In my opinion, Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano is the best book so far in this series. The strong women characters in Finlay and Vero plus the things they get themselves into keep me coming back for more. I love that the author always picks up her next book right where the last one ended. With the FBI, loan sharks, casinos and a kidnapping, Atlantic City is the perfect location for the shenanigans of this story. Although the duo finds themselves in and out of trouble, the author has ended with another cliff hanger leaving reader's asking, "What's next?"

Another stellar entry into the Finlay series! I love all the hijinks Vero and Finlay get up to in each installment and I always end the book wanting more. This one had so many ways they could have been caught and I always love the series of events that protects them from being gound out. Vero and Finlay are #friendshipgoals and I can't wait for their next go round of hiding bodies!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for my advanced copy.

I fell in love with Finlay and Vero in 2021 when I read the first book in this series, FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT. I had a great time reading the second book in the series, and really liked the third. The characters felt like old friends and I could not wait to get to book four and see what my favorite amateur killers were up to...

Y'all, I am so sad. This was an absolute bear for me to get through. I found myself skimming, falling asleep, and finding anything to do but read this book. If I could put my finger on what I didn't like about it, I think it would be the fact that Finlay and Vero are no longer stumbling into messes. They are making their own messes themselves. Instead of the cheeky accidental nature of the first two books, they've abandoned all sense of self control and made their lives chaos.

Secondly, there's also entirely too many characters in this book for me to keep up with at this, especially since I read approximately 100 books in between each new installment in the series. Because there are so many people in the story, it's hard to remain focused and invested. I wanted so badly to become engrossed in this book, but I just couldn't. It felt scattered and poorly planned and messy.

Big miss for me on this one, but I look forward to reading something else by Elle Cosimano with different characters/another storyline.

I loveeee this series so much! My husband and I have read this entire series together starting with our wedding trip two years ago and it truly is my favorite and can’t get enough of Finlay and Vera!

I love the roller coaster that is the ride with these two and the continued wacky adventures.

Thank you soooo much to the publisher for my ARC in exchange for my honest feedback!

Finlay continues to be consistently a wild read. I'm not sure how many more adventures I have in me to read, they are snowballing at a pace that I'm not sure even makes sense anymore. I do like the new relationship with the police officer and how often she dunks on her clueless ex husband in this one though. The road trip aspect added a lot of new ways for them to entrap themselves in shenanigans,

🎲 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 🎲
📕𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗟𝗘: Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice
📝 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥: Elle Cosimano
🗓️ 𝗣𝗨𝗕 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: March 5, 2024
🤭 𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗥𝗘: Blend of mystery and comedy
🏆 𝗠𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

This series is just so much fun and is guaranteed to make you literally laugh out loud. Is it outlandish and completely improbable? Absolutely! Does that rob the reader of a little joy? Not one little bit! This series is not one that can withstand the litmus test of “Could that really happen?”, so don’t even try. Just go into it knowing this isn’t real life, it’s an escape which is exactly what we expect from fiction reads.

Finlay and Vero are a dynamic Mom/Nanny duo that you can’t help but love. They are so different but complement each other so nicely in this literal “partner in crime” relationship. Their banter is wildly entertaining. The supporting characters are exactly what you need them to be— adding to the story without taking away focus from the FMCs.

Though books one and two continue to be my favorites, this fourth book in the series comes in next in my Finlay Donovan series ranking. Book three was good, I just wasn’t as hooked on the plot as the others. I do think this series is best read in order and the subsequent titles would be confusing as stand alones, so start with book one if you’re new to the series!

Thank you @minotaur_books and @netgalley for the complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review.

Finlay Donovan has always had a place in my heart 🩷

I still remember when I read the first book and had a chance to chat with Elle Cosimano at a book club I was apart of. I have recommended this series to anyone that will listen ever since!

