“‘But no one—and I mean no one—threatens Kevin Bacon and lives to tell about it.’ ‘What kind of asshole would threaten Kevin Bacon?’ one of the officers murmured on the porch.”
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice, Elle Cosimano
Elle Cosimano has a talent for making me laugh on each page while I fly through the chapters. It’s a simple task, but almost impossible to successfully achieve. Finlay Donovan’s escapades has been one of my favorite series in the past year, and the fourth installment was no different.
In this book, Finlay and Vero try to sneak off to Atlantic City, only to have Finlay’s ex-husband Steven, her mother, and her kids all join in on the fun. The two must work together to hide their real objective (saving Vero’s “friend” from a loan shark) and maintain the charade of a fun girls’ weekend while entertaining Steven and the kids. As the plot thickens, more of the series’s recurring characters pop up, keeping the pace break-neck fast and fun!
Finlay and Vero are incredibly well-developed characters, with full backgrounds that influence their decisions at every point. Learning about their backgrounds and connecting the dots makes each book feel like a layered mystery, keeping me fully entertained. But the real magic is in their friendship. I love that Cosimano focuses on their friendship over the romantic endeavors in their lives, and emphasizes the importance of a loving support system.
If you’d read the first three books in the series, it’s time to pick up #4! And it’s definitely not the last in the series, so buckle up for even more adventures with Finlay and Vero.
Thanks to Netgalley and Minotaur Books for the free advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!
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