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Takedown Twenty

Janet Evanovich

3.55 AVERAGE

l1brarygirl's review against another edition

3.0

1. One for the Money - ★★★★★
2. Two for the Dough - ★★★★★
3. Three To Get Deadly - ★★★★☆
4. Four to Score - ★★★★☆
5. High Five - ★★★★☆
6. Hot Six - ★★★★☆
7. Seven Up - ★★★★☆
8. Hard Eight - ★★★★☆
8.5 Visions of Sugar Plums - ★★★☆☆
9. To the Nines - ★★★★☆
10. Ten Big Ones - ★★★☆☆
11. Eleven on Top - ★★★★☆
12. Twelve Sharp - ★★★★★
12.5 Plum Lovin' - ★★★☆☆
13. Lean Mean Thirteen - ★★★★☆
13.5 Plum Lucky - ★★★☆☆
14. Fearless Fourteen - ★★★★☆
14.5 Plum Spooky - ★★★☆☆
15. Finger Lickin' Fifteen - ★★★★☆
16. Sizzling Sixteen - ★★★★★
17. Smokin' Seventeen - ★★★☆☆
18. Explosive Eighteen - ★★☆☆☆
19. Notorious Nineteen - ★★★☆☆

marthasweeney's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed many of the Stephanie Plum series when I was a teenager and young adult. However, now that I'm older and have read a few of the more recent additions, I'd have to say I'm a little disappointed. There hasn't been much character development or movement forward. It's the same general routine for the main character. After twenty some books, you would think there would be a change.

I saw the movie and loved it, though some of the people picked for the cast didn't line up. Especially Ranger.

The series would be better as a tv show.

snellreader100's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mandomc's review against another edition

5.0

Hilarious installment

Stephanie is at it again. Going after her boyfriends godfather gets riskier throughout the book, and despite being warned several time to leave him be, she just can't pass up the money. and the Giraffe.....poor Kevin.

cabonin's review against another edition

4.0

I almost didn't read this book. I wasn't happy with the previous few--Stephanie's adventures were getting far too ridiculous (remember One for the Money? That one was actually pretty dark given where this series ended up.), Janet Evanovich's writing style was drifting beyond lazy towards phoning-it-in, and the plots were so disposable that I forgot what the original problem was by the resolution. I'm glad I did give in, though, because Takedown Twenty is closer to what I want from a Stephanie Plum novel. The plot is relatively tight, I could remember who all the secondary characters were, the villain wasn't too ridiculous to be taken seriously, the writing is a definite improvement, and I even enjoyed Kevin the disappearing giraffe. Stephanie's misadventures in this one are zany without veering into the annoying outlandishness of some of the previous offerings. Also, I love that Stephanie uses her Bingo-won crockpot as a temporary hamster sanctuary while Rex's cage is being cleaned.