The silver medal for best book of 2023 is awarded to Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano.

What is it about? Finlay Donovan’s life can’t get much worse. She’s recently divorced, practically raising her two children by herself, has a horrific case of writer’s block, is late on paying her bills, and has an ex-husband who seems determined to make her life a living hell. Oh, and he just got rid of the babysitter without telling her. Great. But Finlay’s life is about to get much more complicated. As it turns out, Finlay does such an excellent job at verbalizing her next book to her editor that a woman listening nearby thinks she is a hitwoman, and she’s got a job for Finlay.

Why did I love it? This book is the funniest thing I have read in a long time. From the first sentence until the very end, I found myself laughing and having a good time, which isn’t always very easy. Despite Finlay’s less than ideal situation, her antics and the situations she finds herself in are a thrill to read. It doesn’t take long for the reader to fall in love with Finlay and her eventual accomplice, Vero. The friendship these two women have is a major plus to this book and Vero always brings the humor when things get a bit too serious.

I said this in my review and I’ll say it again. If you are going through a hard time or getting a bit depressed about the current state of the world (don’t blame you in the slightest) than pick up Finlay Donovan. It transports you away from whatever trouble you are having and let’s you have a bit of fun for a few hours. And I know I’m going to sound like a broken record when I say this but Ms. Cosimano’s book is something that can be devoured in one sitting. I never wanted to put the book down and when I had to I made sure to hurry through whatever I was doing just to get back to it. So what more do you need to know? If you haven’t already go and pick up this one hell of a good time. You are not going to regret it.

If you do need more convincing check our my review at https://rachelrheil.com/blog/2023/06/finlay-donovan-is-killing-it-by-elle-cosimano-review/.