Mir hat das Buch gefallen auch wenn ich einige Scenen zu langatmig fand. Danke für das Reziexemplar!

A lot of humor is this one but, also a lot of angst. It left me exhausted reading this one as I really wanted this to turn out well. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley, Ola Tundun, and Storm Publishing for this e-book in exchange for an honest review.

This was book 3 in the series and was the perfect ending to the series. I got this book on netgalley to review but when I first started to read it I felt lost like I was missing something. Then I started at the beginning of the series and from the beginning I was hooked. I do recommend reading these books in order to get the most out of them And when you do it will give you all the feels.

I recommend this series if you like The after series by Anna Todd and if you like Emily Henry books. These books were real, honest and raw. It will take you on an emotional roller coaster but it is worth it. There is some spice but it's more of a mental walk through of the emotions going on during it. Then it does talk about the actual spice.

SYNOPSIS
Ariella and Caleb were never meant to last…

She’s the ambitious workaholic constantly trying to prove herself. He’s the charming bad boy with a troubled past. Their love story could only ever have been temporary.

But when Ariella’s company faces a crisis, Caleb is the only one who can save it. Now they’re forced to work together, fighting their attraction, and the pain of their old wounds.

With her heart torn and her career on the line, Ariella must decide who to trust and what she truly wants. Can she forgive Caleb’s mistakes and rebuild their relationship? Or is it time to take a chance on a new beginning?

The epic conclusion to Ariella and Caleb’s steamy, emotional, messy story will convince you it’s possible to face the past and find home in the most unexpected places.

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This book certainly took me through a bit of a rollercoaster when it comes to emotions that's for sure.
The third instalment in the Roommates series, and my goodness I powered through this book at record speed.
I felt for both characters throughout, often for very different reasons. Both of them really came to life in my mind, something the author really does effortlessly.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. I did not read the other 2 books in this series. This may have impacted my reading journey for this book. Assumptions could be made about the characters. This book did however make me want to go back and read the other 2. Cute and quick read!

Endgame is full of weird rich people nonsense and co-dependency.

I really didn’t like this trilogy and especially hated this book. It’s too long and they are such a toxic couple. Posh, socially awkward, rich girl and hot boy from “wrong side of the tracks”, which started off as fairly interesting office romance with a forced proximity trope in the first book, but the writing nosedived pretty quickly.

The author tackled some important topics around domestic abuse and rape, but both were honestly handled rather poorly. I appreciate attempting to discuss topics with male victims can be challenging, but it was really uncomfortable to read how badly these areas were dealt with across the trilogy. I also found the discussion around racism was badly managed and wasn’t addressed at any other point across the three books. Seems like a strange choice to not even mention micro aggressions in an office environment or in any other scenarios and then they really came in swinging with the most overt racism and a horrendous slur in the first few pages. I understand that is the reality for many people and the shocking nature of the statement is likely a deliberate choice by the author.

Overall, this was a really boring romance that was also overly dramatic and filled with stilted dialogue. Fundamentally the main couple had such an odd relationship dynamic and the side characters, who helped drag the plot forward, weren’t enough to save the story. I wouldn’t waste your time with this book and if I was to recommend any of them, it would be the first one - I certainly wouldn’t recommend the next two.

It took quite a while to get into this book. There are a lot of characters and I found some of the story at the beginning quite confusing but as I got into the story it started to improve for me. Aari and Caleb have a bit of an on/off relationship but are clearly in love with each other. They both work together although I couldn't quite work out what business they were in. There are two earlier books in the series so perhaps if I had read them first I would have known what was going on a bit more and got up to speed with the characters. There were quite a few unlikeable characters, in particular members of Dominic's family, Dominic is a friend of Aari who ends up being her boss but is clearly trying to break up the relationship she has with Caleb. The book is set between the UK and Singapore and in a world of wealth and extravagance. I eventually enjoyed reading this but a very slow start for me. Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me an ARC of this book.

Endgame is a drama filled slow burn romance. This is book 3 in the series. I didn't read the first 2 books but I would highly recommend doing that first. While you can hop in on this book but I fee like I missed out on some history and details. Also, I was very shocked by the racist comment in the beginning of the book. Honestly, I was so put off I almost DNF this book. I did decide to continue and it was only at the beginning and it was addressed. IMO the book would've been better without that but I also understand that this is things that sadly happen IRL. I am glad I finished the book because although its full of drama it is a good read that held my attention.

I had read the first book in this series, but not the second one. This book really assumes that you know the characters already, so it does need to be read as part of the series. Unfortunately I did not enjoy this book, too much of a fantasy world of the ultrarich, drinking Bollinger and flying around the globe without any jetlag. The plot was not clear and did not really amount to much, which was a shame because the first in the series showed promise and was more unusual than other chick-lit. There are a lot of characters to keep track of and so little happens for a long time that the book was fairly boring.
Sorry for the negativity, this one isn't for me. Thanks to NEt Galley for the ARC

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Solid 3.5 stars :)

I did not plan to fall in love with Ariella and Caleb's story, but I'm glad I did. The growth and change for the better between the two characters is evident and well-written, and I loved the way their love story concluded.

I will say that I did not read the other 2 books in the trilogy, with this being the final book, so I was missing some pieces to their intricate puzzle. However, I think the author did a great job of doing her best to fill in the blanks without rehashing everything word-for-word, which I appreciated. Now it is time for me to go back and read the first 2 books so I can fully love their story even more :)

Things got a little toxic between Ariella, Caleb, and Dominic. Ariella was attracted to Dom but still in love w/ Caleb. Caleb had to atone for lying to Ariella about Melissa, and Dom pushed Ariella towards him. There were a lot of people involved in that relationship from exes, coworkers, friends, and family. The mental health rep was realistic with Ariella getting help from her BFF and boyfriend. I'm glad of their HEA and loved the epilogue!

