Everything about this book is perfection, from its plot to its characters to its ending. I could have easily continued reading about the Dragna sisters and their crew for another several hundred pages. My first thought upon finishing Finale was “That was so good,” which was promptly followed by “I don’t want it to be over!” I felt sad when I turned the final page, as I had enjoyed the story so much. Note: This post contains affiliate links which cost you nothing but which help support this blog.TLDR: An exhilarating conclusion to the Caraval trilogy. Some scenes show characters drinking alcohol. One ties their limbs to ropes, turning them into human marionettes.

Another forces them to drink poison which turns them to stone. One sews the mouths of her victims closed. Some of the Fates do pretty ugly/horrible things. And the only way to do that is to make them fall in love. The only way to kill them is to make them mortal.

Legend has his own magic and seeks to use it to conquer the Fates. If they rule, they’ll punish humans pretty severely. Powerful immortal beings called Fates have escaped their prisons and now fight for power. At one point, a girl and boy go to bed together, meaning to have sex, but he stops before they’re even undressed. Check out my reviews of CARAVAL and LEGENDARY for more of my thoughts on the books. You definitely want to read them in order, though. If you’re looking for a twisty, realistic fantasy romance, I recommend this trilogy. I had a lot of trouble sleeping the nights I was reading it, so actually, it was nice to have something so captivating to read while I was awake. On the whole, I enjoyed reading FINALE so much. I guess the series as a whole has had an edge of darkness to it, so maybe this won’t surprise you if you’re familiar with the earlier books. Some things the Fates would do were kind of creepy. I liked the battle between the Fates and the sisters and all the things Tella goes through to try to figure out how to actually kill an immortal being. The reviewer said that there really wasn’t much in the way of the game and that it was really more of a love story. I read a review of FINALE awhile ago that kind of made me wonder if I’d enjoy it. So reading FINALE, sometimes I wanted to rush through Scarlett’s scenes and get back to what was happening with Tella because omg was she actually going to figure out how to win Legend’s heart or what?! The suspense was intense. Then I read LEGENDARY and actually, I think I grew to like Tella more than Scarlett! Oops. I liked that Scarlett did so many things to protect her sister and learned to risk loving someone.īut I wasn’t sure I would like Tella, the girl who wasn’t interested in anything serious and seemed so shallow. The story world was amazing and different. I’m not gonna lie, when I first read CARAVAL, I wasn’t sure I would actually finish this series.

Finale by Stephanie Garber