♡ Finlay and Vero are BACK, and this book is now my absolute favorite of the series! ♡

Thank you to @netgalley @minotaur_books (for my e-arc) and @macmillan.audio for my #gifted advance audiobook. Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by @ellecosimano publishes next week on March 5th!

❤️In this latest installment, the plot picks up immediately at the conclusion of the last book where Finlay and her partner in crime, Vero spent a week at a civilian police academy. The girls plan a getaway weekend in Atlantic City to cover their ruse to track down the loan shark who has kidnapped Vero’s childhood crush, Javi, and to locate the stolen Aston Martin the Russian mafia is hunting.

💛Their plans are quickly thwarted when Finlay’s ex husband, Steven, AND her mom, insist on joining them for some family fun. 😂. Their mission quickly unravels further when the loan shark refuses to negotiate, and Javi’s kidnapper, Marco, is found dead in his hotel suite.

❤️When Finlay’s hot detective boyfriend Nick, and his police pals, also arrive in Atlantic City pursuing a case lead, Finlay is suddenly juggling a jealous ex-husband, two precocious kids, her mother’s marital issues, a decomposing loan shark, and trying to find Vero’s missing boyfriend!! Will she and Vero get out of Atlantic City in one piece? Will Finlay finally have to come clean to Nick in order to keep her loved ones safe?

💛As usual, Cosimano delivers hilarious high jinks while building suspense and leading readers in multiple directions before the big twists and reveal. Narrator Angela Dawe delivers a power house performance, capturing Cosimano’s comedic timing with ease, adding flair to the wide ranging cast of hilarious characters, and performing the action scenes with perfect suspense.

❤️Action, humor, romance, friendship, flawed heroines, and morally grey heroes, this installment has all of the charm that have made this series an international success. And the ending 🙌🏼. I’m so thrilled the series will be continued and can’t wait for what is in store for my favorite best friends, Finlay and Vero.

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano
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This is book four in Finlay’s outrageous adventures. Obviously people can do what they want and read them out of order, but I highly recommend that you read Finlay’s story in order and start at the beginning.
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Finlay and Vero make their way to Atlantic City in the hopes of finding a man ( a SPECIFIC man) and arranging terms to settle a debt. But they are followed by many people they love (and some they don’t) and now things are, once again, complicated. 😅😅😅
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It’s fine! Everything’s fine. Because Finlay is a mom and Vero is a nanny and so they have lots of experience with problem solving and making things up as they go!

I think I enjoyed this book more than the previous two. It was so funny (the “bachelorette party” 🤣🤣🤣🤣), lots of hijinks, lots of face-palming surprises, and an ending that made me 😮.
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5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I don’t want to spoil anything so I’ll keep this brief. These Finlay books are riotous fun, pure entertainment that make me giggle throughout.

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice Audio and e-book by Elle Cosimano finishes up the crimes Finaly has been funning from. Done and dusted, hopefully. She and Vero have followed the Auston (car) to Atlantic City where their “crimes” are getting more complicated with the arrival of Nick, his retired cop-friend, Charlie, Georgia and Sam, both cops, and an FBI Agent. They brought Finlay’s mom and kids, as well as her ex-husband, Stephen with them. They were looking for Marco, a gangster who had taken the car from Vero’s cousin’s garage at home. Does this sound complicated? It just gets worse. It is a never-ending circle of avoidance, deception, kidnapping, and so much more. Finlay is a writer, romance/thriller mainly. She gets some of her stuff from her own life, which she had never asked for and didn’t want. The story began several books ago and while the reader may not have all the details, there are enough to make this a stand-alone, if that’s your choice.

Vero is Finlay’s “nanny,” and is just as guilty as Finlay for getting them into fixes with criminals and mobsters. All the characters are deeply involved, although most unwillingly and unaware. Finlay’s mom is mad at her husband and that is a humorous subplot as are Finlay’s dealings with her ex. Finlay has just begun a romance with Nick, a police detective, and is worried he will find out all about her near-misses. Finlay is not a criminal. She just gets herself into fixes. This book is supposed to by funny, and it is, but it is frightening as well. Finlay and Vero are alive only through dumb luck and that is never a good look. Entertaining? Yes.

The narrator is Angela Dawe who does a credible job with Finlay and Vero, verging off into voices for other characters, some of which are ridiculous. It is an entertaining listen, however. I enjoyed it and rate her performance four stars. It is better as an audiobook, than a print one.