Book 3 in the room mates series. You will need to read them all in order to know the back story and enjoy them all. This is just as good as the previous 2 books.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. It was great!

Three and a half stars. Part three of a series - although I've not read the other two books, this is easy to follow & you don't necessarily need to read the previous two, although it can't harm!
Aari & Caleb have a very on/off relationship on the surface, however feelings run deep for both of them & the slow burner of this novel frustrated me at the beginning although it picked up at the end. Aari and Caleb were quite immature with their relationship & Dominic who had such a vile family behaved like a massive idiot. I'm pleased they got their happy ending but just too many unlikeable characters in this book for me to form any kind of attachment to them. Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy

Picking up right where "Complicated" left off, Ariella knows the truth about Caleb and Melissa, and Ivory Bow is in deep trouble due to Melissa's shady business dealings. To make matters worse, Ivory Bow's new investor, Dominic, wants Ariella as more than just a friend, and isn't afraid to use his wealth and status to make that happen. As Ariella and Caleb work together to save their company, old feelings return, but have their lives changed too much to be together again?

After a mildly disappointing sequel, I was hopeful that Ariella and Caleb would finally work it out and be happy together. While we did get an adorable epilogue of their future together, the majority of the story just had them circling around each other for reasons that weren't always clear. Dominic (and his family) were the actual worst, and I never took him seriously as a second love interest, and I didn't get why all the hate was for Samir instead. Overall, too much business talk and corporate espionage for a romance, and not enough Lara and Jasper.

When I requested this ARC I didn’t realize it was book 3 in a series. I was still able to understand the story line but I’m sure I would have appreciated it more had I read all 3 books. I thought the book was well written and the way racism and the challenges that come with being in an interracial relationship was well done. I’m a spice girl, and I think this book added just the enough amount without taking it away from the plot. Overall, I felt like the story had a good plot and flowed well.

Another steamy story from Ola Tundun, with the usual cast of characters and some additions at the end. Fascinating mixture of work and leisure that ties this fast moving story together.

The conclusion to Caleb and Aari’s story—this book is the third in a trilogy, and you need to read them in order to get the full effect.

Basically, in Roommates, Aari moves into the spare bedroom in Caleb’s flat and their relationship begins. In Complicated, everything does indeed get complicated as Aari accepts a position in Singapore, and another man enters the picture. Here, in Endgame, the complications continue and it is frustrating and infuriating but I needed to know how the story would end!

The book, as with the first two, alternates between Caleb’s and Aari’s POV, and not gonna lie, I do prefer the Caleb chapters a lot more. Aari just frustrates me to no end, with her indecisiveness and the fact that she felt the need to bring up her feelings for Dominic when talking to Caleb on multiple occasions. Can you not just stop hurting the guy??? Honestly, when Caleb said he needed to grow up and Aari said she did too, I was rolling my eyes because she definitely needed it more than he did.

The first 50% or so of the book was really slow and I found myself struggling with motivation. Around the halfway point things got more exciting, and I read the rest in one sitting and the story was definitely on track to reach 4⭐️ which is what I rated the first two books (although I thought Roommates was better than Complicated, which I guess I would’ve rated 3.5 if half stars were possible). However, the accidental pregnancy trope spoiled it a little for me, as kids wasn’t something they had ever discussed and it seemed a bit like a shortcut to solving their problems.

The drama Dom added to the story was good, and I really enjoyed seeing Caleb with Tim and Jack and how they dealt with Jack’s relationship ending. Lara is also a fun side-character.

All in all, this series is a women’s fiction with a romance plot, which starts off really strong, but as the story goes on, I feel like the writing and plot just takes a dip. I’d give the series an average of 3.5⭐️ and it’s not bad—I just think certain parts of it wasn’t for me, and it did feel like it dragged on a bit.

Thank you NetGalley and Storm publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Ola Tundun, the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an early access copy of this book!

This book, set predominately in Singapore, deals with the fall out of Ariella and Caleb’s relationship woes, changes to their workplace and the dynamic of another interested party…. It is the third in the series and should not be read as a stand-alone. As someone who did read it as a stand-alone, it definitely coloured my experience, which I’ve captured below.

The good: writing, the characters and the tone of voice was fantastic in this book. The bad: I felt like the book dealt with some pretty serious issues, but it never got into quite enough detail to make them feel meaningful. The ugly: I didn’t realise this was book three in a series, and therefore the whole conflict between the two protagonists never quite made sense. I knew that Ariella still had feelings for her ex, she and her company were dealing with some challenges, and her ex, Caleb, had done something huge to break her trust… BUT it was never quite addressed in the book.

However, I’d like to assume that most people reading the book have read the other books ( recently enough to remember what happened!) and could pick up the nuance.

As a character Ariella is such a powerful character, she’s strong, she’s passionate but she’s also kind and true to herself. She’s a fantastic representation of what a woman in business can be like, and she never tries to be someone she’s not. But I didn’t like how trusting she was of Dominic, despite how clear he’d made his intentions….

Overall though, I really enjoyed the read, the juxtaposition between the UK and Singapore was a nice touch, and despite Caleb’s shortcomings, I enjoyed the way he always gave Ari choices. Plus Ms Pat is a queen.

Very easy read, a great book to smash through sitting by a pool with a cocktail in hand!

I'm realizing that I should have read the first two books before reading this one as I didn't understand most of the things and just couldn't understand why the two characters were so in love.
Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me a chance to read this book.
I would want to try more books by the author.
I like her writing style enough to want to read more.