I've said it before and I'll continue to say... if you're looking for a book with a little mystery, some laugh out loud moments, and wholllleee lot of real-ness in the characters, this series is for you!!

I don't want to give any spoilers away to anyone that hasn't read the series but I will say this - the first two books are my favorite and these more recent two are still very good, but not as good as the first. As much as I am not ready to say good-bye to Finlay in the future, I am starting to feel like the content is a bit predictable at times.

Overall I still very much enjoyed this series and this latest book! If you caught my stories then you'll know that I was struggling to get into this book on audio, but then I picked yup a physical copy from the library and I all of a sudden flew through it in under 3 hours... that might be a record? Either way, I needed a bingeable book like this, and need more Finlay and Vero in my life always 💛

I thought this was such a fun read! Some have said the action didn't quite live up to Finlay and Vero's past antics, but I thought it was great! Everything is so outlandish, but it always seems to work and they roll with the craziness like it's no big deal.

In this installment, Finlay and Vero are headed to Atlantic City and wackily end up bringing Finlay's kids, mom, and ex-husband. The duo is trying to find Vero's friend, recover a stolen automobile, and erase a debt. They discover someone is working both sides and this adds a new element to what the ladies are trying to accomplish.

Cosimano did a great job providing little recaps from the previous books so I always knew what was going on and was reminded of the connections. There were often times when I wondered "what about the kids?", but it was always addressed and made it possible to believe in the timelines.

I just love this series and the end of the book seems like a cliffhanger for another book if I've ever seen one! Can't wait!

Everyone's favorite bumbling amateur/accidental assassins, Finlay and Vero, are back in this fourth installment of Elle Cosimano's Finlay Donovan series. Book four picks up right where Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun left off and sees Finlay and Vero road-tripping it to Atlantic City on a rescue mission...and Finlay's mom, ex-husband Steven, and kids are along for the ride. Don't worry, hot detective Nick shows up too.

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice is my favorite entry in the series since the first book. It was an excellent choice for Cosimano to take Finlay and Vero out of town on a road trip, allowing for plenty of hi-jinks and misadventures in a new place, which kept the series feeling fresh for me. As I've come to expect from these books, there's lots of action and drama and adventure, a few sexy times, and more than a few outrageous, ridiculous moments to keep things entertaining.

This is a series that should definitely be read in order, as the plot and characters become more intricate with each subsequent book -- but I do feel like Cosimano did a better job of catching readers up on important plot elements than she did in the previous books.

There are echoes of Lucy and Ethel and Stephanie and Lula in Finlay and Vero's relationship, but their friendship is still entirely its own unique, wonderful thing. I've grown pretty attached to them, as well as to the cast of zany supporting characters. And on that note, the only thing missing from Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice for me was Mrs. Haggerty -- but it seems like that may be changing in book five, and I can't wait.

I’ve loved all of Finlay’s adventures, but this one really just drug on and the shenanigans (although always a bit unrealistic) seemed incredibly implausible. I wanted more of Nick and Finlay! I’m here for this journey until the end, this one just wasn’t my favorite.

Mrs. D does it again! This 4th entry to the Finlay Donovan Mystery Series was so much fun! Bringing the setting to Atlantic City made the novel feel like a locked-room mystery a bit, but I don't feel like it was a detractor to the story at all.

This novel picked up literally where the last book ended and kept the story progressing forward at a great pace, full of fun comedic moments, and some good "ole fashioned" detective work all the way to a very satisfying conclusion. (Side note: that cliffhanger?! I literally said "WHAT?!" out loud at that).

A fun time as always, I would certainly recommend this novel (and the whole Finlay Donovan series) to anyone looking for a fun mystery series.

Book Review: Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐.5
Spice: 🌶️
This review may contain minor spoilers.

This next installment of Finlay Donovan takes the crew to Atlantic City. Finlay and Vero are on a mission to save Javi and find the Aston. Shortly after they arrive (with the kids, Finlay’s mom, and Stephen), the Fairfax County PD arrive to stay just across the hotel. This book includes all the scheming we've come to expect.

