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A review by sarah_kurtz
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Ok, so maybe this is an unpopular opinion here, but the more I sit with it, the more I really, really enjoy the Finlay Donovan Series.
I really enjoyed the first in the series, but was a little more harsh on the second, but I've come back around with the third to decide that I do actually love these books and plan on seeing it through til the end.
Here's the thing, these aren't meant to be strait-laced and serious. They're meant to be light-hearted, silly, and maybe even a little stupid. If you come into them with that mindset, you're set. If you come into them putting too much expectation on the storyline and how everything realistically or logistically works out, you're going to be disappointed. Maybe it's because they remind me of the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich which is another love it or hate it series. I'm not sure. But I stan Finlay, most definitely.
Seeing as this is the third book in the series, it's hard to go into too much detail without spoiling somethings but I'll give you the break down.
We're following up on some of the trouble Finlay and Vero got themselves into during Book #2, which to be honest, I completely forgot about until I started reading. The first chapter has me busting a gut when her son crawls under the bathroom stall of a man who is trying to do his business and starts to have a meltdown. I was gagging at the thought of her crawling around on the bathroom floor of a department store.
We follow them to a seminar that the local law enforcement is hosting in order for them to do some 'detective' work. They find themselves in a few pickles but they come out on the other side.
Let me be perfectly clear when I tell you that Finlay's ex-husband is a f*cking DISGRACE. Like, the audacity of that man. Ew. I can't..I just cannot.
I love the friendship that she's made with Vero because I too know the value of having a really good girlfriend that you can count on no matter what. Granted my friends and I live rather uneventful lives that don't involve possible jail time - you get it.
I know there are a bunch of negatives that a lot of people could point out but again, that's not what I'm here for. I'm here to tell you that this can be a really enjoyable time away from a lot of the other heavier subject matters I read and I always look forward to breaking some of that up with a stupid, silly little novel. Finlay fits that bill for me.
Judging how this book ended and the title of book #4, I'm anxious to see what they get into next!
I really enjoyed the first in the series, but was a little more harsh on the second, but I've come back around with the third to decide that I do actually love these books and plan on seeing it through til the end.
Here's the thing, these aren't meant to be strait-laced and serious. They're meant to be light-hearted, silly, and maybe even a little stupid. If you come into them with that mindset, you're set. If you come into them putting too much expectation on the storyline and how everything realistically or logistically works out, you're going to be disappointed. Maybe it's because they remind me of the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich which is another love it or hate it series. I'm not sure. But I stan Finlay, most definitely.
Seeing as this is the third book in the series, it's hard to go into too much detail without spoiling somethings but I'll give you the break down.
We're following up on some of the trouble Finlay and Vero got themselves into during Book #2, which to be honest, I completely forgot about until I started reading. The first chapter has me busting a gut when her son crawls under the bathroom stall of a man who is trying to do his business and starts to have a meltdown. I was gagging at the thought of her crawling around on the bathroom floor of a department store.
We follow them to a seminar that the local law enforcement is hosting in order for them to do some 'detective' work. They find themselves in a few pickles but they come out on the other side.
Let me be perfectly clear when I tell you that Finlay's ex-husband is a f*cking DISGRACE. Like, the audacity of that man. Ew. I can't..I just cannot.
I love the friendship that she's made with Vero because I too know the value of having a really good girlfriend that you can count on no matter what. Granted my friends and I live rather uneventful lives that don't involve possible jail time - you get it.
I know there are a bunch of negatives that a lot of people could point out but again, that's not what I'm here for. I'm here to tell you that this can be a really enjoyable time away from a lot of the other heavier subject matters I read and I always look forward to breaking some of that up with a stupid, silly little novel. Finlay fits that bill for me.
Judging how this book ended and the title of book #4, I'm anxious to see what they get into next!