I was invited to listen to Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Macmillan Audio, and to read it by St. Martin’s Press. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #Netgalley #MacMillanAudio #StMartinsPress #ElleCosimano #AngelaDawe #FinlayDonovanRollsTheDice

This book picks up right after the third one ends. Don't read them out of order because not only will you ruin earlier books, you will miss some of the fun that is Finlay Donovan! Seriously! These storylines are completely impossible and implausible but somehow the writing lets the reader in on the joke and we all accept and enjoy the plans that Finlay and Vero come up with. It is like that wild friend we all have but on overdrive, with a mini-van and two small children. This time the circus is headed to Atlantic City and extra family members are along for the ride just in case the sleuthing duo didn't have enough to work around. This series is a complete romp and this installment is no exception! I am torn between wanting the fun of a friend like Finlay and being scared of having a friend like Finlay. But, I will keep reading!

“’I'm telling you, Finlay, this book is good. This whole SERIES is good. The plots may be a little far-fetched, but these characters are so real! It's like they just jump off the page!’”

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice is the fourth in the raucously entertaining series by Elle Cosimano. My thanks go to the Minotaur and St. Martin’s Press Influencer Program and NetGalley for the review copy. It will be available to the public Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

At the end of the previous book, Javi, Finn’s nanny Vero’s boyfriend, was abducted by mobsters that wanted to collect a gambling debt incurred by Vero. In this one, the two women plan to travel to Atlantic City to rescue him, with the cover story of needing time to unwind. However, things snowball, and before you know it, almost all the people they hold dear—and a few people that they don’t—are headed there, too. What follows is a riotous adventure with a lot of moving pieces. I love it.

More than any other, this installment has been controversial among reviewers. In the series debut, Finlay is an innocent, entirely law abiding single mother strapped with bills, work, and child care issues. She’s in the midst of a contentious divorce and her soon-to-be ex is an attorney, which makes Finlay’s efforts an uphill battle. She’s easy to relate to, and when, through no fault of her own, she finds herself with a corpse in her car, it seems entirely believable.

With the second and third books in the series, Finn, accompanied by the more street smart Vero, find themselves in deeper trouble. Just as they mop up one mess, another arises, until there’s a sort of house-that-Jack-built tower of problems that see both women in increasingly tenuous circumstances. They break the law once as a life or death matter, but then cannot safely come clean, so they do their best to put it behind them, but someone or something comes along to threaten the modest safety and security they’ve begun to enjoy. Bodies and crimes pile up, and now, with the fourth installment, the author can’t reasonably convince the reader that whatever happens next is purely an oopsie. Instead, she has to draw on other possibilities. Personally, I like it.

Finn and Vero are chasing down the underworld figures that they believe have abducted Javi, and there’s considerable risk involved. A couple of times I literally draw in my breath at the risks they take. Add to this the need to fabricate excuses to tell the myriad members of the retinue that have descended on Atlantic City with them, and it’s an ambitious undertaking.

In this circumstance, I no longer require realism. The whole thing takes on the flavor of a comic caper, what with the clown car full of women, including Finn’s mother; Finn’s ex-husband, who is in charge of the children; and various others (I am being deliberately vague here) that descend on them once they arrive. To put it another way, if Stephanie Plum and John Dortmunder—or if you prefer, Bernie Rhodenbarr—had a baby, she might be Finlay Donovan.

If you need a good laugh, this book is for you; however, with this series, you really should begin with the first in the series, Finlay Donovan is Killing It. With just four in the series (and the audio is outstanding, too,) this will be a quick and hilarious adventure. What are you waiting for? Jump on in.

another fun edition to the finlay donovan series! while this one felt a bit more off the rails than the others, it was still really fun and i loved following finlay and vero's antics in atlantic city. i think if you enjoyed the other books in the series you'll have fun with this one!

4.5 Stars, rounded up.

I love this series - it is so fun to read, each book makes me laugh, and the pages fly by. Finlay and Vero find themselves in Atlantic City as they continue on their investigation that started in the last book. And it's not just the two of them - they hit the road with Finlay's two kids, her ex-husband, and her mom in tow. This mystery is full of humor and hijinks as Finlay and Vero get into more and more trouble. I honestly had no idea how they would get out of this latest mess - but it was a blast to read!

This outing wraps up a huge story arc for Finlay, and gives the reader a satisfying ending while giving a hint at her next mystery.

I will warn you that this is book four in the Finlay Donovan series - if you've read the first three, you know what fun these books are. If you haven't read this series, I highly suggest starting with the first book for character and story background.

