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Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
4.5

Thank you so much to Elle Cosimano, St Martins, MacMillan Audio & NetGalley for the opportunity to have an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! 

I had heard so much about the Finlay Donovan series over the last year in the Bookstagram world. Fun fact, the first book of the series was one of my first ebooks I purchased when I got my Kindle. I was so excited to be able to  get a copy of this high anticipating 3rd book of the series. 

This picks up right where the last book left off. Finlay and Vero are on the hunt to find out who EZ Clean is and was tipped off that it was someone who may be on the inside of the police force.  And the opportunity for the two to go to the citizen's police academy for the week came at the perfect time. 

This is a bold statement but I think this may have been my favorite of the three? I love that this all took place in one location and even with that there was still so much action and humor throughout! Vero truly shines and I just love her relationship with Finlay. They just work so well together and are each other's ying & yang.  

Even though he has done some crappy things, I really like how Finlay is navigating her relationship with Steven. She is keeping her guard up but also knows that he is the father of her children and doesn't want anything bad to happen to him. 

The end of this book left it open to a possible 4th installment?! And if we do get that 4th book I hope we learn more about Vero's history as some of it was touched upon in this book. 

Angela Dawes once again does and is a fabulous narrator! She really brings to life Finlay and gives Vero that extra spunk. 

I do recommend reading the other two books prior. This would not work as a standalone as there are just too many connecting characters that carried through the book. 

The Finlay series is such a great mix of laughs, action & a bit of romance.
If you are a fan of Only Murders in the Building, this book is similar vibes.