Finlay Donovan is Killing It

Well, hello there! I have SO many things to write about, but NO time to write about them. Here's a post, though. Y'all, I did it! I finally read it - after months. Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Ellie Cosimano.

SUMMARY

Finlay Donovan has no stability. She is recently divorced, has two small children, and is an author with a mental block. Not only is she failing to put any words on the blank document that she sits in front of every night but she cannot even manage to keep her daughter from cutting tragically jagged bangs. Struggling to pay bills, Finlay meets with her agent at a local Panera (where else?) to discuss getting yet another advance on the book she is failing to write when an unidentified, despondent-looking woman slips a piece of paper into Finlay's diaper bag. A piece of paper that read -

"I crumpled up the note and held it over the bin. But the dollar sign - and all the zeros that followed - piqued my curiosity. Who was Harris Mickler? Why did he have so much cash? And why had the woman sitting beside me left the paper on my tray when she could have just as easily disposed of it herself?"

Past her initial confusion, Finlay realizes what this note is asking her to do. Yes, it would be terribly wrong. But she NEEDS the money. She can't, she won't. But could she...?

REVIEW

I read this book in two days. You may have seen my dramatic download after I finished this book on my Instagram stories. I remarked how much I LOVED it and how easy it was to read -

No, this was not my usual literary fiction nor classic, but I was RELAXED (yes, I was relaxed. Shocking.). This book was lighthearted and ended well. From the summary, you might think it would be hard to sympathize with a person who seriously thinks about killing another human being. Finlay is easy to root for. This book is funny, sweet, and easy to read.

Hallie-verified!

Age Range: 16+ (this is marketed as an adult book!)

Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group

Tags: mystery, drama, Ellie Cosimano, a character who is an author, second-chance, single-mom

Format: hardback

*TW: divorce, sedatives, custody issues, financial distress, death*

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