el_w55 's review for:

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
5.0
adventurous dark emotional 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

5 - oh my word, where to start with this masterpiece of a book!! this was so creative and so thoroughly thought through, you can really tell that a lot of time went into planning and writing this series! i loved the ambiguity of the relationship between grayson and avery, i really hope this gets explored in later books more. i want to protect all  the hawthorne boys because they’ve been through hell and back! xander may just be my favourite brother because yes, i also cope with tough news with doughnuts! maybe not 12 though…