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Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

14 reviews

koplomps's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Terminal illness, Blood, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Confinement

abicaro17's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

brandie_abbie19's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

pernillelsk's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Alcohol

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective relaxing tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

I find this series to be a better version of the Stephanie Plum books and certainly better than the latest few. 

Finlay is hilarious and I love that Vero is getting more depth as is Steven. 

I can't wait to see where things go with the "hot cop" LOL aka Nick. I have to say if my life was that nuts I'd turn it into a book too! 

Overall this book was really fun and I'd say better than the first. I  recommend these books to anyone who enjoys funny mysteries with a dash of romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

The animal's death is just a dead goldfish

at the very beginning.

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Medical content, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

themoodreader's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lindsayhotrod's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

 I love these books so much. The way Elle Cosimano writes is just so addicting, her characters are hilarious and the plot twists in both Finlay Donovan books have had me gasping out loud, screaming in surprise. I cannot believe I am expected to wait until January for the third book, I don't think I'll survive.
I inhaled this book just as I did the first one, I enjoyed it so much. The plot was intriguing, Finlay's writers block was so relatable, and I'm still kinda rooting for her to end up in a poly relationship with Nick and Julian, or just end up hooking up with Vero. I mean Vero is already the perfect step-parent to Zach and Delia sooooo, just saying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Medical content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

kimveach's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Another enjoyable outing with Finlay.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail