Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano

Always a fun and fast read with this series! I look forward to seeing where Finlay goes from here. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this and leave my opinion.

This book was more interesting than the last one but a lot of the secrets felt too forced. I think this series could maybe have benefitted from one less book. As always the tension and the silliness were both on point and the location of this book added something that I haven't encountered before.

I love Finlay and Vero and will always be entertained by their antics. Unfortunately, this feels like it is dragging the series on a bit. I’ll keep reading, but I doesn’t feel as new and exciting as the first two.

Finlay and her escapades are back! Elle Cosimano's third foray into Finlay's world keeps getting better and better.

Finlay is still dealing with the repercussions of being confused as a hitman-for-hire, the accidental deaths of a few people, and avoiding the attentions of a Russian mobster all while juggling single motherhood, a sexy cop's interest, and a clueless ex-husband.

With the help from Vero - nanny, self-appointed accountant, and best friend -Finlay needs to find out who exactly put the hit out on her husband, and their suspicions lead them to a civilian police training camp.

What makes this formula work is Finlay and Vero's bond. Their friendship is more fleshed out, and they are each other's true ride-or-dies. Finlay's financial struggles are relatable as well as the amount of pressure that single motherhood places on her.

The story and scenarios are so preposterous, but seeing Finlay and Vero's affinity for sleuthing is a true highlight and worth the suspension of disbelief.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. This is my honest review.

Finlay and Vero are getting into trouble, as always. This time they are at a citizen's police academy doing "research" for her upcoming novel while also dealing with the Russian mob. This book started off slow, but still entertaining as always. It's hard to believe how Finlay gets herself into these situations, but she does! Her and Vero's relationship is still going strong in this one and I love seeing them together!

I have loved the Finlay Donovan series and was so excited for this next book but instead I found this one a bit tricky to get through.

I don't want to say that nothing happened but it really felt like almost nothing. It felt like a filler book to be honest. Nothing was really resolved or opened.

I received this book as an ARC and this is my review. This story is hilarious and made me laugh-out-loud! This is the second book I have read by the author and she continues to hit the ball out of the ballpark! The situations are ridiculous but oh so funny! I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good book full of comedy and colorful characters!

This is the sequel to Finlay Donovan is Killing It. Finlay is struggling to work on her next book-shocker there. Thankfully, the only dead body she is currently dealing with is just her daughter’s pet goldfish. However, someone want to kill her ex-husband. Will she be able to save him?

These books are definitely fun. They are hilarious and make you so engaged in the books since they are hilarious and mysterious. I really love the quirkiness of Finlay and I enjoy the personality of her live-in Nanny as well. Finlay’s ex-husband is definitely annoying and I hate that he was so stubborn to not want to heed Finlay’s warning about someone being out to get him and thinking it was Finlay just wanting to keep their children away from him. The ending to this book is satisfying. The mystery was hard to guess, which is something I like because I tend to guess them and it ruins books for me, but this didn’t. I totally recommend these books and they totally live up to the hype.

Elle Cosimano does it again. This series is so addictive. Finlay and Vero keep getting themselves in these crazy instances and they keep getting more ridiculous and you'd think after awhile the books would get ridiculous, but no, they suck you right in and you're on the edge of your seat wondering what insane thing will happen next. I hope this series never ends.

Finlay and Vero are back at it and this time they are signed up for a civilian police academy. That should keep them out of trouble, yeah right. It has them teamed up with Nick as one of their instructors and it should have them out of way of the mob and give Finlay time to sleuth and write at night but these two cannot stay out of trouble. I love this series and cannot wait for more! I have be thrilled to both read and listen to this edition and love the narrator and still have her in my head as I write this review.

Another satisfyingly hilarious installment in the Finlay Donovan series.

Finlay continues to find herself in a pickle, and this time it takes her to the citizen's police academy (which sounds super fun and I would love to do one like this!). Obviously things aren't going according to plan. Her ex-husband is still being sketchy, her dad has kidney stones so the kids end up at the academy, the car is giving them trouble and they are struggling to identify who Easyclean is.

More of Vero's secrets come out, which add to the mystery a bit as well. Finlay and Vero find themselves sneaking around (and out of) the police academy compound to attempt to identify all the players in this dangerous game they're playing.

If you like fun mysteries I highly recommend this series.

I always love the Finlay Donovan books. This one was no different. I like that they include humor in it along with the storyline.

I really enjoyed this book. I hope there is more to this series! It is a great series. I would definitely recommend this book. Elle Cosimano did not disappoint!

I want Finlay to be my BFF! This third installment on the serious did not disappoint. It was fast paced and kept me on my toes. Looking forward to the next one! Highly recommend.

What I love about the third book in this series is that the characters have been fairly consistent so far and the antics they have seem to be multiplying on each other. This one was my least favourite so far mainly because the setting of a sleepover police camp for civilians is such an unbelievable concept for me, even more impossible than the series concept of a single mom accidentally becoming a hit man for hire.
Other than that, it was still funny and full or action and definitely well suited for a tv show one day!

Sadly, for me, each book in this series gets a little less interesting. This book felt more far-fetched than the first two, however Finlay & Vero are still a fun duo and continue to get themselves in the craziest of situations. As with the first two books, it ends with a cliffhanger and I’m pretty disappointed it didn’t wrap up with this book and the series is continuing. I'm not sure if I'll pick up the last book, it seems like a lot of the same.

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun is the third installment of this zany mystery series. Finlay, and author and mother of two, has accidentally gotten herself into the business of contract killing. With her trusty sidekick/ nanny/ accountant, Vero, the two are in hot water with a mob boss, a loan shark, and several romantic entanglements too.

I recommend reading these books in order to get the full story and the wide cast of characters. If you liked Dial A for Aunites or Arsenic and Adobo, you will enjoy the hi-jinks that Finlay gets into.

If you don't enjoy books that have many dead bodies in trunks, freezers, and other domestic incidents, then skip this series.

I will remain a reader for as long as Finlay is in the killing game!

Well dang, this series is one that I truly think gets better with each book, and the third installment by far my favorite I think. Narrated by the fabulous Angela Dawe, the audiobook is not to be missed as we tag along with Finlay and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vera, and this time they have joined a week long citizen’s police academy for reasons I will let you read to figure out, and goodness knows the shenanigans they get themselves into while trying to lay low, as if that is possible for these two. I just love these two and am always curious how they are going to get themselves out of their predicaments they get themselves into, and they never disappoint! I highly recommend this book and this series if you have not read it yet!

Thank you to NetGalley / MacMillan Audio for the ALC and to NetGalley / Minotaur Books for the digital galley to review.

Just when you don't think things could get any crazier Findlay has to fight off mobsters, possible dirty cops, and a myriad of secrets all while attending a civilian police academy.

So much happens and the audiobooks are so good! I definitely recommend this series!

Finlay and Vero continue their raucous, hilarious, and haphazard investigative shenanigans in the 3rd installment of the series. I continue to enjoy the overarching series plot, however the plot of this specific book was a bit more complex than the others and felt a bit unfinished.

Sincere thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.