This book picks up exactly where Book 3 leaves off! I highly recommend reading these books in order and this is book #4. It is full of Finlay and Vero antics, but also I liked the policeman boyfriend, ex-husband, mom and kids tagging along to the casinos in Atlantic City. I love this series as a fun and at times over the top break from real life! This is a series for when you need a palate cleanser between books that make you think!

This was such an action packed book! Compared to the other books in the series I thought this one was really fun and it had tons and tons of action, basically from the first chapter! Such a fun instalment to the finlay donovan series and I think it has more of the classic humour and lightheartedness that fans of this series will enjoy! Thank you NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the eArc in exchange for my honest review!

Ahhh...Finlay and Vero are back and the hijinks and calamities continue in this brilliant series that really needs to be made into a TV series. I love the fast pace and the way they roll with the punches often making lemonade out of life's lemons. The hilarious addition of Finlay's ex and her mom coming on the road trip is pure gold and I enjoyed every moment. I listened to the audiobook and Angela Dawe does such a fantastic job with all of the characters that I felt like I listened to a wild adventure of a movie.

Elle Cosimano did it again! Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice is another fun-filled, suspenseful romp for Finlay and Vero, the kids and their supporting characters and this time it's all rolled up in a road trip. Such fun!

The situations Finlay and Vero get themselves into are mostly absurd but also somehow believable. There are dead bodies here and there, and a decent amount of sexual tension, the action is constant, and I was thoroughly entertained by both the storytelling and skill of the narrator of the audiobook. Either print or audio version will not disappoint.

Fans of Finlay and Vero, as well as newcomers to the series, will love this book.

Thank you, Macmillan Audio, Netgalley, and Elle Cosimano for the advanced copy.

Started physical and then switched to audio with this one!

Finlay Donovan Rolls The Dice 🎲 #4

Pub Date 📅: 3/5/24

Thank you @stmartinspress for the finished copy!

You must you must you must read the first 3 in the series first. There is not a ton of character development so you need to read them in chronological order to fully grasp the SOAP OPERA this series is!

These books are absolutely ridiculous and silly but I always come back for more! Vero you are my HERO 🫶🏼

If you are in a reading slump definitely pick up this series they are great to listen to too! Thank you @netgalley & @macmillan.audio for my #ACL

Longer review on #Youtube 🔗 in bio!

Finlay is back, and this time she finds herself, Vero, her kids, her mom, and her ex in a car headed to Atlantic City to try to get Javi back.

This one wraps up what I feel like is the first big arc for Finlay! This might be my favorite in the series so far in terms of humor and just overall shenanigans in the plot. I am excited to see where things go left because it leaves on an interesting cliffhanger. Can’t wait to see where Finlay’s adventures take her next!

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I was so excited for this 4th installment detailing the adventures of Fiinlay & Vero- I piggy backed between the digital & audio versions of this one! Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice.... boy did she ever! Disguised as a girls' weekend in Atlantic City, Finlay & Vero set out to rescue Vero's childhood friend & crush Javi. To add to the craziness & chaos, Finlay & Vero are accompanied by Finlay's mother, ex-husband Stephen, & 2 precious children. This book has it all- adventure, suspense, an Atlantic city bookie, and throw even a side of the Russian mob. This book is light, fun, entertaining & an easy read. The narrator on the audio was spectacular & lends even more to the story. I would describe this as a cozy mystery with equal parts of humor & craziness. As in all of their adventures, Finlay & Vero compliment each other's personalities extremely well and make for quite the duo. While this could be read as s stand alone, I can't imagine anyone would want to - all of the installments of this series are a fast-paced, must read. Thank you @netgalley @stmartinspress & @macmillanaudio for the digital & audiobook ARC of this title.

This is book 4 following the crazy shenanigans of Finlay and Vero. If you have yet to read this series, you are missing out! Constant excitement, dead bodies, mobs, gambling, stolen car, shootings... absolutely unbelievable but still so good! This one gives the Hangover vibes and Miss Congeniality 2 as they venture to Atlantic City to find Vero's kidnapped childhood friend.

To me, this series is a great 'palette cleanser'. Great for reading or listening after a deep emotional read. A whole lot of nonsense that just works and is highly entertaining.

I can't wait for the next in the series. I have already started speculating what is going to happen in the next book.

Thank you, @netgalley, @stmartinspress, & @macmillan.audio for an audio & Ecopy.

I have really been enjoying this series as it’s very fun and entertaining. I don’t know how Finlay and Vero deal with all that they do, because I would get anxiety with all the secrets and sneaking around. But, this fourth installment was a little lackluster.

