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De finale by Elle Kennedy

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to read this book as my goal last year was to discover new authors and Elle Kennedy is adored within the book community. I have slowly been getting into sports romances and finished both of her hockey series. I wanted to see how the gang was doing, and I was a bit disappointed with some of these stories.

This book is set three years after the gang graduation from college. Four stories from the four couples. There is a wedding, a proposal, an elopement and a surprise pregnancy. Life after college for Garrett and Hannah, Logan and Grace, Dean and Allie, and Tucker and Sabrina, isn’t quite what they imagined it would be. Sure, they have each other, but they also have real-life problems that four years at Briar U didn’t exactly prepare them for. As it turns out, for these four couples, love is the easy part. Growing up is a whole lot harder.

My favourite novella was my favourite couple out of the whole series – Logan and Grace. The book started off so strong. I loved their story and how they both knew what they wanted, and they just decided to do it for themselves even if they nearly died in the process. I didn’t mind Allie and Dean’s story though I felt like Dean really needs to grow up and listen to Allie. They've had the conversation, and she knew it was going to happen because she knew Dean, yet she didn’t have the conversation again and then Dean shouldn’t have lost his shit when she said I'm not ready yet. I wanted Tucker and Sabrina to be the story about the wedding, but felt like the Proposal and the Wedding story was pushed into Dean and Allie’s story. Tucker and Sabrina’s story felt like something more out of something out of Final Destination and not the story they deserved. They had the hardest story in the series, I could just read about those two sleeping on a beach and it would be fantastic. I liked that the storyline in the present and it all carries on even if it changes point of view. I loved the appearance of the haunted doll and that it goes through all of them, and they all hate the thing, it made me giggle and it made me think of them all still at college and joking and pranking around with each other.

The worst novella out of them all was Hannah and Garrett. Hannah should have told Garrett at the wedding or at the beginning of their book, what happened if Garrett wanted an abortion, or Hannah also wanted an abortion, and she spent too long being worried about Garrett’s reaction because of his daddy issues. I wanted something to happen to Garrett’s dad, he was an ass, Garrett finally stood up for himself and nothing happened. What is it with each of these books that they are all acting like they were going to die? Logan and Grace – the car accident and then being stranded in the snow. Dean and Allie – Dean acting like Allie saying I don’t want to be engaged yet was a massive deal. Tucker and Sabrina – having the worse honeymoon and thinking they were going to die on the plane and then Tucker got stung by a jellyfish and Sabrina got hit with a coconut. Hannah and Garrett – bleeding during the pregnancy and Garrett driving like a lunatic.

This book was wishy-washy at times, and I wanted more and was expecting more. But I will definitely be reading The Graham Effect soon.

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kell_yeah_reads's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

per my spreadsheet:
a fun lil update on characters you know and love.

spice 🌶 - a 4 🌶 spicy (romance.io scale)
length - just right
reading speed - read in 4 days
did it make me cry? - yes.

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britwalsh16's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

5.0

I’m not ready to say goodbye to these characters!! Especially not Allie & Dean, they’re my favorite! And I honestly don’t really know why, but as soon as I finished their part in the story, I immediately wanted to reread it! Same with their book in the series, I read it so fast I couldn’t put it down & immediately wanted to reread it when I finished. Hannah & Garrett are a close second though! 💜
I loved this book and getting to see everyone after graduation & starting their lives together, getting married, having kids; it’s just so magical! 🥰
Can I reread them all now? lol I know I have more books in the briar universe to read, like Fitzy & his friends stories & then the future story of G & H’s daughter. But I honestly just want to reread these ones again first! I have a problem! Lol 😬

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lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

I understand that some people didn't enjoy this epilogue novel, but I did. It was enjoyable to read about the couples from the Off-Campus series, and I found myself laughing at several scenes. Those who know me understand that it's usually easier to make me cry than laugh while reading books.

I enjoyed Dean and Allie's storyline in The Legacy, even though The Score was my least favorite book in the Off-Campus series.

I greatly disliked Hannah in this book. I understand she was trying to protect Garrett, but her unwillingness to speak out, fearing it might negatively affect her due to Garrett's mood, revealed her selfishness.

Garrett and Hannah both had a part in making their child. Garrett should have been told about the pregnancy right away. But when he got upset because Hannah hid it for a long time, she was surprisingly angry at him.

It felt like reading about a completely different Hannah. The Hannah from The Deal and The Legacy seemed like two different people.

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yoohanna's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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cozycritiques's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

“It’s times like this I remember why I fell so hopelessly hard for this girl.”

Tropes: Weddings, Proposals, Accidental Pregnancy, Miscommunication
Spice Scale: 🌶🌶🌶
CW: Past Sexual Assault, Past Child Abuse, Plane Troubles, Minor Injury

I have mixed feelings about this book. One one hand, I loved the characters in this series (for the most part—see my review for The Mistake), so I was excited to read more of them. It was also fun trying to guess which couple would get which storyline/milestone.
However, the plot was lacking for me. Since this was an epilogue book, I went into this hoping for 320 pages of pure fluff, and while there were some cute moments, there was a lot of miscommunication. For four couples whose paths to love were not exactly smooth sailing, I hoped for more growth in their communication styles after three years of being together. The drama that each of the couples go through felt a little forced.
That being said, there were a lot of really cute moments. The banter and shenanigans that I enjoyed from the first four books were there, and I laughed out loud every time Alexander made an appearance (I would explain more, but it would spoil it). But it was the bromance between Garrett, Dean, Logan, and Tucker that really stole the show.

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barocap001's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

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lifeonasofa's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

2.5

The Legacy 💍 Review

“So it’s a pact? The living one eats the dead one? There’s a Swiss Army knife in the emergency kit” - Elle Kennedy 💕

⭐️⭐️💫 2.5 Stars

Was this book of novellas necessary 7 years after the original series? Nope. Did it deliver? Nope, in fact, I’d argue it took away from the loveable characters. But I DID still speed read the heck outta this 🙈

A super easy, fun and flirty read. Some funny moments, loved any interactions we got between the guys. Unfortunately, that was rare, the link binding them all was a doll? Sorry, what? 👀

Unfortunately, it just lacked substance…like either give us 400 pages of the steam and banter we loved or give us adult relationships that have progressed/fallen apart? Granted I’m not sure the later is achievable with only 80 pages per couple, I just don’t get the point of this book? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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ky_wes's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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