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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I love this series! I read it as a young teenager and loved it, and now re-reading it as an adult I still find the story fun and enjoyable.
But, now that I’m older, I can also acknowledge that the writing is average at best, and the story is far-fetched (Diesel showing up in Lizzy’s life and her being 100% ok with this strange man being all up in her business all the time).
Regardless though, it’s fun and easy to read!
I will say that I hate that Janet Evanovich can write 30 Stephanie Plum novels and leave this 3 Lizzy and Diesel books unfinished.
But, now that I’m older, I can also acknowledge that the writing is average at best, and the story is far-fetched (Diesel showing up in Lizzy’s life and her being 100% ok with this strange man being all up in her business all the time).
Regardless though, it’s fun and easy to read!
I will say that I hate that Janet Evanovich can write 30 Stephanie Plum novels and leave this 3 Lizzy and Diesel books unfinished.
Given the varied opinions on this by other readers here, I should probably preface my review by saying: a) that I have not read Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, so I am not comparing this book to that, and b) I am a big fan of anything paranormal or magical in books. That said, I absolutely loved this story!!
I thought this was just a blast of a romp, and absolutely hilarious! The humour in this story had me laughing out loud throughout the entire book. Yes, the things that happened were ridiculous, but then again, when you consider what the situation is - Lizzie being what she's believed her entire life was just an ordinary, normal life - the stuff that happens to her in this book once Wulf and Diesel show up is pretty darn funny. I especially liked how Lizzie responds to the people and situations she finds herself dumped into. I feel like the things she says and does when faced with crazy-town erupting all around her is probably how I would respond if this stuff happened to me, so I could totally relate to Lizzie, and like her . . . a LOT!
The story itself is light and fluffy and silly and over-the-top, but it obviously isn't presenting itself as high literature, so who cares that it's silly?! It's FUN! And sometimes, you want to read a story that is just fun and entertaining, and that makes you laugh on almost every page. This book totally delivered that entertainment and laughter for me, and I really enjoyed this.
I listened to this as an audio book since my library had it, and the narrator was great. She made the characters really come to life and she made them and their antics even funnier with the way she delivered their lines.
I will definitely be continuing with this series. It's a hoot, and I can't wait to see what happens next! Highly recommended for anyone looking for a light, fun beach or summer read, and if you like audio books, this would be great for a long drive, or for a daily commute book to listen to.
I thought this was just a blast of a romp, and absolutely hilarious! The humour in this story had me laughing out loud throughout the entire book. Yes, the things that happened were ridiculous, but then again, when you consider what the situation is - Lizzie being what she's believed her entire life was just an ordinary, normal life - the stuff that happens to her in this book once Wulf and Diesel show up is pretty darn funny. I especially liked how Lizzie responds to the people and situations she finds herself dumped into. I feel like the things she says and does when faced with crazy-town erupting all around her is probably how I would respond if this stuff happened to me, so I could totally relate to Lizzie, and like her . . . a LOT!
The story itself is light and fluffy and silly and over-the-top, but it obviously isn't presenting itself as high literature, so who cares that it's silly?! It's FUN! And sometimes, you want to read a story that is just fun and entertaining, and that makes you laugh on almost every page. This book totally delivered that entertainment and laughter for me, and I really enjoyed this.
I listened to this as an audio book since my library had it, and the narrator was great. She made the characters really come to life and she made them and their antics even funnier with the way she delivered their lines.
I will definitely be continuing with this series. It's a hoot, and I can't wait to see what happens next! Highly recommended for anyone looking for a light, fun beach or summer read, and if you like audio books, this would be great for a long drive, or for a daily commute book to listen to.
I wish it was better but I still liked this book. Not as good as the Plum series but still fun.
This was a fun read, silly at many times but I still enjoyed it. I hope there is more to this series. I found myself laughing out loud many times.
I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did. It was goofy, and funny. Plus there was a good story. I loved the characters like cat and Carl. So different. I will definitely read book 2.
