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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
A bit too heavy on the coincidences, but fun nonetheless. I was quite happy to put it down for days at a time, but tbh it's not practical for *every* book you read to be a page-turner. I'll read the next one too!
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
interesting
Not as good as the first one. A few cringeworthy moments but an interesting story and mystery that kept me reading
Not as good as the first one. A few cringeworthy moments but an interesting story and mystery that kept me reading
I love this series. I'm so happy there will be at least two more books full of wacky hijinks, dead body disposal, panicking over money, BFF frandship moments between Finlay and Vero, meta commentary, and I'm sure stuff I can't even predict because this series is chaos. Beautiful chaos.
Finlay Donovan, romantic suspense and crime author, keeps getting herself into these situations involving real life crime. It's been several months since the first book, and it seems this time around, someone has taken a hit out on her ex-husband. She and Vero get themselves involved in the situation because they're trying to prevent the murder from happening. (Hilariously, the hit is placed on a mommy website that is a front for organized crime.)
There's nothing really that profound about this series, really. It's just a bunch of wacky fun punctuated by Vero and Finlay's friendship and occasional smooch from one of Finlay's love interests. I also highly enjoy the meta element, and Elle Cosimano is great at writing action scenes that I don't want to skip over, mostly because they're funny as well as exciting. Also, sometimes disgusting. There's a whole thing in here with a body that's in pieces, and where the pieces end up . . .
I hope the TV show they're working on now does the books justice.
[4.5 stars]
Finlay Donovan, romantic suspense and crime author, keeps getting herself into these situations involving real life crime. It's been several months since the first book, and it seems this time around, someone has taken a hit out on her ex-husband. She and Vero get themselves involved in the situation because they're trying to prevent the murder from happening. (Hilariously, the hit is placed on a mommy website that is a front for organized crime.)
There's nothing really that profound about this series, really. It's just a bunch of wacky fun punctuated by Vero and Finlay's friendship and occasional smooch from one of Finlay's love interests. I also highly enjoy the meta element, and Elle Cosimano is great at writing action scenes that I don't want to skip over, mostly because they're funny as well as exciting. Also, sometimes disgusting. There's a whole thing in here with a body that's in pieces, and where the pieces end up . . .
I hope the TV show they're working on now does the books justice.
[4.5 stars]
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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:
Yes
As with the first book, the second book in the Finlay Donovan series is a fun, goofy time.