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3.14 AVERAGE
3.14 AVERAGE
That was fun. I hope there will be more than 2 of these adventures.
The parenthetical bit "(A Barnaby and Hooker Graphic Novel #3)" is a bit confusing. From what I gather, there are three Barnaby and Hooker series - Metro Girl, Motor Mouth, and Troublemaker - but as far as I can find only Troublemaker has a graphic novel form.
I do wonder to whom this book is aimed. This being the only Evanovich title I've ever read, I suspect it's meant for those who already follow any of the Barnaby and Hooker series, since the graphic novel doesn't do a great job at introducing the characters (it doesn't help that the two main characters, Sam and Alex, both have dual gender names), or explaining why Sam - I mean, no, Alex - continues to hang out with and go on escapades with (and...date, I think? Or...just pretend to date, maybe?) Sam despite her showing absolutely no signs whatsoever or anything less than hating his guts.
So, benefit of the doubt, perhaps someone already familiar with the characters might gain some appreciation from this GN. But I still wonder. At the risk of pigeonholing Janet Evanovich fans, aren't they mostly...oh, how should I say it... the demographic that generally speaking isn't interested in the comic book form?
Hopefully Troublemaker (GN) can get Evanovich readers to seek out more graphic novels (how about, say, the other illustrative works of Joëlle Jones? She's quite talented.), because it's not a good way to get graphic novel fans to seek out more Evanovich novels.
I do wonder to whom this book is aimed. This being the only Evanovich title I've ever read, I suspect it's meant for those who already follow any of the Barnaby and Hooker series, since the graphic novel doesn't do a great job at introducing the characters (it doesn't help that the two main characters, Sam and Alex, both have dual gender names), or explaining why Sam - I mean, no, Alex - continues to hang out with and go on escapades with (and...date, I think? Or...just pretend to date, maybe?) Sam despite her showing absolutely no signs whatsoever or anything less than hating his guts.
So, benefit of the doubt, perhaps someone already familiar with the characters might gain some appreciation from this GN. But I still wonder. At the risk of pigeonholing Janet Evanovich fans, aren't they mostly...oh, how should I say it... the demographic that generally speaking isn't interested in the comic book form?
Hopefully Troublemaker (GN) can get Evanovich readers to seek out more graphic novels (how about, say, the other illustrative works of Joëlle Jones? She's quite talented.), because it's not a good way to get graphic novel fans to seek out more Evanovich novels.
Troublemaker is the first graphic novel in the series by Janet Evanovich, centering around Alex Barnaby and Sam Hooker. It follows their adventures in Metro Girl and Motor Mouth. Alex and Sam are called into action to rescue their friend, Rosa, who hasn't gotten herself involved in some very bad juju in the form of voodoo.
I've read the previous two books in this series and liked them. They do remind me of the Stephanie Plum books, especially as there is a St Bernard dog involved, a hot hunky guy and the ever-in-trouble, Alex.
I'm not a big graphic novel reader. I have maybe read a total of 10, if that. However I do like the medium and I like seeing how illustrators portray the characters in the books I love. I do find them a little expensive and I probably would not have picked up Troublemaker if it wasn't for the fact that I picked it up for $1 at a library book sale.
I'm glad I picked it up as I did enjoy this short story. It's part 1 of 2 books so there is a bit of a cliffhanger, with Alex and Sam not quite solving the mystery. The illustrations were well done and I will likely see if my library has the second book available.
For fans of this series and Janet Evanovich I'd recommend picking this one up. However for new readers perhaps try Metro Girl or One for the Money.
I've read the previous two books in this series and liked them. They do remind me of the Stephanie Plum books, especially as there is a St Bernard dog involved, a hot hunky guy and the ever-in-trouble, Alex.
I'm not a big graphic novel reader. I have maybe read a total of 10, if that. However I do like the medium and I like seeing how illustrators portray the characters in the books I love. I do find them a little expensive and I probably would not have picked up Troublemaker if it wasn't for the fact that I picked it up for $1 at a library book sale.
