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Finlay Donovan Knocks 'em Dead

Elle Cosimano

3.97 AVERAGE

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny medium-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

fatoodles's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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In Finlay Donavon Knocks Em Dead we return to to Finlay about a month after the events In book one. Finlay is terrified to have the children spend time with Stephen after finding out that someone has taken out a hit on him.  Finlay puts all of her focus into trying to find out who hates Stephen enough to want him dead. Unfortunately the list is pretty long and as she tries to stay under the police radar she ends up going deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole, uncovering deep secret best left undug. 

I actually liked this one slightly more than the first. I really liked the holiday family time happening on the outskirts of Finlays investigation. As always Finlay jumps the gun and makes really poor choices. But they work out because everyone sees her as a completely unthreatening white woman. And honestly I love that for her. I think I will read at least one more book in the series before the shtick stops being entertaining. 

rinne_reads94's review against another edition

4.0

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: Yes

kara_arrowood's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

ashleybakerwrites's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional 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: No

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Didn't knock it out of the park like the first one but still really enjoyable. Liked the development of all characters. The characters feel real in this series which us fun
 

kristenpearson12's review against another edition

2.5

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

graciemarie95's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny tense medium-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

liv_faith96's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pipcorn's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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

rachel_dykstra622's review against another edition

4.0

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This one was pretty good, but not as good as the first book in the series. I still very much enjoyed Finlay and Vero.

I started this book while running my half marathon, and while I thought I could stay focused on the book for this run, I was mistaken haha. While I remember most of it, I definitely wasn’t as immersed in the book as I’d hoped to be and thus found myself needing a refresher to move on the next time I listened to the audiobook. Still a fun, quick mystery and I’m excited for the next book in the series