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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
Sure, some of the characters are funny and there's the groundwork for a long series and the main character is superficially unlike Stephanie Plum, but there's not a lot new enough to be interesting to me. And I liked the story better before Carl showed up.
Eh. It definitely had some similarities to the Stephanie Plum series. I also think that having a monkey as part of the story is a little much. Overall, a quick read with no real substance to it.
it wasn’t gripping my attention and i found that i wasn’t really listening to the words
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Absolutely hysterical. I was not expecting to laugh that much.
This book made me laugh out loud. If you like smart funny female leads, a touch of the paranormal & monkeys, you should read this book. A must for fans of Evanovich's Stephanie Plum & Alex Barnaby.
I didn't like this writing as much as the plum writing. The story line and plot were fun, and different. I didn't really have a problem with that. The writing, to be frank, felt rather half assed. Like she wasn't really feeling it and had to quick churn some junk out. :(
I love Lizzy and Diesal! True to an Evanovich novel, there is tons of food. Lizzy being a pastry chef at Dazzle's in Salem, kind of a boring life, when suddenly being stalked by two extremely good looking guys, both a little crazy. Now she has a permanent house guest, a cat (that possibly belonged to her dead aunt), and a monkey (thanks to her co-worker/friend Glo). On top of it all, Glo thinks she can do spells and ends up hexing/cursing a wonderful customer of Dazzle. Her life just went from boring to down-right crazy.
Fun!
It was a nice break from my usual: serious low-fantasy books. The story itself is goofy and funny. There is no build up to the "magic powers are real" but instead just runs with that idea; I enjoyed that. For some reason there's a unusually smart monkey that gives the finger and is generally disgusting. The plot of finding magical gluttony stones before the bad guy was just interesting enough to keep me listening. I could have done without the will-they-or-won't they crap, it felt so forced and tacked on. I really think it would be a better book without the "romantic" subplot.
Although, more than anything this book made me crave cupcakes.
It was a nice break from my usual: serious low-fantasy books. The story itself is goofy and funny. There is no build up to the "magic powers are real" but instead just runs with that idea; I enjoyed that. For some reason there's a unusually smart monkey that gives the finger and is generally disgusting. The plot of finding magical gluttony stones before the bad guy was just interesting enough to keep me listening. I could have done without the will-they-or-won't they crap, it felt so forced and tacked on. I really think it would be a better book without the "romantic" subplot.
Although, more than anything this book made me crave cupcakes.