I'm glad I picked it up as I did enjoy this short story. It's part 1 of 2 books so there is a bit of a cliffhanger, with Alex and Sam not quite solving the mystery. The illustrations were well done and I will likely see if my library has the second book available.
For fans of this series and Janet Evanovich I'd recommend picking this one up. However for new readers perhaps try Metro Girl or One for the Money.
I DO NOT like graphic novels. I DO like Ms Evanovich and enjoyed the Barnaby & Hooker books. I was looking forward to a continuation of the story but this was what was offered. I purchased it depite my misgivings. Not only is it a graphic novel it only contains the first four chapters. At these prices I think I'll skip the rest. Let me know when you bring them back to book format. For the price of four chapters of graphics (Oh lets just call them what they are Comics) I can get the whole story in words and let my imagination do the drawing.
An Evanovich story in graphic novel format is a very quick, yet still fun, read indeed. I first read the two original novels featuring Barnaby and Hooker (Metro Girl and Motor Mouth) somewhere between 5 and 10 years ago. The essence of the two characters and their fiery chemistry are captured well here. The artwork even portrays them perfectly down to facial expressions. The story is signature Evanovich. Hooker does not hesitate to make Barnaby’s life a mess in solving other problems, as I would expect. I laughed practically the entire time.
It was cute, and I enjoyed it... but it was VERY short!
This was a nice change from some of the graphic novels I've been reading. Nice art.
That said, I strongly dislike "voodoo" stories, and this book has one (because I think they tend, quickly, to racism).
That said, I strongly dislike "voodoo" stories, and this book has one (because I think they tend, quickly, to racism).
It's been a while since I've read anything Janet Evanovich especially since I didn't particularly like the 2nd book of the Stephanie Plum series. Today while I was finding my books for BookTubeAThon, Evanovich's name grabbed my attention in the graphic novel section and didn't realize that she did a graphic novel with her daughter. So I decided to get Book One of Troublemaker and it was actually worth reading!
I loved the simple and direct storytelling and was easy to follow even though I haven't read this different series. But now I want to read the novels of Barnaby and Hooker to get a better understanding of the dynamic.
I loved the simple and direct storytelling and was easy to follow even though I haven't read this different series. But now I want to read the novels of Barnaby and Hooker to get a better understanding of the dynamic.
I enjoyed the first two books of the series which I listened to on audiobook. I didn’t care for the graphic novel format. It seemed like it dumbed down the story and transitions weren't smooth.
I thought this book was fun. It is a short mystery about a friend of the protagonists that goes missing. They set out to find her and take some strange detours along the way. The story could have been stronger though. It felt more like a way to show off the characters than to tell a particular compelling story. The characters get brief introductions, so its not necessary to read any of Evanovich's other works to enjoy this one.
Sam and Alex are members of a racing team (no really, stay with me here; that part isn't all that important to the plot). For reasons I won't get into, they can't go to the police about their missing friend. But this allows the relationship, or non-relationship?, between the main characters to come forward. They aren't particularly deep characters, but what is presented is done well. It gets pretty funny once Sam's mom comes on the scene.
The art has to be the best part of this book though. It is cartoonish yet stylish. I feel like they wanted to gear this toward adults without making the art super realistic, and it works wonderfully. The instances where Jones gets to show off the background and landscapes are great too. This isn't a book that I would normally go out of my way to read (it came as part of a Comic Bento box that I received), but it was a nice distraction and made me want to pick up some other stuff featuring Jones' art.
Sam and Alex are members of a racing team (no really, stay with me here; that part isn't all that important to the plot). For reasons I won't get into, they can't go to the police about their missing friend. But this allows the relationship, or non-relationship?, between the main characters to come forward. They aren't particularly deep characters, but what is presented is done well. It gets pretty funny once Sam's mom comes on the scene.
The art has to be the best part of this book though. It is cartoonish yet stylish. I feel like they wanted to gear this toward adults without making the art super realistic, and it works wonderfully. The instances where Jones gets to show off the background and landscapes are great too. This isn't a book that I would normally go out of my way to read (it came as part of a Comic Bento box that I received), but it was a nice distraction and made me want to pick up some other stuff featuring Jones' art.