Kate  Stewart

The Finish Line

Kate Stewart

"Secrets and lies.. I’ve lived the entirety of my life wrapped up in subterfuge for one purpose—revenge. Through the years, I lived more as an enigma than a man. For so long, I denied I had a beating heart of my own. Until her. Until she unearthed the starving vessel inside, forced me to acknowledge it,forced me to understand that I’m capable of bleeding the same as any other. For that, we paid. We're still paying. Yet, she demands it still, the useless heart of the ruthless thief and shameless villain she fell for. My fear is, I’m no longer that man. With the lies I’ve told, the life I’ve led, my mistakes are beginning to catch up with me,day by day, one by one. This is my last chance, and I have no intention of losing her again, but as the deception of my past starts to unravel and close in, shedding my humanity may be the only thing that can save us both. Maybe it’s already too late." -- Back cover.

The Ravenhood #3

Imelda 

Aleia Brook Jennings

drewbee🐝🍯✨

my emotions were everywhere throughout this whole series. Laughed, cried.. felt destroyed.. wrecked.. happy, sad.. its more than just a love story.

Lexi Vazquez

This was a perfect end to the ravenhood series really painful but good. It was dual pov and showed Tobias’ history from his pov and his current life w Cecelia and she forgave him and they live happily ever after in France after Cecelia plans a whole killing and outsmarted Tobias at her house. She was secretly plotting it the whole time while showing the facade of a normal life and working at her cafe . 

Hana 

One of the best series I’ve ever read. Not sure I know how to put into words how beautifully gut-wrenching these books are. I recommend this series to every single person who asks me!!

Sam Sibilia

Brileigh Talbert

I’m so sad this series is over 🥹. I enjoyed this story so much. I absolutely loved the ending, it was perfect. I honestly want to start the series again already!

This series gives all the feels. I want to reread it already

Desiray Chambers

Beatrix Haase

Allison Freedman

The raven hood series will live in my head rent free forever. I was skeptical after the first few chapters of this one (especially after exodus WRECKED/SHATTERED/DESTROYED ME), but eventually I fell in love with the storytelling just as I did with the first two books. I cried, I laughed and cried some more. The twist had me screaming and the witty banter had me howling. I love the way she ended this book. The epilogue was the cherry on top and I adore Kate for gifting us that. I’m fully aware this series will cause a serious book hangover and put me in a rut. But I mean how could you not fall in love with another round of fictional men with wings? END OF.

Mikala Mawer

This series is my new favorite. I truly don’t know how another one is going to live up to it.

Alex Rine

Again, the ending of this book saved the rating of this book. A 400+ page book that could have been less than 300 pages and got the job done without having to hear about the wishy washy main character.

Shawna Delellis

I’ll start by saying I’ve always been someone who loves with their heart wide open, in search of that all consuming love. 

This story has completely overwhelmed me. I’ve laughed, cried, sobbed. I fell in love with the boys of summer, that rain cloud broke my heart, and king put it back together. 

Love is messy, and complicated and scary and life gets in the way. But this story opened my eyes to how truly unique and special love is. How you can love many and love hard. 

I feel like I live in this world, like I’ve been claimed, like I bear the mark. This world has stollen my heart. 

I will forever be grateful that I read this story, I hung on every single beautiful word. I don’t know if a day will go by that I don’t think about this story. 

Always brothers

Elena

I don’t think I will ever get over these books.

She is a five foot seven long list of things he can't have. He is a determined cop, desperate to keep his heart sealed behind his badge. Michelle is a survivor. With a fresh perspective on life, she trades her tragic past in California for the coastal waters of Charleston. Fueled by a new career as a dispatcher, she's determined not to let her scars weigh her down. She apologizes for nothing, especially her insatiable need for a certain police officer. Rowdy is a newly minted sergeant dedicated to his job, but the life of a Charleston police officer has never been more dangerous. With his need to take order of a city spiraling out of control, the last thing he wants is an entanglement with a mouthy dispatcher. But, there's just one problem. He can't get enough of her. As the heat rises between the unlikely pair, so does the tension. Three months of summer was all it took to shake their foundations, rattle their walls, and bring them crashing down. It was lust. It was love. It was real. And it would have been perfect . . . if it wasn't already over. Note to reader: This book has several elements and explores topics that some may consider triggers. For mature audiences only. Explicit sex, violence, and language.

