Here’s why you should check it out: Story Line Going in, I was expecting that, but what I didn’t expect was how much I would enjoyed it! You can tell by the book cover that it’s going to be a light read.
She was a nominee for the YA Edgar Award so she should be pretty good. This is my first book by Cosimano so I was unsure of what her writing is like. Here’s a public service announcement: now is the time to move it to the top on the pile! I bet it’s on people’s ‘to be read’ pile! She has amazing character definition! I knew exactly who was speaking before being told so.I don’t know why Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano has not been talked about more since it’s publication in 2021. Fast paced and entertaining, it was an enjoyable read, fondly reminding me of the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evonovich. All in all, Cosimano somehow stacks these silly concepts together and makes a house of cards that precariously but defiantly stands on its own. There were some glaringly unbelievable elements, especially when it came to Findlay’s involvement in every aspect of the storyline. She goes on to make colossally horrible decisions but instead of detracting from the story, they enhanced the ensuing circus of events. Fortunately, that’s where our similarities ended. As a constantly sticky mom of toddlers, I identified with Finley Donovan from the very first sentence of the book. All hell breaks loose in fantastic hilarity. Struggling single mom Finlay Donovan gets mistaken for a hit woman.
When Finlay’s overheard discussing the plot of her new novel with her agent over lunch, she’s mistaken for a contract killer and inadvertently accepts an offer to dispose of a problem husband in order to make ends meet.and she soon discovers that crime in real life is a lot more difficult than its fictional counterpart.Ī Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books 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.
"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.įINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT.except, she’s really not. "Angela Dawe's narration makes YA author Elle Cosimano's debut novel for grown-ups a wild and funny romp.Dawe offers Cosimano's laugh-out-loud moments with just the right sparkle." ( AudioFile Magazine )
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