Week 46 Review: Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank

From Goodreads:

From New York Times bestselling author Elle Cosimano, comes Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank—a hilarious short story diving into Finlay Donovan's partner-in-crime Vero's past.

Anyone can spot a window of opportunity, but not everyone can manage to fall straight through one.

Veronica Ruiz is on the run for the first time in her life—though certainly not the last. After being falsely accused of stealing money from her college sorority, she packs up and heads to her cousin Ramón's apartment, planning to change her name and rebuild start over away from backstabbing girls and university drama (and far, far away from her arrest warrant in Maryland).

At the local bank on the first morning of her new life, it occurs to Vero that she'd be a better bank teller than most of the current employees: she may not have much money, but what little she does have, she knows how to manage. Unfortunately, the only available position is a cleaning job and so, desperate for a fresh start, she takes the bank manager's offer.

But nothing in Vero's world has ever been simple, so of course shortly after she begins work, she overhears a conversation between her new boss and a security guard: someone who works there has been stealing. Seeing a window of opportunity, Vero sets out to find the identity of the thief, present the evidence, and then push for the perfect job. All of which would be easier if her irresistibly infuriating childhood crush Javi wasn't living in the same damn town.

Offering the insight that listeners have been craving into fan-favorite Vero's past and a closer look at the moment Finlay and Vero first meet, Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank is a can't-miss addition to the Finlay Donovan series.

My Review:
I had a fantastic time reading this book! Vero has been a part of the series since the beginning, and the way that she and Finlay get into this situations is always a blast to read, and seeing how they get out of them! And to get a story from Vero's perspective, well, I had to read it! 

The whole situation that she's in, being the one accused of stealing the money, yeah, that sucks, especially with how close she was to graduating, and how much effort that she'd put into it. I really enjoyed her attempts to get a job that she's qualified for, and investigating who was the thief! 

Watching her investigation, and the methods that she used, well, they were familiar, and got her into some pretty tricky situations! I did guess who it was, just because of the way the clues were laying out, but I had a great time reading it! 

I did really enjoy how it ended, where she got what she wanted, but pretty quickly lost it, because people are awful, and she was trying to be kind to someone, who turned out to be Finlay, which just brought this whole story together! 

Loved reading this story and I can't wait to read more by Elle Cosimano! 

Author: Elle Cosimano
Series: Finlay Donovan #3.5
Read: November 14th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book! 
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: November 7th 2023

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