I have always loved Vero and Finlay’s relationship and that still holds true in this book. They compliment each other and have funny moments together. I did like that we got to see more with Vero & Javi plus I like Nick and Finlay together. What I found lacking in this one was there was just too much going on and so many characters. Everyone was there and it seemed so chaotic. While I know it’s fiction, it just seemed a little too crazy this time around. I am still going to keep reading the next book, because the ending kind of drew me back in, but I just hope that we don’t get too much repetition and stale with the plot.

If you’re looking for something light, fun, and entertaining, pick up this series. I would recommend starting with book 1, because you would be a little lost if you went straight to this one.

Lucy and Ethel go the Atlantic City. Oops, sorry, make that Finlay and Vero go the Atlantic City. Please pardon my mistake, but the slap stick and silly situations confused me for a moment. Finlay and Vero have gotten into some really bad situations in the past books and if you haven't read any of those, I highly recommend that you don't start with this one. The problems for our duo seem to compound by the hour to the point that it was easy to lose track of what is going on. This is a pure escape read and I loved it. Finley has a knack for getting into and out of really, really nasty situations, with the help of Vero, her nanny/bookkeeper/bestie/partner in crime. This time around the situation is compounded when Finlay's problems with the Russian mob collide with Vero's problems with an Atlantic City bookie. Oh, and everyone is there to get in the way. If you like your cozy mystery with a side of zany, this book is for you.

With the guise of a girl's weekend in Atlantic City, Finlay and Vero are out to rescue Vero's boyfriend, Javi, from Marco the loan shark who kidnapped him and stole Finlay's very expensive Aston-Martin, a "gift" from a Russian mobster that Finley really wants to give back. Easy-peasy, right?

Not. Then Finlay's mom, her ex, her kids, sister and sister's new squeeze, Nick and other law enforcement types tag along and make the situation really, really complicated. But Finlay and Vero are on a mission and just have to figure out how to ditch the unwelcome company, find Javi and the car and satisfy Marco, the bookie, and that's the easy part. Things get a lot more complicated from that basic mission and in the end, Finlay makes a gamble and it's all or nothing, but that just seems to be the way Finlay and Vero roll.

My thanks to the Publisher, and Author, for providing a complimentary digital Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this novel via NetGalley. This is my fair, honest and personal review. All opinions are mine alone and were not biased in any way.

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano picks up right where Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun Book #3 leaves off. Let the shenanigans begin!
Under the guise of a girls' weekend, Finlay and Vero, straight out of their Citizen's Police Academy, are headed to Atlantic City. Someone has kidnapped Javi and the ladies must rescue him and bring the ransom.
Suddenly, it's not just those two. Finlay's mother, ex-husband Stephen, and their two adorable kids insist on tagging along. Finlay and Vera's adventure is beginning with all odds against them. Including, convincing Finlay's 'hot cop' boyfriend that they are only on a quick getaway!!!

Experiencing roadblocks from family, friends, lovers, and bad guys, Finlay and Vero double down with every wild card they can. The stakes are high for these two female super sleuths...it's an incredibly fun book with the usual Finlay and Vero banter and humor. With each sentence, I can hear Angela Dawe's voice (narrator for the Finlay Donovan series audiobooks). I'll be getting the Audiobook too!!!

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice has an almost perfect ending with a transition into the next book.

I'll be reading and listening to that one too!!!

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher, St. Martin's Press, for an advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.

Finlay and Vero head to Atlantic City, where their "getaway" acts as a cover for a deal with a loan shark, a search for a stolen car, and the saving of Vero’s crush, Javi. And things become extra complicated when Finlay's ex, her mother, and the rest of the gang accompany them.

There, the plan falls apart fast, and they unexpectedly find themselves as potential suspects in a murder.

This was the perfect time in the series to freshen things up by transporting the characters to a new location, and Atlantic City was the perfect place for both mayhem and crime.

It has all the same humor and heart you expect from Finlay and Vero in investigating the seedy underworld of criminal minds, and fans of the series are also likely to be both pleased and intrigued by the ending.

This is such a fun read. Finlay does it again.....finds herself in situations that she gets herself out of in very clever ways. Just a stay at home mom who writes romance thrillers, these situations end up being good research for her books.
This one takes us to Atlantic City, where Finlay searches for a car, a thumb drive, and Vero's friend, Javi. This should be a perfect girls' weekend until Steven, the kids, and Finlay's mom tags along. Not to mention Detective Nick Anthony so he can keep an eye on Finlay while still searching for Felicks Zhirov.
I love how Elle can write Finlay into the most stressful situations yet keep it light and funny.