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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

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caitlaughlin's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.25

vtsarahd's review against another edition

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4.0

Finlay was a funny main character, I enjoyed the troubles she got into and out of during the story. Glad it’s a series!

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3.0

HONDA CIVIC RELIABLE THREE STARS

THE PLOT

Finlay Donovan is on the struggle bus. Tbh she's the driver of it. Her cheating ass ex-husband is still complicating her life, she's overwhelmed with parenting her young kids (who wouldn't be though?), she's broker than a lamp post, and she's waaayyyy past deadline on her next book. But when a misinterpreted meeting at Panera leads to Finlay being hired to murk a man for a cool 50k, she's faced with the tough decision: to kill and pay the bills, or to not kill and be killed by her bills?

MY OPINION

The good people of bookstagram chose this for me, and after [b:The Dark Room|60058660|The Dark Room|Lisa Gray|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1649469843l/60058660._SY75_.jpg|94699040] debacle, I was a lil nervous. But they came through with a Honda Civic reliable pick. This was an easy, entertaining read with some twisty twists and romance.

Now in my heart of hearts, I really wanted to LOVE this and toss it 4 stars. But there was one thing holding me back: the detective Nick "romance" storyline.

Why the quotation marks? Well you tell me what's romantic about a cop tryna smash you in the backseat of your loaner car while on a stakeout. At least do the normal thing and pretend to be respectful by taking me out for a bite beforehand. How you gonna smash me ON DUTY>??? IN THE BACKSEAT??? JAIL.

I think if Nick had just been a regular detective, instead of a horny one sharing pertinent evidence with a civilian, who was galavanting around putting pressure on Finlay and Vero, it would've worked much better. I'm team Julian (if he does bad shit in book #2... don't tell me) or #Finlian if you're nasty.

Also, I wish there was MORE humour in the book. The beginning was funny, but then it got really serious and the jokes practically vanished. For the type of book this was, the jokey jokes needed to be more consistent throughout.

All in all a solid weekend read. I will definitely be picking up book #2 because I NEEEDDD Steven to die. I totally recommend this book to anyone except Chantel because I know her IRL and this shit would send her into orbit. Thanks bookstahoes for the great pick!

PROS AND CONS

Pros: funny (at times), interesting premise, would make a great movie, solid pace

Cons: cop romance was unnecessary, not funny enough

moonlitnox's review against another edition

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funny mysterious fast-paced

4.0

maxreads1720's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a fun one! A bit predictable at some points, and the way some of the events folded felt a bit unrealistic, but overall very fun book. It didn’t take itself too seriously, which I like. The premise itself is interesting, and the author did a good job of executing on it. I’ll definitely read the rest of the series!