While I did enjoy the new setting and the fun background Atlantic City offered, I was disappointed we didn't get to see more of Vero’s POV. After the Vero novella I was convinced she would have the story told from her side. Would love to read this entire book from her perspective - the hotel, casino, garage, Javi - so many pieces of the story that I want to see thru her eyes.

Some of the storyline did feel repetitive from previous books. At this point I need Finlay to be honest with Nick and see where that takes their relationship. It already has been hinted at that he knows more than he's letting on, so I need that “secret” not to be a main plot point anymore. Would enjoy if the story was more like her novel where the cop knew what he was getting with the assassin.

I do want to know what happens next, but please oh please let Vero tell the story 🙏.

I received an eARC from NetGalley & Elle Cosimano for my honest review.

Thanks to #stmartinspress and #netgalley for this complimentary ebook that I coupled with the audiobook. The narrator is fantastic and makes the book so colorful with all of her voices!

This was yet another kooky, fun, fast-paced mystery with Finlay, Vero, and friends! All the action and LOL moments we have come to expect in the Finlay Donovan series are definitely present in Cosimano's fourth installment. Pick it up and get ready for a wild ride!

What a fun follow up in Finlay and Vero's adventures. This time they are in Atlantic City hunting down Javi, this was mean to be a girls trip to avoid getting anyone else involved again, and quickly turned into a whole family adventure. I laughed so many times and enjoyed this book so much. So glad we finally go to learn even more about Vero!!

Hoping there is another one in the series!

Thank you so much NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

I love getting back into this world. I thought this was an exciting next step and it was cool to see more of Vero’s life and Finlay moving forward with Nick. I still can’t believe everything they got into, but it makes for the best entertainment

Another crazy adventure for Finley and Vero this time takes them to Atlantic City. There’s gambling, hookers, a weirdly rabid dog, death and deception around every corner. This one truly bordered on the ridiculous but that won’t stop me from reading the next one! Thanks to NetGalley for this read !

Read Completed 2/12/24 | 3 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for approving my audiobook review copy. This did not alter my reading experience or review in any way.
I didn't have good luck after the last FINLAY DONOVAN (#3) so I wasn't sure how this was going to go. I hoped it would pick up again, but it kind of just felt like the same thing over and over again. This series has already slid into "too silly" territory like Stephanie Plum did and I just don't need another series like that. The first two book were much more fun but still mildly believable. There are just too many zany things happening now.

I also feel like the plot is not progressing AT ALL. It's the same plot tied into all of the books, which makes for more of a series that you have to follow instead of one you can kind of pick up anywhere, but I feel like it's not moving forward. It's the same thing over and over and I'm just really not interested in it anymore. Sadly, I think this is my last Finlay Donovan novel. I knew this would be my make-or-break, and I think I'm breaking up with this series.

This is such a fun series! I love Finlay and Vero. This book includes a road trip and a lot more involvement from Georgia (sister), Susan (mom) and Javi. Several things are answered that have been hinted at in the previous books and makes for a very satisfying ending.
I laughed out loud and continued to root for Finlay and Vero as they continue to solve/stumble upon more and more crimes. I highly recommend these books!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Let the games begin! If you’re worried that Finlay and Vero have slowed down and are trying to lay low, don’t be. This book is full of everyone’s favorite off the wall antics, dead bodies and hot cops. It will have you laughing out loud. I loved the Atlantic City setting! It’s a must read if you are following the series.

Thank you @minotaur_books for the advance reader copy in exchange for my honest review.

Have you been to Atlantic City? I haven’t but I’ve been to Vegas a few times.

Formal review to come - But I just LOVE this series! It’s goofy and funny and just a perfect silly escape. Vero and Fin just are LOL funny and ridiculous, even if everything they find themselves into is so improbable.