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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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graceev's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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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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annadelreads's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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

Took me a long time to go on to read this because after reading all four books last year, I thought a novella about them wouldn't be that important. I was dead wrong though. It was the closure I needed and a start of different series (The Graham Effect being the first one). It made me remember the whole four books in that short stories per couple. I missed them completely. All four couples - especially my favorites, Hannah and Garrett, of course.

Logan x Grace: The Pact
This couple was my least favorite in the series so when it started it them, I was sad to say that I was disappointed. But nonetheless, it was still a great read and it was a cute development between the two. I'm glad to see how Logan's family is after everything that happened. The ending was adorable, as well.

Dean x Allie: The Proposal
This couple, I missed so much. I forgot how Dean and Allie was as a couple and how much they are truly meant to be. The fight between them was very important as it was for their future and if it does not align with one another, then something is bound to fail. I'm so glad that they both sorted that because I can't live knowing that these two are not together.

Tucker x Sabrina: The Honeymoon
This couple was also a surprise favorite of mine. I usually don't like accidental pregnancy but the story that these two have is one for the books (literally!). So when they finally got the honeymoon they deserved, I just lost it. They needed this after that baby, who is just the cutest as well! I'm bummed out to not find out what their vows to one another is though.

Garrett x Hannah: The Legacy
Okay, Elle Kennedy. Make the favorite couple the last pair. Everyone I know of loves Garrett and Hannah together so it was just a bummer to have them as last because I can't read 200+ pages just to get to them? But I had to, so I did and I was definitely not disappointed. I love this couple and finding out they'd have their kids really made me excited - yes, I'll definitely be reading Graham Effect to see more of this couple!

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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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abidavisf's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Joyous. A lovely end to the original series, and a great opener to the future generation of Briar students. Now to reread The Graham Effect!

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sebradley29's review against another edition

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5.0

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sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

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4.5

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krosebooks's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This is a good way to end a series. I would not recommend reading this book 1st. I felt like the plot ran the book and the chemistry between the reader in the book was less.

This book is strictly for the off-campus fandom.

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aqtbenz's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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