I did enjoy getting to spend time with Findlay & Vero again. This one was probably my least favorite of the series so far, as the first part of the book was pretty slow and repetitive (how many times are they going to hurt Javi, & when will he wise up??). But by the last third or so the pace definitely picked up & I loved the ending. Lots of laughs & shenanigans, as always. I’m looking forward to the next installment.

I feel like this series keeps getting better and better!

I love that we see all our favorite characters plus several new faces in this installment.

The action is, as always, non-stop and over the top. I couldn’t put it down!

The ending makes me excited for Finlay #4!!

Thank you to netgalley & the publishers for the chance to review an advance copy.

Finlay Donovan books are just FUN. This time, Finlay and Vero are trying to get the money Vero needs to pay off the bookies in New Jersey. Finlay is having trouble finishing her latest book, because every time her assassin character gets close to seducing the sexy cop, she balks and writes in a tsunami. Maybe that is because she can't get herself to trust sexy cop Nick and act on their attraction. They need to figure out who is EasyClean, or the Russian mob is going to share her secrets.

To get to know the cops and figure out EasyClean's identity, Finlay and Vero go to Citizen's Police Academy. Between the tough training, the suspicious Joey, who is Nick's partner, the bad food and the unauthorized visits by Cam from the mob and Javi, Vero's friend who is trying to sell a hot car so she gets her money, the trip is way more stressful than they want.

This book is action-packed, funny, tense, and sexy! There is a twist at the end, and the next book is set up. I can't wait. If you are a fan of Stephanie Evanovich's books, you're going to love this series!

Thanks to Netgalley for the advance copy of this wonderful book!

Last week I listened to the new Finlay Donovan book - Finlay Donovan Jumps The Gun which comes out January 31st!

This is the 3rd Finlay installment and it is a direct follow-up from book two. I thought this one had more of the charm from the first book and it's fun to read about the antics of Finlay and Vero!

This is the first one I've listened to and the narrator Angela Dawe tells the story so perfectly. I was cracking up as Finlay & Vero end up at a Citizen's Police Academy with Nick as one of the instructors. Thanks to @macmillan.audio for my advanced listening copy and Minotaur/St. Martin's for the Netgalley copy!

If you haven't read the Finlay Donovan series yet, check them out and definitely try the audiobook!

Mystery and humour - ✅
Crazy antics - ✅
Supportive friends - ✅
This book was wonderfully written. Finlay and Vero are a hilarious duo that play so well off of each other. The crazy antics they get into are a bit over the top, but its what makes them both so endearing. No matter what, you are cheering for both of them! This might be my favourite from the series so far.

I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I received this book after being rejected for book 2 for some reason, so I was happy to get this one. I'm not sure how many books are going to be in this series, but this one definitely has a cliffhanger that made me race to see if a 4th book was announced yet. A lot happened in this book. We got a lot of progress in terms of investigating who Easy Clean is, and Finlay's relationship with Nick, along with Vero's past and secrets. There's humor, adventure in self preservation and suspicious people all around.

Finlay is trying to get Felikz's attorney off her back and find Easy Clean, after all they tried to murder her ex husband Steven. Vero is trying to pay back sleazy AC casino dude after she went into debt to borrow money after being accused of stealing money from a sorority at college. They get invited to participate in a civilian police academy for a week. There are classes and drills, and Finlay overhears some police detectives talking about a case to get ahead of past misdeeds. I enjoyed this part of the book and found it hard to put down.

I had a hunch about a particular character so when I was proven right not to trust them, of course the book ends in a cliffhanger and an exhausted duo has to keep going. I haven't had this much fun with a series since Lisa Lutz's Spellman series. Release 1/31/23. Need book 4 info ASAP.

Another episode with Finlay Donovan! While none of the sequels have fully lived up to the first book, it was a fun read and kept me guessing and I will for sure be looking forward to the next!

Finlay Donovan is truly the gift that keeps on giving 😂 I can’t get enough of the ridiculousness that these women get themselves into. I was so pumped to nab this one early via NetGalley. Could have been a five star, but one star removed because the slow burn with officer nick is just too damn slow, and because the whole police academy premise is utterly ridiculous. But I am always left guessing until the end, and this one clearly sets up a fourth book. I’m here for it!

She's back - Finlay Donovan and her shenanigans!

