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Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead
by Elle Cosimano
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as a part of a Quick Takes Catch-up post, emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness.
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I was a little worried how the premise would carry over to a sequel, and I clearly shouldn't have—largely because Cosimano didn't just repeat the way the first book went. It was very much an "okay, so now with that finished, what comes next?"—assuming that Finlay and Vero don't just wholly abandon their new revenue stream.
We get some important new information about Vero—making a lot of what she did in the first book make sense. Finlay makes some smart romantic moves—and there's some decent movement on the divorce front.
All in all, a solid sequel that shows that this can be a series with legs, not just a quirky one-off.
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I was a little worried how the premise would carry over to a sequel, and I clearly shouldn't have—largely because Cosimano didn't just repeat the way the first book went. It was very much an "okay, so now with that finished, what comes next?"—assuming that Finlay and Vero don't just wholly abandon their new revenue stream.
We get some important new information about Vero—making a lot of what she did in the first book make sense. Finlay makes some smart romantic moves—and there's some decent movement on the divorce front.
All in all, a solid sequel that shows that this can be a series with legs, not just a quirky one-off.