I love this series. It’s absolutely ridiculous but such a fun ride. I love that in this book we got more Vero & Javi (and Finlay & Nick) and somehow I felt like this one was more realistic than its predecessors. The “girls trip” in Atlantic City is such a fun setting, and I just had a great time reading it. I am always on board for more Finlay Donovan!

4 stars

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Another installment of the zaniness from Finlay and Vero! Still an enjoyable ride (and search for the Astin Martin) if you don't take anything too seriously. We get to see more of the kiddos, Steven, Finlay's mom and learn more about Vero's mysterious past. I enjoyed the fact that each book takes off right where the previous end ended Coincidence after coincidence made sure the humor has crossed over into silliness.

Finlay Donovan and Vero Ruiz plan a trip to Atlantic City. While they label the trip a girls' getaway, they're really trying to clear their names. In the process, they hope to rescue Vero's childhood crush Javi, negotiate a deal with a dangerous loan shark, and find their stolen car. Unfortunately, Finlay's ex-husband Steven and her mother insist on tagging along. And the hot cop crush Nick soon join the adventure. Finlay and Vero must act fast to achieve their goals - all while deceiving the ones they love.
Like other books in this series, "Rolls the Dice" is a fast-paced and fun novel. It's filled with action and adventure. Plus, I laughed out loud a lot!
I didn't care for the graphic sex scenes and innuendo. And this novel includes more profanity than other books in the series.
I'm definitely coming back for more Finlay and Vero adventures!

Another great addition to the Finlay Donovan series. I definitely am starting to wane in my love for the series and I'm not sure if that's just series fatigue or I'm just not enjoying the plot anymore. I think I'm just a fan of smaller series instead of them just going on and on with no end in sight. It's starting to feel like Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich which I gave up about 5 books into. It's just starting to feel a little repetitive.

I love the Finlay series, but this one started to feel a bit repetitive and predictable, unfortunately. I still loved the characters and banter, though!

Another crazy, implausible, fun read in this series. You definitely have to leave reality behind when you read about Finlay and Vero’s adventures. As this is the fourth book in the series, I was beginning to think this storyline would never end, but finally some conclusions. I also loved having Findlay’s mother take a more prominent role. Now to get the newest one read!

Goodness it took me way to long to get back into this series and I regret that I waited. I forgot how much I enjoy this series and am so entertained by the storyline! I know the plot is implausible but that makes me love it even more. I love the humour and some of Vero and Finlay's one-liners have me laughing out loud and snickering. Another fun book!

This book definitely felt like a conclusion to the story we started in book 1. I felt like I finally had answers to all of my questions, but I also enjoyed the new setting. It was fun to essentially pack up our characters and drop them in a new place. Finlay‘s mom was really the star here, and it was so fun getting to know her as well as more of Vero’s background. I’m not sure where the series is going to go next as this felt like the end to our story, but I’m excited about the latest release coming in just a few days!

3.5/5.0

More enjoyable than the last one. Even though it had one set location, I felt like more happened than in book 3. I also just enjoy the mishaps Finlay and Vero get into.

Bananas as always.

I had a lot of fun with how this one unfolded. Excited to dive into the next one.

In one word, the Finlay Donovan series is FUN. The fourth book, Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice, is a bit messy. I've read the fifth book, and it's so much stronger that this one. Rolls the Dice felt a bit messy, overcomplicated at times, but also too simple. In some ways it seemed Cossimano was trying to make this one an action thriller, but there were so many holes that I just had to accept, believe, and move on.

While this wasn't my favorite of the series, it still held true to the wrong (or right?) place at the wrong (or right?) time hilarious style that I keep coming back to. They are entertaining, witty, fast-paced, and slightly romantic.. You can’t help but root for Finlay and the messes she finds herself in.

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice is the fourth mystery in the Finlay Donovan series. When a dangerous loan shark takes Findlay’s car and Vero’s childhood crush, Javi, the duo are off to Atlantic City to negotiate a deal. What is supposed to be disguised as a girls trip quickly goes awry when Findlay’s kids, ex husband and mother tag along. Now Vero and Finlay must get to the bottom of everything while trying to keep their loved ones safe. As always with these two, nothing goes as planned and there are more dead bodies turning up than they want to deal with. Will Finlay and Vero be able to make it out of Atlantic City in one piece with everything they came for?

This is a great series full of comic relief and humor that make these books so hard to put down. I am so glad I read this book and was not disappointed. Finlay and Vero are a great lead duo and I love all of the antics they get up to throughout each mystery. The cast of supporting characters are also great and add so much to these books. I enjoyed this book from start to finish and like how everything played out at the end. The cliffhanger at the very end makes me impatient to read the next book! Just when Finlay thinks it’s over something else always pops up. If you need a good, light hearted mystery that will keep you laughing this is a series to check out!