In book #3, Finlay finds herself, and Vera, camped out for a week of civilian training at the police academy. Their week in nothing but mayhem as they try to secure the funds necessary to get Vera out of trouble from the book #2. And, add to the chaos is Nick, the trusty police officer who pines for Finlay and Russian Mob Boss, Felik, who wants her to locate the contract killer.

The hilarious situations throughout the book make for quite an entertaining read. Take the opening chapter, who hasn't crawled under a bathroom stall door to retrieve a child - I'm raising my hand! While not my favorite from the series, I look forward to a book #4 after this ending.

See you in Atlantic City!

Thank you MacMillan Audio and Minotaur Books for the complimentary copy of this novel in paperback and on audio. Rating 3.5

Aww man. I hate to say it, but I just didn’t love this one. I have been a huge fan of the Finlay Donovan series from the beginning, but I really struggled to finish this one. Honestly, if it hadn’t been part of this series, I would have DNF. I’m sorry. I wanted to love it, but I just didn’t.

BUT I TRULY HOPE YOU DO!! Read it if you love the series and let me know what you think.

My thanks to @minotaur_books and @netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book before its publication date.

Elle has done it again. I’m not a big series kind of person. I feel like when you get to the second, or even third book, they become repetitive and boring. I haven’t experienced that with this series yet. Finlay and her partner in crime, Vero are such likable characters and these books keep me entertained and laughing!

This was such a fun addition to the series! I actually enjoyed this one a lot more than the second one. This one felt a lot more organized and a little less over the top which was my main complaints with the second one. I thought the setting of the police academy was a lot of fun and made it that much better. I was second guessing the ending the entire time and didn’t see the twist coming which I always love! Can’t wait for the next one!

This is the third book in the series and I think it’s my favorite! The first book we got to know our characters and go on a wild ride with them, the second book we learned a little more and this one—we learned even more about the secondary characters and things got even crazier! Highly recommend! I listened to the audio version and the narrator is the best- she gets into the story and does different, distinct voices for each character. Cannot say enough good things about this book series!!

BUCKLE UP, Buttercup . . . Get ready for a WILD ride!

Ellie Cosimano returns with her popular series (Finlay Donovan #3) FINLAY DONOVAN JUMPS THE GUN —the gang is back for another highly entertaining laugh-out-loud crime series!

Two of my favorite amateur sleuths return, Finlay and Vero. Romance, action, mishaps, mayhem, and lots of LAUGHS!

Finlay Donovan is a writer and is under a lot of pressure and stress with her deadlines. Her nanny, Vero—partner in crime sidekick— is wickedly funny, sarcastic, and always in trouble.

Finlay is having issues making her romantic suspense novels sizzle while being a frazzled divorced mother of two children while skirting the law.

If you have read the other books in the series, you know about Feliks Zhirov, the Russian mobster, and the pressure to identify EasyClean, the online contract killer.

Feliks is privy to their dark buried secrets and is holding the information over their head to blackmail (threatening) them into helping him identify Mr. EasyClean, a contract killer who may or may not be a dirty cop.

Vero has borrowed $200K from a loan shark to pay off her creditors and needs to sell the Aston Martin (Vero/Finn).

Rumor has it, EasyClean is a member of the Fairfax County Police Department.

Finn and Vero accept an invitation to the citizens' police academy, hoping to get a closer look at the most likely suspects. So cool!

👮‍♂️ 🚓Of course, hottie Detective Nicholas Anthony is the academy's coordinator. Finn tries to avoid him because she tends to be on the wrong side of the law with her shenanigans. (think Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum and Joe Morelli).

Will Finn and Vero survive boot camp? The identity of EasyClean?

As always, sassy, funny, witty, sexy, and full of madness and entertainment! Cosimano is clever and witty, and I love her banter among the highly relatable characters.

The characters are a riot. Just like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, you have this great cast of characters, and as always, I always get the audiobook of both Janet and Elle's books. Between the literary agent, Sylvia and Vero, you will laugh out loud.

🔉 🎧As always, I love the audiobook, and the narrator, Angela Dawe, is fantastic! She makes the book. Like Stephanie Plum, Lorelei King, the narrator as Angela Dawe is to Finlay series. Both fantastic!

Between the murder, madness, mystery, the hot guys, the funny literary agent, and the entire cast—Keep them coming.

