3.72 AVERAGE

adventurous
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Hadn't checked in on Stephanie Plum in quite a while. You know what you're getting when you open it - the Lucy & Ethel from Jersey. Fun enough escape.
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Not as good as her others, but still enjoyable.
funny fast-paced
funny mysterious relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

At last, I found a fluff book that was a good example of the genre. The last 4 Stephanie Plum books really read like Evanovich had written them in 5 minutes--or hired an assistant to do it for her. This one, for some reason, just had more coherence--the story line (at least at first) was not completely over the top, and Evanovich seemed to be aiming to tell a story and not use a cute euphemism or get off a one-liner every other sentence. Oddly enough, this made a nicer read, one more reminiscent of the first three books in the series than the later ones.

I also have Explosive Eighteen out from our library. We'll see how that goes! But 17 is an entertaining romp. Great food descriptions!

I found this book kind of a let down from the previous ones, but still enjoyable. There a certain parts that cracked me up especially with Lula.