From the reviews I've read of Evanovich's works what I'm getting is that this book is basically just the Stephanie Plum series but with magic added in or whatever. I had so many things to say that was wrong with this and I won't go into detail here because it would just send me into a rage again. I probably won't read another Evanovich novel/book, though, if this is what I have to look forward to in her writing. I was disappointed in the writing and I expected a little more in it but I was let down.
Hilarious. Laugh outloud book, an easy read, and a forward moving plot. Great!
I was entertained by this, what can I say?
Diesel was always the best part of the Between-the-Numbers books!
Diesel was always the best part of the Between-the-Numbers books!
If you read the description of this book and thought "Hey, that sounds pretty interesting. And look, the main criticism of it seems to be that it's just like her other books... but her other books are popular bestsellers and I've never read any of them, so I'll probably really like this!"
You thought wrong.
By page 9 the good guy, bad guy, goal and love interest are all set up so neatly and so quickly you'll immediately be on the alert for the clever plot twist to shake it up. I was, but spoiler alert: it never comes. Lizzy, the main character, is so passive she occasionally protests going along with whatever Diesel (the Good Guy, and don't for a second think you'll get any backstory, motive or reason to question him at any point of this void-of-character-development book) says and then suddenly she's doing it in the next paragraph. It's literally one big book of:
"Do this!"
"No"
"You really need to, though,"
"No"
Next paragraph: "I can't believe that just two days ago my life was normal and now I'm doing this thing that I don't want to do. I just want to make cupcakes!"
I'm not exaggerating.
Also, were we supposed to find the monkey funny? He says "Eeep!", flips people off and eats Froot Loops. He's messy, doesn't get along with her cat and all the characters kind of want him gone. Did you crack a smile as I described him? No? Well, too bad, because by the time you make it to the 2/3rds mark, the author is pretty obsessed with him. She'll updated you on what he's doing far more than anything else related to the actual plot. If you don't want spoilers, look away for this last bit: At one point Lizzy fears she's been raped while she was unconscious. She discusses her fears for a paragraph and then the monkey pukes and that's all they can worry about. That's right, keeping up with the monkey is more important to the author than her strange, never fully explained subplot of making bad cupcakes because of possible rape!
In the beginning it was almost so bad that it was at least amusing, but that fizzled quickly. One star read for me, for sure. If this was just like all her other books, I'm guaranteed to never read another Janet Evanovich book again.
You thought wrong.
By page 9 the good guy, bad guy, goal and love interest are all set up so neatly and so quickly you'll immediately be on the alert for the clever plot twist to shake it up. I was, but spoiler alert: it never comes. Lizzy, the main character, is so passive she occasionally protests going along with whatever Diesel (the Good Guy, and don't for a second think you'll get any backstory, motive or reason to question him at any point of this void-of-character-development book) says and then suddenly she's doing it in the next paragraph. It's literally one big book of:
"Do this!"
"No"
"You really need to, though,"
"No"
Next paragraph: "I can't believe that just two days ago my life was normal and now I'm doing this thing that I don't want to do. I just want to make cupcakes!"
I'm not exaggerating.
Also, were we supposed to find the monkey funny? He says "Eeep!", flips people off and eats Froot Loops. He's messy, doesn't get along with her cat and all the characters kind of want him gone. Did you crack a smile as I described him? No? Well, too bad, because by the time you make it to the 2/3rds mark, the author is pretty obsessed with him. She'll updated you on what he's doing far more than anything else related to the actual plot. If you don't want spoilers, look away for this last bit: At one point Lizzy fears she's been raped while she was unconscious. She discusses her fears for a paragraph and then the monkey pukes and that's all they can worry about. That's right, keeping up with the monkey is more important to the author than her strange, never fully explained subplot of making bad cupcakes because of possible rape!
In the beginning it was almost so bad that it was at least amusing, but that fizzled quickly. One star read for me, for sure. If this was just like all her other books, I'm guaranteed to never read another Janet Evanovich book again.