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I think I need to re-read this in the future. I'm not sure why but I did not have motivation to read/listen to this so it took me so long to get through it (2.5 months specifically). It was so good though. I think when I was halfway thru the book, I just instantly finished listening after like two or three days. I think it was pretty difficult, for me, to get thru the first few chapters because of how Cal was - the drunk him. It was pretty hard to listen to his inner thoughts and monologues because he kept messing up and he knows he shouldn't be. But I also know that we had to see that in order to really feel and understand his side of being an alcoholic. But once he was through that phase and it was just a misunderstanding between him and Alana regarding the will, it was just so good. I devoured their love story and to be honest, loved Cal in the process. I saw how he tried to fight his addiction for his family. I saw how he's willing to give up everything for Alana. Even the connection with the Kane brothers was amazing. Bonus points for the other girls as well!

Overall, it was good but I need a re-read to continually read this.

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

3.25

The Final Offer 3.25⭐️3.25🌶️

Contemporary Romance
Billionare Romance
Brother series
Small town
Second chance
Forced proximity
Mental health rep
Anxiety rep

Tw: alcoholism

This was a good end to the trilogy. It was interesting to see how the sensitive nature of alcoholism was felt with. There were good side characters and the small town feel was decent.

Over all I was just glad that the series wasn’t longer. Any more and it would have felt too drawn out.

The rival home buyer gave a foreshadowing snippet into the next series.

It made me laugh that in this day and age we have to have the standard set to billionaire romance in order to have people afford what a millionaire romance was just a few years ago. Just a funny observation

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-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

This is a hefty read, emotionally, with the main theme of the story being addiction. However, it was handled and written sensitively and realistically by the author. For an almost 600 page book, this felt like way less. It was such an easy read with great pacing, generally great plot, and great characters.

Acouple of gripes would include a few grammatical errors and minor inconsistencies, and also that Cami felt like this idealistic, spoilt 5 year old written by someone who has never met a 5 year old. Also the way that Cal just barged back into his ex's life and just demanded she sell her home as if it didn't matter, bullying her into selling it until she agreed, and then when she had doubts about it he would get pissy and say "I thought this is what you wanted". However, if these things didn't exist then the book wouldn't have been as enjoyable as I found it.

Definitely a rollercoaster of a book. But definitely definitely not for people who may have triggers around addiction, specifically drugs and alcohol.

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