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Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

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koplomps's review against another edition

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dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The love interest both suck. The attorney is a child on a spring break and the cop feels sleezy and very pushy.

Them hauling a torso around town in their car somehow reads very low stakes? Why aren't they more worried wtf.. Also the ending felt like the writer wasn't sure who to blame so they just resulted in making the whole thing a senior accident. Feels lazy.

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crosenfrisk's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

Loads of fun, great to have Finley and Vero back. I'll continue with the series, I'm sure!

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kmsander4's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Finlay Donovan is such a mess, but that's why we love her.

Another tale of bumbling misadventures with Finlay and Vero that's hard to put down once you pick it up. The second in a series, it's easy to see why Finlay has become a popular heroine in the mystery genre - because she (and these books) are so incredibly different than everything else out there.

Other mysteries are full of meticulous killers, and detectives that pick up on every little thing. Finlay and Vero are housewife and babysitter. They are messy and often use a breaking down minivan with kids carseats in the back as their getaway car. They leave evidence all over the place and barely know how to hide their own tracks. They are mischievous and accident prone and oh so much fun to dive into!

The twist in this one was a bit predicatable, but I really like how they've set-up book three.

Book three, here I come!

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justdiana's review against another edition

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funny 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

4.0

Enjoyable, romp. Hint of romance. Crime caper.

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sheaes21's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

Loved book 2 so much I’m going right o to book 3! So glad I picked up this series!!

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fkshg8465's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

As fun as the first one. Already excited to read the next. Hope this becomes a very long series. Only thing that bothered me was the marker. Addictions never really go away. Anyone who’s ever gone through a twelve step program can tell you that. Also, can’t decide if I’m rooting for the cop, the lawyer, or neither, but that’s why I have to read the third one tomorrow ;-)

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abicaro17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Another great book! Finn is at it again in another addition of novelist/contract killer mom Finnley. I didn't rank this as high as the first book because it seemed a tad less messy and chaotic than the first. The appeal of the first to me was that Finn was a recently divorced mom of two struggling to make ends meet and write her book while fending off her cheating ex. The mystery of the hit and the mod seemed more organic and chaotic in thought. This book seemed to have the thoughts in boxes and every trail was followed like a practiced detective who had a lot of experience. Even with Finn and Vero basically solving several murders and getting a mod boss arrested, they're still just civilians who dabbled in contact hits. It was a tad disappointing but it's still a great read!

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