn't a huge fan of Greyson or Jameson. Both were flat, predictable, one-dimensional characters in my opinion. One was stereotypical hard-working, feels responsible for the whole family type of guy. And Jameson's only character trait is that he likes adrenaline? Meh...

Xander, Nash, and Libby were way more fascinating, and I would've preferred more of them.

Another thing that bothered me about the series is by the end, I was getting sick of the surprise family members they didn't know about. I was losing the thread of who was who's kid etc. It also became less of a novel discovery when it happened every few chapters.

Lastly, I felt the epilogue was a bit unrealistic. I'm sorry but billionaire, ivy league children becoming bartenders and car mechanics? I get that the author was trying to show humility, but to me it seemed kind of a sad, disappointing end for them, and a waste of great potential.

Other than those points, I thought it was an exciting, page-turning easy read. I enjoyed the new adversary. I also thought the final reveal of why Avery was chosen to be quite juicy and unexpected, yet quite fitting to the late Tobias's personality. It was a great reveal.

lasmariquitastambienleen's review against another edition

5.0
4.5 estrellas. Fin de la trilogía principal, seguiré con ellos.
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bellesbooks024's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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: Complicated

sara_toone's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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mortish's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

dijesstive's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous funny mysterious 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
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sophiestar12's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny 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: Complicated
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shadowsdana's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

itz_ariel_elise's review against another edition

5.0
Yet again Jennifer Lynn Barnes has blessed us with an incredible book