Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice: 'the perfect blend of mystery and romcom' Ali Hazelwood by Elle Cosimano

10 reviews

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this book just as much as the third one! The pacing of this one felt ridiculous the whole way through so it was a riot to read. I’m really glad that some major story lines from the previous books have finally been wrapped up so that we can move on. Also Stephen is clueless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The way I desperately wanted to like this book and yet dreaded reading it every time I picked it up.

The plot lines are going from “suspended disbelief” to absolute insanity and there are so many villains all coming after Finn and Vero by this point that it feels impossible to keep the players straight. I can generally follow a large cast of characters and complex plot points but this book threw me off. Every chapter I was rolling my eyes and also found “wait, who is that again? How is he involved?” To the point where it was almost stressful. I think it would have been better to read book three right before this book. Since I read it approximately a year ago, I’d forgotten some critical details and the author gives you absolutely no help in recalling earlier plot points. 

This book picks up literally right where book three leaves off, which again gives you zero context if you’re trying to read this having had a reading break since the last book. Maybe it was my fault for not re-reading book three before starting this one, but I refuse to believe a prerequisite of enjoying a book should be remembering every small detail of the book before.

The plot holes are getting bigger, the hijinks weirder, and the characters more unbelievable. Everyone dies around these two and the cops have never once thought to investigate them? Ooookay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcohol and Stalking

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty and Excrement

kirstym25's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Alcohol

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is definitely the way to write a fourth book in a series where you need to remember what happened in the previous books.  The author did a fantastic job of reminding you what had previously happened, which was vital since it picked up right from the last book's ending.  It's possible that it could read on its own, but it definitely would be better to read the series.

As always, this series is best when listened to instead of read.  The narrator does a great job of bringing out the humor, eye rolls, exasperation, and all the other emotions that make this series so much fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Alcohol, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, and Medical trauma

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.25

Guess who’s back ? Fin and the gang. Loved the antics and mystery as we follow the crew to New Jersey to try to resolve what was started from book one. I enjoyed the continuation of this series and the epilogue made me 👀 If you are looking for a series that doesn’t take itself too seriously, try out this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

   Finlay Donovan is off on another adventure this time in Atlantic City.
    The book was fun as usual, but it took a bit longer to get going and get me engaged than the other books.
    Overall, I didn't enjoy it as much as the other books. Because the side characters weren't as involved, and it wasn't as funny as the previous book. I did enjoy the ending though!

Narrator Rating: 5.0 stars
   The narrator did a fantastic job as usual!

Elemental Levels:  Fluff-2.5/5   Heartfelt-1.5/5   Love aka Romance-2/5   Mystery-1.5/5     
Predictability-3/5   Spice-1/5   Humor-3/5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Violence, and Death

Minor: Kidnapping, Infidelity, Excrement, Sexual content, and Cursing

vj_thompson's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This book felt like a good Finlay Donovan story again. I didn’t know how the story was going to wrap up, and it was crazy. I’m already ready for the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Kidnapping

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gun violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Police brutality, and Violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

luverbyrd's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content, Murder, Death, Gun violence, and Alcohol