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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
I get that people find this series tiresome. But wanting some sort of closure from a Stephanie Plum novel is like hoping to read a babysitters club book in which they graduate from high school. Not gonna happen. The series makes massive amounts of money; Joe and Stephanie and Ranger are stuck in a triangle forever. Nothing surprising in the book, all the same. I read it because it's easy.
Feel like JE had a word count to meet though. I don't need incessant lists detailing what Stephanie bought at the store or what the hardware store carries.
Feel like JE had a word count to meet though. I don't need incessant lists detailing what Stephanie bought at the store or what the hardware store carries.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was just fine. I liked the mystery but the conclusion was a little disappointing.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ve been reading Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series since I was in year 11. We were studying crime fiction and my English teacher recommended ‘One for the Money’ as something different, fun, and feminine. Needless to say, I was hooked and have been reading her books obsessively ever since.
I’ve always been a huge fan of crime fiction and I read a wide variety of authors, although I have felt at times that it can be a bit of a ‘boys club’. Women were always femme fatales, damsels, or dead. If there was a female detective/police officer she was always painted as a superhero like character, flawless and unwavering. And I know it seems like I’m being picky here, but I feel like all of those characters can be dangerous for women. Women are not always broken and we are not always perfect. We are, after all, humans, which brings me to my point about Stephanie Plum. Stephanie is frustrating and flawed, terrible at her job, terrible with commitment and men, and not a very good cook. Ultimately though, she is human. Even though Stephanie and I are completely different (one major fact being she is fictional and I am not), I feel like I can relate to her in so many ways. She is unconventional and that is what makes her perfect to me.
For those of you who have not read the book, I should probably first explain who Kevin is… Kevin is a giant giraffe that is set loose in the streets of Trenton. Lula, the fun and friendly character she is, befriends Kevin quickly trying to draw him out with bags of lettuce left around the streets.
Stephanie is on the hunt for Uncle Sunny, which wins her no love from her boyfriend, Morelli’s grandmother. She is a hunched over one-million-year-old lady who can ‘put the eye on you’. Even from the pages of my book, this lady scares me.
In true Stephanie style she is almost thrown off a bridge, shot at, and almost sleeps with Ranger… again. But despite this, justice or craziness prevails and Stephanie solves the case of Uncle Sunny and gets her and her Grandma out of some concrete trouble.
I’m can’t wait until the new book comes out in June this year. Janet, if you’re reading: I think that there should be more guest appearances from Kevin.
I’ve always been a huge fan of crime fiction and I read a wide variety of authors, although I have felt at times that it can be a bit of a ‘boys club’. Women were always femme fatales, damsels, or dead. If there was a female detective/police officer she was always painted as a superhero like character, flawless and unwavering. And I know it seems like I’m being picky here, but I feel like all of those characters can be dangerous for women. Women are not always broken and we are not always perfect. We are, after all, humans, which brings me to my point about Stephanie Plum. Stephanie is frustrating and flawed, terrible at her job, terrible with commitment and men, and not a very good cook. Ultimately though, she is human. Even though Stephanie and I are completely different (one major fact being she is fictional and I am not), I feel like I can relate to her in so many ways. She is unconventional and that is what makes her perfect to me.
For those of you who have not read the book, I should probably first explain who Kevin is… Kevin is a giant giraffe that is set loose in the streets of Trenton. Lula, the fun and friendly character she is, befriends Kevin quickly trying to draw him out with bags of lettuce left around the streets.
Stephanie is on the hunt for Uncle Sunny, which wins her no love from her boyfriend, Morelli’s grandmother. She is a hunched over one-million-year-old lady who can ‘put the eye on you’. Even from the pages of my book, this lady scares me.
In true Stephanie style she is almost thrown off a bridge, shot at, and almost sleeps with Ranger… again. But despite this, justice or craziness prevails and Stephanie solves the case of Uncle Sunny and gets her and her Grandma out of some concrete trouble.
I’m can’t wait until the new book comes out in June this year. Janet, if you’re reading: I think that there should be more guest appearances from Kevin.
It was pretty good. Finished it in four days, so it was a pretty easy read. It's a typical Stephanie Plum book -- she gets into weird situations and has Ranger or Joe bail her out. Still can't decide who she wants to be with. She comes close to telling Joe but changes her mind.
There's a reason I only get some books from the library. Oh Janet.... why are all your Stephanie Plum books exactly the same?!?! I LOVED this series when I started at One for the Money. Kept loving it and buying the books up into the double digits. But now, now.... I keep reading in hopes that something changes.
I guess there was a change in this one. A giraffe named Kevin. That was new.
But Lula and Stephanie... the same. Grandma... the same. Ranger and Morelli and the "inner turmoil" at having 2 gorgeous guys in lust with her..... the same. No resolution for anyone but Kevin.
There are still laugh out loud moments. But things are repeated so much it feels like Evanovich is writing these so that people can start anywhere in the series and get the ENTIRE back story. We know the back story. Please quit telling us.
I'm sure I'll read 21, 22, 23, etc. I'll keep going as long as the library stocks them. And I'll keep hoping. Hoping for something to happen besides a giraffe named Kevin.
I guess there was a change in this one. A giraffe named Kevin. That was new.
But Lula and Stephanie... the same. Grandma... the same. Ranger and Morelli and the "inner turmoil" at having 2 gorgeous guys in lust with her..... the same. No resolution for anyone but Kevin.
There are still laugh out loud moments. But things are repeated so much it feels like Evanovich is writing these so that people can start anywhere in the series and get the ENTIRE back story. We know the back story. Please quit telling us.
I'm sure I'll read 21, 22, 23, etc. I'll keep going as long as the library stocks them. And I'll keep hoping. Hoping for something to happen besides a giraffe named Kevin.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
Yeah, it's the same old, same old. But it's enjoyable mind candy.
Good book, but not near as good as the last few in the series, although the scenes with "Kevin" & Ranger were pretty darn funny.