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A review by fromjuliereads
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano
adventurous
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Let me start off that I didn't dislike this book by any means. It was just okay for me.
The first 50% of the book was so slow... I struggled through a lot of it because it felt like nothing was happening, even though things were happening. It just didn't work. Even the end where lots was happening, I didn't feel completely invested. I think a big part was because the characters weren't developed enough for me, and I honestly didn't care about any of them... the only characters I liked were Vero and Nick, but they were too aside and not developed for me to be invested in the story because of them. I think there were just too mant characters and it caused a lack in full development of the main ones.
I think some things just wrapped up too neat as well. And the ending felt so bland. It wrapped everything up and set up for another book, but it was not an exciting ending like I would hope for - basically all the good guys keep their hands clean.
Side note: I also struggled with the ending because it felt like they gave up on some of the editing. It could have been so much cleaner... I had noticed it in little bits through the book and it was easy to ignore, but there were so many simple mistakes at the end that it made me even more frustrated with the ending.
I so wanted to like this book, because I really enjoyed Seasons of the Storm by this author. But it just didn't work for me. It couldn't compare to the fun and characters of Jana Deleon, Janet Evanovich, or Jennifer Crusie. Sorry!
The first 50% of the book was so slow... I struggled through a lot of it because it felt like nothing was happening, even though things were happening. It just didn't work. Even the end where lots was happening, I didn't feel completely invested. I think a big part was because the characters weren't developed enough for me, and I honestly didn't care about any of them... the only characters I liked were Vero and Nick, but they were too aside and not developed for me to be invested in the story because of them. I think there were just too mant characters and it caused a lack in full development of the main ones.
I think some things just wrapped up too neat as well. And the ending felt so bland. It wrapped everything up and set up for another book, but it was not an exciting ending like I would hope for - basically all the good guys keep their hands clean.
Side note: I also struggled with the ending because it felt like they gave up on some of the editing. It could have been so much cleaner... I had noticed it in little bits through the book and it was easy to ignore, but there were so many simple mistakes at the end that it made me even more frustrated with the ending.
I so wanted to like this book, because I really enjoyed Seasons of the Storm by this author. But it just didn't work for me. It couldn't compare to the fun and characters of Jana Deleon, Janet Evanovich, or Jennifer Crusie. Sorry!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, and Violence
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