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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love when a book ends and it makes you so excited to start the next book in the series to see what else happens. That’s how I felt after finishing this book, which happens to be the second in the series. This book was a mix of all things I enjoy ready - romance, mystery, murder, and a little fantasy. I was shocked when I went looking for the series in Barnes & Noble and found them in mystery not romance. I’m excited to read the next book!
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
would have given a 3.5 if given the option
a light read. still undecided on finlay
a light read. still undecided on finlay
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Didn’t like this one as much as the first but still want to continue. But I’ll save the other books for rainy days (when I need an easy read)
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This was cute but not quite as endearing as the first book in the series. If you need something light and uplifting, this might be a good read for you, but this won’t make any top read lists for me.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
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
A fun edition to this series I very much enjoy! I love that we start to see some of Vero's backstory here and we see some character growth from a few people but the mystery and twists still kept coming. The most unrealistic part to me are Finlay's book deadlines... shes expected to pump out two books within a few months of each other??
After absolutely loving [b:Finlay Donovan Is Killing It|53138099|Finlay Donovan Is Killing It (Finlay Donovan, #1)|Elle Cosimano|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1659447956l/53138099._SY75_.jpg|79311104], I was hoping to get more of the same fun and silliness of book one from Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead. It was more of the same, but just...worse.
I honestly wouldn't say the plot of this is much different at all than book one, but just not as compelling, fun, or believable. There's a lot of suspension of disbelief with this series, but there were gaping plot holes in this I couldn't ignore. For example, how can so many people want one person dead?? The amount of culprits for all the mysterious figures in this book like the people on the murder-for-hire forum was silly.
I would have hoped that Elle Cosimano would feel the need to amp things up for book 2, but this feels like a classic case of book 2 syndrome. Based on the ARC reviews, [b:Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun|60784612|Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun (Finlay Donovan, #3)|Elle Cosimano|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1652631409l/60784612._SY75_.jpg|95849398] seems like it kind of just drags things out more, when really I think this series would have been better off as a duology or trilogy. Maybe I'll pick book 3 up when it comes out, but only if the series ends at book 4.
I honestly wouldn't say the plot of this is much different at all than book one, but just not as compelling, fun, or believable. There's a lot of suspension of disbelief with this series, but there were gaping plot holes in this I couldn't ignore. For example, how can so many people want one person dead?? The amount of culprits for all the mysterious figures in this book like the people on the murder-for-hire forum was silly.
I would have hoped that Elle Cosimano would feel the need to amp things up for book 2, but this feels like a classic case of book 2 syndrome. Based on the ARC reviews, [b:Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun|60784612|Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun (Finlay Donovan, #3)|Elle Cosimano|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1652631409l/60784612._SY75_.jpg|95849398] seems like it kind of just drags things out more, when really I think this series would have been better off as a duology or trilogy. Maybe I'll pick book 3 up when it comes out, but only if the series ends at book 4.