Firstly, if you have not yet read "11 Birthdays", don't even think of picking up this book. Seeing as this is "11 Birthdays" companion novel, you will be entirely confused from about the fourth chapter until the end of the book.

"Finally" is the story of Rory (girl-Rory, not to be confused with boy-Rory, which seems to happen a whole lot). Ever since Rory could talk, and understand that her parents are overprotective in every stretch of the means, she has wanted to be like every other kid her age. But her parents keep telling her the same thing: "When you're twelve." Well, that day has finally arrived and Rory is going to discover (through a series of long, painful and distorting events) that, even though all her wishes are about to come true, she has to learn that the road to getting what you want is not as rewarding as helping the people you meet along the way. Simple acts like giving a dollar to someone in need or grabbing the collar of a dog, things that seem insignificant at the time, may just change your life.

I started this book and was kind of upset because it didn't seem to be like many of her other novels. If you're reading it and feel the same way, KEEP READING! The ending is absolutely amazing, something I don't think will register until you get there. The ending reminds me, slightly, of that commercial. The one where somebody does something nice, and someone else sees him. Then they do something nice and someone else sees them and so on and so forth till your back to the first person. It's all about how the little things we do, whether good or bad, even if we don't think about, affect someone else in some way, good or bad. You could change someone's entire life by just saying hello or giving them a smile. It may seem corny or unnecessary, but it may be just what that person needs at that very moment.

"Finally" is an amazing read, although it's a book you most likely will not fully enjoy until the end, when, suddenly, everything that's happened, makes complete and total sense. Congratulations to Wendy Mass for another wonderful story!