A review by feralnebulous
The Finisher by David Baldacci

4.0

Overall, I thought the ideas in this book were mostly original. A heroine stuck in a totalitarian town surrounded by a dangerous forest that no one has made it through. I thought highly of the main female protagonist, Vega Jane, at first though towards the end of the book I liked her less and less. She started to descend into the stereotype of most heroines, the type that has a guy best friend, thinks she isn't beautiful, takes care of a little sibling, has no parents, then gets the guy in the end. She also got the dog of her dreams that also happened to look just like her childhood dog, Harry. As well as strong will and adventurous spirit, every heroine needs tools for success. Vega gained two tools/weapons which were original enough: Destin, a chain that could make her stronger and fly, and the Adder Stone, a small white stone that could heal any wounds by just waving it over something and thinking good thoughts. Seems like this heroine is getting high on too much power. First she sustains several near-fatal wounds, but doesn't have to suffer at all. She just swings a magic white rock around and suddenly everything is shiny and chock full of good feelings for all. In the end, when Vega is flying off with her new boyfriend (aka her best friend), Delph, and her amazing dog Harry 2, are shot at. Delph and Superego (Harry 2) are wounded, and are near death. Vega does her special little wave dance with the Adder Stone and poof! Delph and Harry 2 are alive and well, just covered in their blood. To be quite frank, the plot and storyline are fine, the characters just didn't pique my interest and in my opinion, I found too many holes in the elements of the story.