I am wondering if I didn't have an open mind, or if I was expecting too much maybe? I have read every Stephanie Plum book at least five times. I can't wait to buy them. With this book, I could put it down, and come back later, and not feel like I couldn't wait to see what happened next. I don't feel Janet Evanovich even wrote the book without a major ghostwriter helping. Stephanie was bland, Ranger all of a sudden is a talking guy who says "dude". Ranger and Joe are falling all overthemselves for Ms. Plum who shows no great emotional yearing for either one. Grandma has a potty mouth now. She has a boyfriend who mysteriously disappears into an assisted living and nothing else is said. (enough about the colostomy aspect). So many inconsistencies with the other books. Joe is always parked at Stephanie's. They were always at Joe's before. He doesn't have a washer or dryer, but he does in the other books. He cooks in this book, but in other books, his cooking skills run to toast and hot chocolate. In this book, Stephanie's mom's name is Helen. In all the other books, it is Ellen. The car at the end of the last book is a different car than this book. Her neighbor across the hall has always been Mr. Wolesky...now it is a different name. Albert, Vinnie, Valerie, the neighbors, the cop friends...all MIA. This book felt phoned in. I think Janet is writing so many books now, she is becoming another Nora Roberts. Just crank them out. So sad.........Read full review
I can highly recommend this and all previous Janet Evanovich books. They are an addictive story line. Her , what I call, the "Number Series" of stories with titles like "One For The Money", Two For The Dough, "Three To Get Deadly" etc...are about a wonderful heroine, Stephanie Plum, who is pushed into the life of a bounty hunter, though ill prepared, and those who come to her aide. Also her "Full" series, ie." Full Bloom" etc. about other characters and their unusual encounters are just great. Ms. Evanovich writes to folks who like a fun and thrilling read that is not so detailed that you need an interpreter. Her stories are well suited to young teens and seasoned adults. They carry enough intrigue and inuendo to be interesting, but are not too gory or smutty. My teenage daughter has inhaled these series and Ms. Evanovich just can't keep up with her appetite for more. Another author that has won the heart of my daughter is Harlan Cobin....He has a mystery series that she has also consumed and waits impatiently for more.Read full review
I love all the Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum Series. I've read them all and I'm waiting for #14 that comes out on June 17, 2008. I just wish more would happen between Joe Morelli and Stephanie Plum. And why can't Joe push her a little harder into getting married. Neither one of them is getting any younger. I'd like for the next book to have a lot more going on with the men in her life, something that sticks! #4 was such a great book; I want #14 to be the best of all. I love most of the characters in her books; she has some fun and crazy friends. If you haven’t read Mean Lean Thirteen yet, get it! You’ll have fun, and have many a good laugh!
Love the Stephanie Plum series. Couldn't wait to read this, but feel like something's missing. It's laugh-out-loud funny, as always, but, I think, this is the first one I've read that didn't include Vinnie, Valerie, Albert, and the nieces, especially, the one that thinks she's a horse! Gramma is hilarious and out does being outrageous. I little surprised at Gramma's language in this one. Not that the words are used a lot anymore, but we don't usually hear them from her. The story is great, which is what I expect, so I wasn't disappointed with that. First book I can't rate as Excellent from Evanovich's Plum series. Wish I could. Glad I didn't pay $27.95.
Janet Evanovich is one of my favorite writers. This is the 13th in the series. The characters are a riot and the story entertaining. Stephanie the bounty hunter is up to her usual hijinks and involves all the rest of the characters. This book features her ex husband Dickie and a crazy taxidermist. If you have never read this author, start at the beginning with One For The Money. You will be hooked!
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