A review by daniellelardi
The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

WOW! is this series being made into a show or something?! bc it slayed!!!!!! 

this one def got a little slow for me around the middle but THEN everything started falling into place. 

obsessed with the ending i actually love how avery handled everything and i think it was soooooo brilliant. 

the drama with Blake was annoying  but that final sequence

when avery beat him at his own fucking game!!!!!! i was like yeah that’s what all this drama led to. literally fist pumping on the bus to work

i also love each one of the hawthorne boys SO much!!!!! everything with xander was sooooo sweetie and i loved his ending. 

happy there was

so little skye in this book bc that bitch was pissing me the f off in the last one LMFAO

i’m so excited that this series continues!!!! will def be reading :) 

oh one thing i will say that is slightly critical

the avery and grayson plot was SO OLD like oh my god i was actually getting pissed when avery was expressing some conflicting feelings about him but i will say that her explanation to grayson about not believing in fate was what made everything redeemable for me simply bc i have the same view as avery about love and things like that, but the illusion of a love triangle was starting to really piss my off. happy it got clipped. OH and grayson being attracted to eve like i am so sorry but we need to let the emily plot rest! okay now im done bye