A review by abookishmagpie
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 I’ll be honest, after the third book in this series I was a little leery as to how much longer Cosimano was going to be able to keep putting out new books without it getting stale or old. Which is why I am both surprised and happy to say I really enjoyed this fourth installment, even better than the last one, and am glad I chose to pick it up and give it a go. We pick up right where we left Finlay and Vero as they make their way to Atlantic City to deal with Vero’s substantial debt to a loan shark who is calling to collect and playing dirty about it. And if you thought that was the only high-stakes and outrageous problem for them, I’d worry what book series you thought you were reading. Of course the road trip goes from a girls trip to a family trip as Finlay’s kids, mom and ex-husband tag along making all the secret dealings Vero and Finlay have to try and tackle all the harder to pull off. I hit a bit of a funk as I started this book and so it took me way longer than it should have to get into and finish, but once I got invested I was in and making sure I found time to read and figure out what next outlandish thing our characters were going to get up to. I will keep an eye out if we get more from Finlay’s world after this installment.