Nick, the hot cop love interest
Javi, Vero’s friend
Georgia, Finlay’s sister, and a police officer
Joey, Nick’s current partner, is he a good buy or a bad guy?
Charlie, a retired cop and Nick’s former partner
Steven, Finlay’s ex-husband
Julian, a young lawyer love interest
Mrs. Haggerty (the community busybody)
Sylvia, the pushy literary agent

I am in this for the long haul, so if Evanovich can pull out 29++ and spin-off, I am ready for more Finlay!

Highly creative and fresh, I highly recommend this series. Have read the previous two, and this one is just as spectacular! If you enjoy well-written comedies and zany resourceful women sleuths, this one is for you!

Can't wait for BOOK FOUR!

🎁🧧Thanks a million for the two gifts: #MacmillanAudio for ALC and #StMartins Press #Minotaur Books #Netgalley for an ARC.

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Thank you to St. Martin's Press for a gifted copy of Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano.

Finlay Donovan and her sidekick, Vero, are back for the third book in this hilarious series. Can they get themselves into more trouble? They are attending a citizen's police academy while attempting to hide from the Russian mob. How much more trouble could they possibly get into?

These books are a lot of fun to read. Vero is my favorite character. She's a blunt, to the point, and no-nonsense character. She doesn't disappoint! I cheered for the girls, I laughed with them and at them and I tried warning them to no avail.

The ending is perfect and leaves you eagerly anticipating Book 4 in the series. I'm looking forward to many more books in this series!

Enthusiastically recommend!

Thanks @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the opportunity to read and review an early copy of Elle Cosimano’s third book in the Finlay Donovan romantic suspense series, Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun. It releases on January 31, 2023.

The third book starts with Finlay’s babysitter/friend/accountant Vero hiding from some thugs from Atlantic City. Through some accidents, another person is killed and they only have a few days to discover the identity of a contract killer who has tried to kill Finlay’s ex-husband several times. There are many twists and turns and Cosimano keeps it moving quickly and engagingly.
I felt sorry for Finlay’s love interest who has been pining for her for several books. I just didn’t buy that he would still be interested in her after she rebuffs him so many times.

I recommend it for fans of suspense, but the romance subplot is probably the weakest link in it.

Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Steam: 🔥 (closed door)
Tropes: hero in danger, pining

Thank you St Martin's Press and NetGalley for this advanced copy of Finaly Donovan Jumps the Gun! I enjoyed the third installment of the adventures of Finlay and Vero. I can really see this story being made into a TV show, lots of drama and action, and of course, laughs! My only recommendation to readers is to read this series close to one another, I tend to forget a lot of the story between books and reading them one after another would help keep the story flowing.

Finlay and Vero had me laughing out loud again! I enjoyed this adventure and the hijinks. The idea of a week long citizens police academy is so fun as Finlay and Vero work to get themselves out of their situations, but it sometimes feel like they just dug a bigger hole! ha! This is a great third book in the series! Fans that love the first two books will enjoy this one just as much!
Thank you to Netgalley and Minotaur books for the opportunity to read this book! It is out January 31st 2023

4 Stars!

This book felt very different from the previous two, but also gave me the crazy shenanigans and panic attacks as the first. Finlay and Vero are back and are still stuck in this insane web of lies and murder and mobs and hitmen and dirty cops and cops we have dirty thoughts about.

AND JUST IMAGINE, all of those hi-jinx BUT AT A POLICE ACADEMY FOR A WHOLE DANG WEEK. The TENSION. Plus, we have our favorite hot detective and FINALLY FINALLY we get a steam scene with him and OMG WORTH IT.

BUT THAT ENDING!!!!!! JUST WHEN I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A HAPPY AND TIDY ENDING NOOOOOOOOOO WE ARE HEADED OFF TO ATLANTIC CITY TO GET WRAPPED BACK UP IN MORE CRIME. And I PERSONALLY cannot wait.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first two Finlay Donovan books, and this one was no exception!

Vero and Finlay are just too funny and the things they get themselves into are crazy!

I found myself laughing out loud multiple times while reading this book.

I think that the scenarios that Finlay and Vero got into throughout the course of this book were more realistic than the previous book.

My review will be posted on my instagram (Bookmarkedfavs) tomorrow, Dec. 30!