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The Finish Line by Kate Stewart

7 reviews

tiana_king's review

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 against another edition

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

aalysad's review

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

bryelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This books is written a bit differently than the others. This book gives us a lot of insight to Tobias’ life. It give us an insight to the grief he is dealing with and allows us to see him through different times in his life. This book we also see Cecelia grow a lot into the woman she is and how badass she is. I was really upset after book 2, but book 3 is worth finishing the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Gun violence, War, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Bullying, Alcohol, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Infertility and Terminal illness

rmb_books's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

As much as I hated Tobias in Exodus, I do empathize with him a lot more after finishing this book. The middle dragged a little, but seeing how much growth happened between Tobias and Cecilia was beautiful. The Finish Line was a great way for me, as a reader, to have closure with all of the characters I’ve grown to love so much. The Ravenhood Trilogy has officially been placed on my all time favorite books list. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship