A review by taylorhathcock
Goldfinch by Raven Kennedy

5.0

“There is no growth without rot. There is no sun without the dark sky. And there is no me without her.”

I can't believe it's over but I think this book was the perfect conclusion to Auren's story. I have to admit that I was hooked from beginning to end and had to force myself to put it down so that I didn't finish it too quickly. I mean this book is 100% the culmination of five books worth of build-up and something is happening on literally every single page. I don't think this book has a dull moment. It has a lot of action, a ton of moments you didn't see coming, shock, surprise and of course plenty of emotional damage to go around. I honestly loved it so much. The ways this book destroyed me were beautiful and I loved how it always gave me something I wasn't expecting. 

We have all the characters we love and see so much of the growth they've made throughout the series. I don't think anything is as beautiful as the found family the characters have. I enjoyed seeing Malina and Auren's journey and how each grew into something fierce. Malina is perhaps one of my favorite characters (I know people don't like her, but she is so like Auren I think). Auren really becomes this force of nature in this book and I cannot tell you how hard I was rooting for her. The book doesn't ever let up and at times you are like how is anything left... and then bam.... So buckle up and have the tissues on standby.