I liked having a window into Vero’s life outside of Finlay - she’s a great secondary character/sidekick that I wondered about. Am I hoping for more similar novellas? Yes - I love this world that Elle Cosimano has created!

I was hooked from the first Finlay Donovan story. Beto is a wild, funny and no-nonsense character who is a perfect side character. I loved this back story and expansion on how Vero met Finlay. While I don’t know if I would be interested in a series with Veronica as the main character, I would love a story or two focusing on her other secrets, if you will. Purposefully vague, so not to spoil, but if you’ve read the series you will understand.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books for allowing me to read this book.Very brief but fun look into vero’s recent past.

I loved being back in the Finlay Donovan universe, even in only for a short time. I thought this novella was fun and I enjoyed getting into the mind of Vero. I do like learning more of her backstory. That being said, this was so quick that we didn't get too much that we didn't already know. I thought the short mystery element was fun, and while it wasn't really groundbreaking, it was a nice and quick read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced readers copy of this book. All opinions within this review are my own.

I love the Finlay Donovan series and find each book an enjoyable read. Unfortunately this novella just did not do the same as the other books in this series. First the story was good in the sense it provided background to how Vero and Finlay meet as well as introduce the characters of her cousin and Javi. The problem mainly was the story its self just fell flat. It didn’t have the same humor and appeal as the other books.


Thank you to Netgalley and to the publishers for allowing me to read this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I love the Finlay Donovan series and was super excited to see there's a prequel with Vero's story. She's resilient and resourceful and I just love her!

I enjoyed this spin-off, which focused more on Vero, Finlay’s partner-in-crime. This was a fun short story to fill in the time while waiting for the next full book to come out. I always appreciate a short story or novella in between books in worlds I’ve already committed time to. I highly recommend this for fans of the series.

Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for giving me an eARC. The opinion in this review is my own.

I really enjoyed getting more of Vero’s backstory. It’s a great little short story. It’s interesting to get more insight into the Finlay and Vero relationship. Gives us a better idea of who they really are at heart.

This was a great short story to be introduced to Veronica. It doesn't make or break whether you have read any of the other books. It will enhance what you have read in the Finlay Donovan series. It does let us in on why Veronica left school but I would have liked a bit more insight into her feelings or plans. And the ending where she takes up with Finlay at the bank was a bit strange to me.

A delightful short story giving some additional backstory to a favorite character in the Finlay Donovan series! Poor Veronica has just been ousted from her sorority for supposed money theft and is hiding out at home. But, as readers of the Finlay series know, she can't help getting involved in mysteries! It also provided another view of the meet-cute between Vero and Finlay!

I am glad I read this to know Vero's backstory and a little more about her relationship with Javier. I love her character and think she is always so much fun. I really need more of their relationship and I am glad that I read this before the next book!

A cute little filler to the Finlay Donovan series. Loved the short story format, and loved the enhancement of Vero's character.

Great little novella to break up the series! I really enjoyed getting to know Vero a little more and getting a glimpse into her story before she met Finlay!! Definitely worth the read

I’ve never read anything by this author but after this book I think I’m gonna give more of her books a try. I was hooked from the beginning and even though it was short I enjoyed the pace and the little mystery going on. Definitely a fun read that I would tell others to give a try.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc

Only Vero would take a custodian job to figure out to mystery to land on a good job to show her skills. But also only Vero will mess things up as she would in her own unique way.

Everything was going well for Vero. She was in college with full ride. She was few credits away from graduating. She was going to make her mom proud for everything she had been through raising her. But those sorority girls... With the sorority's money gone and everyone pointing finger at Vero, she did one thing she thought she could do: run away to her cousin. Sure he gave him place to live but it was not going to be easy to explain why she was taking this extended break from the school.

I wanted to know more about Vero, whether she was really the culprit or not, how she met Finlay. In 100 pages, we got a crash course on Vero's background and how she became the person she was with Finlay. All I'm gonna say "Go Vero! You were one of hell of a misunderstood woman"

This was so hard to read as an arc since 50% of the words do not have spaces between them. I’m sure the true published book is a decent read.

I've thoroughly enjoyed each installment of this series, mostly for the characters - so this short story with additional background was a fun add to the lineup! I appreciate the chance to read it, as I didn't even know I had missed one.

Vero's and Finlay's "meet cute". Very cute and great length to give us a little more information. But now it just makes me want more!!

Loved this short story and learning about Vero's past. What a great addition to the series. Thank you for the opportunity to read this.

I loved this little short story with Finlay and VERO. We finally get Vero’s backstory and see a lot more of another certain character and I loved it!!