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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
medium-paced
This book was…fine? Finlay continues to be a fun character and her life is appropriately chaotic. But the side characters have started taking on crazy lives of their own, the romance is not just a slow burn but positively glacial, and the way each book ends with another cliffhanger is losing its appeal. I’m enjoying the series but I need some resolution to even ONE subplot or I’m going to lose interest.
Dear Elle Cosimano, please write faster, I need more Finlay Donovan!
Another fun story filled with crazy antics of Finlay and Vero getting into one jam after another.
Another fun story filled with crazy antics of Finlay and Vero getting into one jam after another.
*3.5*
Old School April Readathon 2023
I still really like this series, Finlay and Vero get up to the craziest things, and they're so fun and entertaining, but I feel myself desiring for the conclusion to the whole mob plot and seeing everyone get their happy endings. Certain things are starting to feel a little too drawn out, and I just hope that book four will give us a satisfying conclusion to Finlay's story.
The mystery felt a little lower stakes (not sure why, but they did), and it took me about half the book to get hooked, meanwhile the first two I was hooked almost immediately. I'm also sad about Julian. I like Nick and all, he seems like the more obvious "correct" choice, but Julian really stole my heart in the other two, and I love a good age gap romance.
When I got to the finale though, I was quite surprised out how much the tension really shot up, and that cliffhanger has me excited.
Old School April Readathon 2023
I still really like this series, Finlay and Vero get up to the craziest things, and they're so fun and entertaining, but I feel myself desiring for the conclusion to the whole mob plot and seeing everyone get their happy endings. Certain things are starting to feel a little too drawn out, and I just hope that book four will give us a satisfying conclusion to Finlay's story.
The mystery felt a little lower stakes (not sure why, but they did), and it took me about half the book to get hooked, meanwhile the first two I was hooked almost immediately. I'm also sad about Julian. I like Nick and all, he seems like the more obvious "correct" choice, but Julian really stole my heart in the other two, and I love a good age gap romance.
When I got to the finale though, I was quite surprised out how much the tension really shot up, and that cliffhanger has me excited.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Jumping back into this series after a couple years! I enjoyed the first 2 and this one as well. The author does a great job at recapping what happened in previous books (but I still googled some details). These books are great if you need something different from your typical romance, thriller, or gen fiction. They are entertaining and fun! I could totally picture this series as a show like Dead to Me or Desperate Housewives!
Least favorite of the series. Like the main characters but wished they’d finish the storyline they are in and move into some other adventure. I felt like the author was rushed to get out another in the series and so much of this one was over the top.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-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
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes