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The Finisher by RuNyx

23 reviews

manaledi's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This one was my favorite yet in the series. Both marriage of convenience and second chance. The personalities were strong and the sexual tension was strong.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Gun violence, Trafficking, Murder, Body horror, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This is my favorite book of the series so far. I loved Zephyr, and the whole seduction plot was so fun to read. Over time I started liking Alpha more, his conflicting feelings about her were always fun to read about. 

Dark Romance, Opposites Attract, Second Chance, 3 3/4 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Violence, Grief, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Gore, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Body horror, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

winterfairy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

This book follows Dante's brother, Alpha, who we met in the third book, and his wife, Zephyr. 


Zephyr recognizes a man as her past lover who disappeared from her life 10 years ago. Now that she has found him, she literally jumps on him and they start making out lool. However, he has no memory of her due to a traumatic experience (amnesia trope basically). 
But she goes to his office and proposes a marriage deal, where she will reveal secrets she knows of him  after 6 months. She also needs to get married before her 29th birthday in order to inherit her grandmothers stuff (according to her grandmothers will). Alpha agrees in order to get the secrets. Because Zephyr still loves him, she does everything she can to tease him, talk to him, seduce him etc in order to jog his memory and trying to get him to remember her and their past. But in between everything: people are stalking her, someone is murdering girls and trying to frame Alpha. Things start to speed up after a while, and that's when the plot around the Syndicate properly starts I would say. 


The beginning was a bit slow as it follow them two and their interactions mostly, but the storyline from the previous books follows, and a huge secret is revealed right at the end. Characters from the previous books are also shows up, but the main storyline revolves around these two. 

I loved this book and Zephyr. Honestly I would just recommend you read it. 

I didnt give it 5 stars, because I thought stuff was a bit slow in the beginning and I felt like something actually happened around 70%, but I kept picking this book up nonetheless cuz small details are sprinkled here and there (until the tension rises and the darker elements of this universe becomes the plot agian).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse

neasnovelnest's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

This book has my heart and idk if the others will top it. Zephyr is every reminder of myself and i don’t think I’ve ever connected with a character so much in my life. The way RuNyx writes her fmc in each book is beautiful. All fighting to not let their history define them but push them forward. This book made me laugh, cry, scream, sit in disbelief and so much more. This is the perfect way to use the beauty and the beast concept. Well done!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Toxic relationship

hapalyn's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This just was simply not my favorite. The FMC was fun and exciting, but I was hoping for better communication. The mystery subplot just didn’t have enough involvement until the very end, which was disappointing. 

I think the book could’ve had less pining and angst and more plot and communication much like the first 2 books in this series. It would’ve made me feel a lot more captivated but also make the relationship seem more legitimate

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

nidhzinwonderland's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.25

The plot and the characters were all wonderful and I did not see the plot twist comin as with every other book in this series. I thought Alpha was a really mysterious and cool protagonist and Zephyr was hella fun to read from the pov of. However, I found the pacing and plot development to be pretty inconsistent and kind of unrealistic. The fact that she conveniently meets alpha in the arena and he agrees to marry her 2 weeks later seemed kind of off to me. Also the development of their equation over time felt kind of rushed to me.  The pace at which the characters completely changed their opinions and frame of mind over a certain topic was pretty stupid and at times your just like "wait weren't you like 100% against this 2 minutes ago?". But its an entertaining read and doesn't fail to keep you on your toes. As always Tristan and Morana and Dante and Amara were a delight to read about again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, Child death, Violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Body shaming, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Body shaming

erinmd156's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Trafficking, Death, and Rape

Minor: Physical abuse

alessiasettembrini's review

challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

questo libro mi ha ucciso alla fine 😭😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Trafficking, Stalking, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, and Vomit

kad21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

Minor: Body shaming and Mental illness

thorn_n_thistle_reads's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

I didn't think I could love another couple as much as I do, but this series has me in a chokehold.

This book was a refreshing respite after the tension in the last book. Don't get me wrong, there are still darker themes here, but it was more a side plot to the main couple. The overall plot comes into play in a different way with these two. 

I loved that each couple, in each book, is so different. You can't help but fall for each of them yourself. 

Zephyr is very relateable, and the themes covered with Zee were handled with the same care we see RuNyx handle the past books themes. 

Alpha, what can we say. We all need a Tarzan! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Rape