The Brave Line

Andrea Rodriguez

Update:
Ok, I decided to finish this one lmao.

Michelle's character really grew on me the more that I read. I guess learning more about why she was the way she was made me understand her personality better, and the more I think about it, the more I really admired her ability to open her heart up to Rowdy after what she went through. 

Like.. she knew it would probably end in heartbreak because of Rowdy's complete unwillingness to commit and yet she still let herself fall for him.

Rowdy was very sweet (when he wasn't being a complete asshole) and I really liked his character development, but oof, we sure had to wait for it lmao. Men that can't committ and keep the fmcs at arms length are my least favorite to read about, but he completely won me over once he reached the turning point. I loved the way he tried to earn Michelle back.

All in all, I think I can give this 4 stars putting aside some of my personal issues. 

Will I ever read a cop romance again? Probably not, but I'm glad I ended up finishing this one.

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Original Review:

I really like Kate Stewart's books, but oof. This one was not for me. I hate to do this, but I had to DNF at 41%.

Maybe it was the whole cop element? Very much not my thing. Had I known it was about cops prior to reading, I would have skipped it altogether. 

Though I felt for Michelle and her past trauma, I also wasn't a fan of her character. I loved that she was strong and resilient, but her personality was not my vibe.

I got to 20%, read a different book, and then jumped back in. I should have just let it go lol.

I'm not giving it a rating as I feel my personal opinions towards cops negatively swayed my impression of this book and I don't think that's fair to the author sooo, I'll just leave it at that.

this definitely wasn’t my favorite in the series but it was a good book to wrap up the series! it was also really nice getting some more backstory for tobias. i do feel like i wish we had more with sean. i really liked him and wish that story was explored a bit more. tobias honestly wasn’t my fave out of the three so i’m left feeling a bit unsatisfied, but i still enjoyed it overall!

Lindsey Davis Blanchard 

Samantha Penland

This was the perfect end to this series! If Exodus broke you and you’re unsure if you want to finish…DO it! This will heal you!

Loved getting to learn more about Tobias, Dom, and Sean’s past! Beautiful story and series! 

Lanie H

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Zoe P

THIS BOOK HAD NO BUSINESS MAKING ME SOB IN THE LAST 20 PAGES LIKE THAT

Ryan Angel

Ugh. I hated that I liked this a lot more than the last one. I really didn’t think Tobias could redeem himself and I pitied Cecilia more than she probably deserved. But I still liked it.

Brittany Womble

I should have left this series where Exodus ended. But I could not leave the third book unread. A bit slow for me but overall I liked it.

3⭐️ 

Okay, I liked this one more than the other two. 
Finally I understand more of the ravenhood and more about Tobias. 
Also, I was truly happy to see Cecelia becoming more an adult and that last part with Sean? It was a real nice ending.

Finally done with this series. These are not standalones so you do have to read them in order, but it’s worth it. I did struggle to get through this last one but the last chapter makes it worth it. I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the series as I read the first book but then I was hooked. They have the spice, plot twists, heartbreak, and secrets…. I love some of the characters sm 🧎🏻‍♀️

Danielle 

Loved this book!! It took me a little bit to get into it. Bit now that i finished it. I am i love. Love me some Tobias.

Marisa Mioduski

I didn’t hate it, but honestly it was hard to read. I flew through the first two books but this one just seemed to drag. I enjoyed the way the story played out, however I felt it honestly could have just been added in to the first two books

The Finish Line

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