Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Mystery: 1

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A fresh, witty, laugh-out-loud and feel good tale that will keep you entertained cover to cover. Finlay Donovan is Killing It was a refreshing take on the mystery/suspense genres and a really fun read that I think anyone will enjoy." ―The Reading Beauty Blog Learn all about the Finlay Donovan Is Killing It series of books in this guide to the fast-paced and funny romantic comedy/murder mystery books by Elle Cosimano, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, International Thriller Award winner, Bram Stoker Award finalist, and Edgar Award nominee. @theliterarylifestyle Finlay Donovan is Killing It Aesthetic 🔪 #finlaydonovaniskillingit #finlaydonovan #ellecosimano #bookaesthetic #bookaesthetics #booktok ♬ Kill Bill – SZA Patricia withered, clearly mistaking my mom face for something else … some callous expression worn by contract killers and hit men. Maybe they’re similar. I wouldn’t know.

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Don’t do this, Steven.” I pinched the blooming headache between my eyes while Delia tugged on my pant leg and whined about duct tape. Get ready for a thrilling, addictive novel about marriage, betrayal, and the secrets that push us to the edge in Sally Hepworth's The Soulmate. Getting the job done" for one single mom takes on a whole new meaning in Finlay Donovan is Killing It, a deliciously witty adult debut—the first in a brilliant new series from YA Edgar Award nominee Elle Cosimano. This was such a different look at the mystery novel. What did you like about it that was different and how did Finlay’s adjacent involvement in murder make you feel about My agent was already on a train from Grand Central to Union Station, where I was supposed to meet her for a brunch reservation at a restaurant I couldn’t afford so we could discuss exactly how overdue I was on my deadline for a book I had started three times and probably would never finish because … Jesus, look around me. Reasons.As a writer, I often feel the same way. I read across age groups and genres. I love romance, thrillers, epic fantasy, comedy, and horror. I love books about kids and books about adults. I don’t limit myself as a reader, and I enjoy stretching myself and trying new things as a writer. For me, the story usually begins with a small seed … a glimmer of voice or mood, or an image or scene in my mind. I’m not sure that the choice of form is a conscious one so much as percolation of random thoughts, images, and ideas until the premise grabs me by the throat and I can see the story, the world, and the characters in my mind. That’s when I start writing it.” Overall, I will seriously consider writing a piece of fan fiction from the point of Mrs. Haggerty, because I think that she would be a truly funny character, and she could give Finlay some tips on how to pull herself together without becoming a contract killer. I totally enjoyed this zany story, which delighted and surprised me from beginning to end. It looks like this will be the start of a series, and I couldn't be more excited. With that little bombshell of an ending, I can only hope our wait for the next book isn't too tortuously long.

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Finlay Donovan is on the struggle bus. Tbh she's the driver of it. Her cheating ass ex-husband is still complicating her life, she's overwhelmed with parenting her young kids (who wouldn't be though?), she's broker than a lamp post, and she's waaayyyy past deadline on her next book. But when a misinterpreted meeting at Panera leads to Finlay being hired to murk a man for a cool 50k, she's faced with the tough decision: to kill and pay the bills, or to not kill and be killed by her bills? A lot of times, a book's promise of mystery and intrigue and laughs don't really amount to much, and I'm left at the end thinking, "Is that it?" But not this time. In this book, I daresay, we get everything we're promised, and that's such a satisfying feeling. The tone of this book is darkly humorous. It doesn't take itself too seriously, and the reader shouldn't either. It's not meant to be completely believable, but rather fun and just a bit over the top. The series’ highly anticipated fourth installment—titled Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice—is set to arrive in March of 2024, sending Finlay, Vero, and several other familiar faces on an adventure to Atlantic City, and promising readers another exciting and deeply relatable mystery.” —Paste Magazine Jerk,” I muttered through a thin breath. Because the truth hurt. And Steven was the biggest, most painful truth of them all.

This is one of those books where I would never do the things that the main character does but still I had so much fun laughing at her, her bad judgement, and her predicaments. Before the story even starts Finlay Donovan has gotten arrested for putting Play Dough in the exhaust pipe of her ex husband's lover/fiancée's tailpipe and been thrown out of and banned from Panera, for throwing soup on a customer. So see, I don't think Finlay makes good decisions and it's immediately obvious that she's not about to turn over a new leaf. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is a lighthearted, entertaining read you just need to have fun with without overanalyzing everything. Vibe-wise, I’d say it’s somewhere between an easy going thriller and cozy mystery. Nothing too serious about it, just a lot of fun. As a start to a series, it succeeded in making me fall in love with the characters. I cannot wait for more! Finlay Donovan is killing it . . . except, she’s really not. She’s a stressed-out single-mom of two and struggling novelist, Finlay’s life is in chaos: the new book she promised her literary agent isn’t written, her ex-husband fired the nanny without telling her, and this morning she had to send her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head after an incident with scissors.

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Finlay Donovan is a struggling novelist. She is also currently single-moming two small children, as her jerk ex-husband left her for the hot Real Estate Agent he had been having an affair with. And then, just the fact that she’s a writer who spends a lot of time researching how best to dispose of a dead body… You have to appreciate the irony.

Thank you so much to the publisher, Minotaur Books, for providing me with a copy to read and review. I really appreciate it. I liked Julian. It gave me some “Younger” vibes with Liza and Josh. I thought he kept her on her toes and also supported and waited for her. Well I’m Rafiki and this book will be Simba anytime any of my suburban book club member friends (“SBCMFs”) ask me what they should read next in 2021. Also, I wish there was MORE humour in the book. The beginning was funny, but then it got really serious and the jokes practically vanished. For the type of book this was, the jokey jokes needed to be more consistent throughout.

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The story is original and I love the part Panera Bread plays in the novel. That was cute and funny but I didn't warm to Finlay right away nor did I find her all that funny. Perhaps it's just that I found some of her story to be too improbable however I liked the writing and the cliffhanger at the end. I'll read the next instalment for sure.Part screwball comedy, part morality tale, the amusing Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is also a tale about parenting, bad divorces, reinventing oneself, rising above misery and, well, becoming a hit woman. It’s a solid, thoughtful and funny yet poignant mystery that never once becomes a one-note story.”— South Florida Sun Sentinel Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero are in sore need of a girls’ weekend away. They plan a trip to Atlantic City, but odds are―seeing as it’s actually a cover story to negotiate a deal with a dangerous loan shark, save Vero’s childhood crush Javi, and hunt down a stolen car―it won’t be all fun and games. When Finlay’s ex-husband Steven and her mother insist on tagging along too, Finlay and Vero suddenly have a few too many meddlesome passengers along for the ride.