This may have been my favorite installment of the series so far. When Finlay and Vero head to Atlantic City to confront the mobsters who have been plaguing Vero, but end up having Finlay's mom, kids, and ex-husband all tag along on the girls' trip they THINK is happening, there's no doubt that hijinks aplenty will ensue, and man, does Elle Cosimano deliver on that promise. With the usual whip-smart banter, the epic gal-pal dynamic between Finlay and Vero, romance aplenty for both women, and an added dose of development for Finlay's mom, Susan, it's just a rollicking bit of fun.

Another fun continuation in this series. This one was not as exciting as the others however I liked that it built on previous storylines and that we got to see relationships continue to build. I also enjoyed that we got to learn more about Vero's character, and it had more of her in the book. I was surprised by some of the twists that occurred in this book, and it ended on a cliffhanger so onto book 5!

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice is the fourth installment in author Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan Series. 9 hours ago, Finlay and Vero Ramirez escaped a fire at the Citizens’ Police Academy where they were trying to out a compromised cop working for Feliks Zhirov. In a wicked turn of events, it's not who they thought, and he fled with a suitcase filled with money. Money Vero, who is Finlay's partner-in-crime, needs to pay off Marco Toscano. Now with Vero's friend Ike missing, and 72 to hours to payback Marco, it's time for a new plan.

With the money gone, and Vero needing to clear her debts, Finlay Donovan and Vero plan a trip to Atlantic City which they tell everyone else it's a girls away vacation. It's actually a cover story to negotiate a deal with a dangerous loan shark, save Vero’s childhood crush Javi, and hunt down a stolen car―it won’t be all fun and games. When Finlay’s ex-husband Steven decides she can't leave town with the kids, he joins. If that wasn't enough, Finlay's mom appears to be having martial issues, and needs to get away.

Finlay and Vero suddenly have a few too many meddlesome passengers along for the ride. Within hours of arriving in their seedy casino hotel, it becomes clear their rescue mission is going to be a bust. Javi’s kidnapper, Marco Toscano, refuses to negotiate, demanding payment in full in exchange for Javi’s life. But that’s not all―he insists on knowing the whereabouts of his missing nephew, Ike, who mysteriously disappeared. Unable to confess what really happened to Ike, since he might implicate her in another death, Finlay and Vero are forced to come up with a new plan: sleuth out the location of Javi and the Aston Martin, then steal them both back.

But when they sneak into the loan shark’s suite to search for clues, they find more than they bargained for―Marco's already dead, and there's also another body as well. They don’t have a clue who murdered him, only that they themselves have a very convincing motive thanks to one Feliks Zhirov. Then things get complicated when Detective Nick Anthony, Finlay's sister Georgia, Detective Becker, and FBI Agent Garret Stokes show up after receiving a tip that Feliks is in Atlantic City.

Experiencing roadblock after roadblock from family, friends, lovers, and bad guys, Finlay and Vero are doubling down on this crapshoot with every gimmick and wild card they can line up. This isn't Penny ante poker they're playing and the stakes are high. If Finlay can juggle a jealous ex-husband, two precocious kids, her mother’s marital issues, a decomposing loan shark, and find Vero’s missing boyfriend, she might get out of Atlantic City in one piece. But will she fold under the pressure and come clean about the things she’s done, or be forced to double down?

While this book ends right where Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun, this book is the opening for the next book in the series where readers may finally learn the truth about Finlay's noisy next door neighbor. We are also hopefully seeing another aspect of Finlay's life with not only Nick, but with her romantic suspense novel she's been working on over the course of this series. It would be nice if things wrapped up for Finlay, and she got a happy ending.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed the first book in the series, but by this point I feel like the author is just beating dead horse. It’s no longer just a little silly and fun, it’s now just completely ridiculous, and I spent more of the book rolling my eyes than caring about how Finlay and Veronica are going to get themselves out of this situation.

Another fun and adventurous installment with Vero and Fin! This series is such a fun and easy quick read that keeps the reader engaged in the fun and hilarious hijinks.

She’s back, and in even more accidental trouble. In this installment, Finlay and Vera head off to Atlantic City, but find Finlay’s mother, ex-husband and children tagging along. And naturally Nick ends up there too.

I loved having all of the characters in one place, and Finlay and Vera are trying to negotiate with Javi’s kidnapper and find the missing Aston Martin without raising any suspicion. And there is a dead body. Because of course there is.

Nb: this is part of a series that is best read in order.

3.5 stars rounded up

I was so happy to be back with Finlay and Vero. Although this has the same signature style of book one: crazy, entertaining, LOL funny and completely far fetched in the very best way, it stull felt fresh. I loved seeing the characters evolve and the side characters getting more time. What a great group, including Finlay's mom, who is a hoot!

While I typically love the Fairfax County setting since it is where I call home, I loved that this book took us to a new place and introduced some new characters. It really injected some necessary energy after the third book and the shenanigans with her mom, the male strip club, and the wigs were hilarious. A really fun book in this series!