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Finlay Donovan is a recently divorced mother of two little children and is far from killing it at life. She’s months behind on her newest novel, has more overdue bills than she cares to count, a garage door that won’t close, and an ex-husband dead set on receiving full custody of their two children. But, for Finlay things are going to get even more complicated. While discussing her book with her publisher at a local Panera, a woman overhears Finlay and mistakes her for a hitwoman, and she has a little problem she wants Finlay to take care of. What ensues is a hilarious tale of what one woman will do to kill it at life.

In one simple word, this book could be described as hilarious. The subject matter could be dark, but Ms. Cosimano has created a fantastic character in Finlay Donovan, a mom who has been pushed just a bit too hard and is looking for a way to keep her children out of the hands of her cheating ex-husband. Though I’m not a mother myself I do think many women can relate to Finlay’s struggles, as well as her humor about her situation. Finlay knows what she is doing is wrong, but isn’t your husband cheating on your real estate agent also just as bad?

Finlay is soon joined by her babysitter, Vero. This college student is probably my favorite character in the story. She’s sassy, self assured, and her humor is one of my favorite aspects of this book. These two oddball characters find themselves in deep trouble when a well meaning bartender and a young, ambitious detective become involved, only complicating the plot but also providing more insane situations that Finlay and Vero have to get out of.

There is truly nothing I didn’t dislike about this book. It could be argued that the plot if predictable and that it’s not necessarily a deep mystery where you have to guess the killer. Nonetheless, it is one of those books that you can fly through and, if you are down and having a bad day, it will immediately put you into a better move. For that, I loved this book and believe it might become one of my favorite books moving forward.

5 out of 5 stars