SO OVER IT closes out this warm, funny, heartfelt trilogy about the chaos of teenage emotions - and what might happen if the whirlwind inside you became uncontrollable magic outside you.

I really liked that this book did go into the pressures of hiding. Steven and Freya didn't immediately have a plan to take on Dent, but were stuck in a small cabin. It was a pressure cooker of guilt and frustration and I loved that we got to see their dynamic there. They absolutely get on each other's nerves but their friendship holds true. It's a part of failures that is often overlooked in fiction, jumping instead into the fight back, but it gave this book another chance to dig deep into the emotions.

There's plenty of action in this book too thanks to break ins and an epic finale battle. The magic gets supercharged this book (literal gay rainbows to the rescue!) Steven knows how to use his magic this time and so he can start getting inventive with it in order to take down Dent.

We also get Alice's perspective this book! I loved seeing her viewpoint (which also doubled as a "what is Dent doing" narrative.) It was an exploration of gaslighting and manipulation, seeing why she is working with Dent and how hard it can be to recognise - let alone resist - controlling behaviour.

It is as funny and entry as earlier books. From the spot on ridiculous sponsor endorsements on podcasts to the painful accuracy of two teens trying to go on the run when they don't have a driving license, SO OVER IT made me crack up constantly. Humour can be so hit or miss with books but this trilogy has absolutely been a hit. I loved how the humour balanced the danger and serious emotional discussions throughout.

This was a fab ender to a great series, and I look forward to David Fenne's next book.

What an amazing way to end the trilogy!
Percy (Steven) is at his peak is this novel with more seen of Freya which makes me happy.
Even Marcus has a large part- he is fully evolved- he even acknowledges his evolution as a person and influences from Freya.

There is no lull in this book. Even scenes where Percy and Freya are stuck in the cottage in Scotland have importance over the rest of the story.
Though this novel is rooted in a carefully creating magical system there seems moments rooted in queer history: the political rallies, the scare tactics. All of which have been experienced by the queer community, however in this novel being queer is important but as a true YA book sexuality should be woven into the novel as normal as can be because for people like myself, queer is my normal.

I have managed to get several of my Year 8s obsessed with this series to a point where I had a "beat the teacher" competition with one of my students and whether they could finish it before me. Every day we checked in with one another commenting on how many pages and hours we had spent devouring the book. Alas, they won. (I did give them an evening head start) They won a signed copy of this book. One thing we recognised when completing our buddy read was the fact that it didn't matter if you were 12 or 25 this book gave you the absolute feels. It had us crying and laughing and yearning for more. The most hysterical of the scenes must be when all of the rescued people grab a McDonalds breakfast. The most British alibi ever used in a story. (Yes, I know McDonalds is American).
Venice was a perfect ending for this story. Freya was an absolute Mother and Tommy was adorable. The way that even Grunsby by Sea came back in the end helped truly wind it up to its conclusion. After last book's ending I didn't feel that I would have any sympathy for Alice but I felt like this was needed to see the true antagonist that was Zachary. Yes, he was an antagonist from the first book but I felt like his suave nature seemed to combat the traditional antagonist styles. Which is probably why Percy was so affected by the toxic relationship. This book sees Percy recognising all that happened and showing him coping, even gaining super queer powers.
Stick a cornetto on his head and he would practically be a unicorn.

Mr Fenne did well and should be proud of the outcome of this book.
I know this series is finished but why not carry on from Freya and Marcus' story as their time in the new DEPA?

I received a complimentary copy of this book from #netgalley , thank you. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

The finale of the Overemotional series, it really ramps up the pressure on Steven, Freya and the gang! With the ending of Overthinking, I had this book hyped up a lot, so I’m glad it was good enough to live up to my expectations!

There was a summary in the front of what happened in the last couple of books, so it was pretty easy to get back into this one, but I’ll have to admit, I didn’t quite remember who all of the characters were. Also, towards the end I found myself losing track of who’s viewpoint it was. There was a lot of jumping between them and I kept having to go back to the start of the section to check who it was.

I really enjoyed the finale though. It did the rest of the series justice, being just as epic, just as emotional and just as gay. I really liked how much time the series spent on grooming in relationships and showed characters escaping these relationships and also the kindness and forgiveness they showed Alice despite her being on the wrong side of the battle.

All in all, it was a really great series. It was a satisfying conclusion and a can’t wait to see what David Fenne writes next.

I can’t believe it’s over 💔
The final book in this incredible series was perfect ❤️
I have absolutely loved all 3 books and never wanted it to end
@David_Fenne thank you for writing such an amazing series
I can’t wait to read more from you
❤️💙🧡💚