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Final Offer by Lauren Asher

137 reviews

ashwood_15's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Cal was an interesting character but I didn't particularly connect with the Lana. The miscommunication trope is heavy in this book and I honestly struggled to get through some of it.
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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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amateur_bookworm's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

My summary: It’s been six years since Cal let his demons and addiction problems push him away from Alana and his late grandfather’s summer house in Lake Wisteria. And six years ago, Alana was left brokenhearted by Cal and then thrust into unexpected single motherhood shortly after. Needless to say, she is not happy to find Cal at her doorstep of the house that she believes was deeded to her by his grandfather years ago. Instead, Cal announces he is there to sell her beloved home. It’s a term of Cal’s inheritance clause in his grandfather’s will—and he can’t let Alana know that his and his brother’s futures are riding on it. Forced to confront not only his one true love but also his addiction issues, Cal must reconcile his feelings for Alana with his required tasks from his grandfather. And Alana swore years ago that she would never again let herself fall under Cal’s spell again, despite his return reviving all her buried feelings and dreams. 
My thoughts: Final Offer is the final book in the Dreamland Billionaires trilogy and follows Cal’s story. I enjoyed the aspect of Cal being best friends with Iris in Terms and Conditions and was eager to jump into this one. I already knew from the prior book that Cal has struggled with addiction for his entire adult life, so obviously that was a big component of the story. But his addiction was very much a Dreamland-esque fairy tale version of addiction, which I guess is fine in a lighthearted billionaire romance trilogy. I just felt like it was viewed a little too much through rose-tinted glasses in the plot. This book is very long and moved fairly slowly for me. That being said, I did really enjoy the character development of Alana and the reblossoming of love between her and Cal. I enjoyed the aspect of Cal and Cami’s relationship growing, although at times it felt like there were some big leaps there that weren’t fully developed in the book. The first book I read by Lauren Asher was Love Redesigned, which is so far my absolute favorite of hers, so I loved that this book spent so much time in Lake Wisteria with some character cameos and mentions in this book. Overall, at least 100 fewer pages would’ve really improved this book for me but I did enjoy it. 
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emotional funny medium-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? Yes

4.0

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bookmarkplaces's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad 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? Yes

5.0

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hjb_128's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-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? Yes

4.25

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literaturelabrador's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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anokovic's review against another edition

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4.75

This one hurt to read. But the outcome is so rewarding
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themagicalworldofnian's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Final offer by Lauren Asher - Review 

3.75⭐️

I absolutely loved this book it was such a cute small town romance. 
I, however, did dislike the lack of empathy and the behaviour of Lana towards Cal. I could see how hard it would be to deal with alcoholism,
especially with her prior experience with her sister.
But I do think she could have been a lot more empathetic toward him, since he tried his best and she just would not listen to him, when he wanted to explain himself. 

On the other hand I absolutely loved the relationship between Cal and Cami. I they were so cute together. And you could definitely see a great father daughter relationship being build.

Overall I did really like the book, but I do think I liked the other books in the series better, especially the fine print.
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