Reviews with content warning for Abandonment - Final Offer

After reading (and loving) the first two books of this series, I couldn't wait to get my hands on Cal and Alana's story. I went into it mostly blind, and I honestly think that was the best way to experience it. The story's length (almost 600 pages!) intimidated me at first, but I was surprised by how quickly I managed to finish. It's a character-driven story but never seemed to drag or have a lot of unnecessary fluff. The history and issues between Alana and Cal were complex, and I couldn't wait to find out how everything would be resolved.

Overall, I absolutely loved "Final Offer" and highly recommend it for all contemporary romance fans. I look forward to whatever Lauren Asher writes next.

*Review copy provided by the author via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.

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rodrama's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad slow-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

3.0

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overbookedkindle's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

5.0

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thefatpaperback's review against another edition

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3.75

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dianaschmidty's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

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zayyssa's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-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

5.0

It's definitely a 5-star for me. Lauren shared on her IG that readers would find out why the title is not THE Final Offer once they read the book - I totally get it.

I'd say this is a very inspiring book, especially for people who has people they love suffering from addiction as well as people who suffer from addiction (I can't say much because I was never in their shoes). It tackles the different emotions faced when you have someone you love who suffers internally with their addiction coupled with insecurities and an asshole of a parent. It gives people hope for those people and I really applaud Alana for not giving up on Cal and their love as well as their future together - I cannot say much the same for myself if ever faced with that situation so I really was in awe of her at the end.

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