Implausible Chaos — FINLAY DONOVAN KNOCKS ‘EM DEAD by Elle Cosimano
Finlay Donovan is—once again—struggling to finish her next novel and keep her head above water as a single mother of two. On the bright side, she has her live-in nanny and confidant Vero to rely on, and the only dead body she’s dealt with lately is that of her daughter’s pet goldfish.
On the not-so-bright side, someone out there wants her ex-husband, Steven, out of the picture. Permanently. Whatever else Steven may be, he’s a good father, but saving him will send her down a rabbit hole of hit-women disguised as soccer moms, and a little bit more involvement with the Russian mob than she’d like.
Meanwhile, Vero’s keeping secrets, and Detective Nick Anthony seems determined to get back into her life. He may be a hot cop, but Finlay’s first priority is preventing her family from sleeping with the fishes… and if that means bending a few laws then so be it.
With her next book’s deadline looming and an ex-husband to keep alive, Finlay is quickly coming to the end of her rope. She can only hope there isn’t a noose at the end of it…
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My ThoughtsI wish I could tell you I loved this book. I so wanted to. But…
The plot went totally off the rails. The tangled mess felt implausible and convoluted. I needed a spreadsheet to keep up with all the chaotic happenings.
Finlay’s and Vero’s behavior simply made no sense. I tried to roll with it. Really, I did. But the humor of the first book was absent here, and all we were left with was Finlay’s and Vero’s preposterous antics.
I don’t think this book would work as a stand-alone. Much of the plotline from book one is carried over here. You need to read the first book in order to have any clue what’s going on.
And finally, once again we were given a needless epilogue with a major cliffhanger. The only reason the epilogue exists at all is for that cliffhanger, which is the plot for book three. I’m absolutely not a fan of this tactic.
On the bright side, the audio narration is excellent.
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