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smorrison4's review against another edition
fast-paced
4.0
I listened to the audiobook version of this novel and I must say that Vernon sounds exactly like Lula and I love it! Another fun book from Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton. I realize that this was written in 2017 but I am hopeful that there will be a third book at some point in the future. Things were just starting to heat up between Emerson and Riley and I would love to see where that relationship goes.
caiken4's review against another edition
3.0
Another quick and easy read... Not a deep plot, but was cute and funny.
manadabomb's review against another edition
3.0
I'm on a roll! I found this book at the library on the new shelves and, since I like Evanovich, I decided to try this new series. Yup, I started at book #2. What the hell, Amanda?? To be fair, it just says A Knight and Moon Novel on the front. Not the number of the book in the series. Well, I liked this one enough to go find the first book.
I do like Evanovich's partners-in-crime that she creates. They are great characters who play off of each other very well (and I love the names - Knight and Moon, Fox and O'Hare, etc). This is another set of partners who end up on madcap adventures. In Dangerous Minds, a little monk is included in this group.
Riley Moon works for the estate of the Knight family, which is immense. The estate and all the wealth was left to eccentric Emerson Moon, who has been studying Buddhism and wants no attachments, including his manor and the things and animals in it. Moon is trying to make sense of the finances for Knight when a little monk walks in with a complaint that his island has disappeared. Wayan Bagus, the monk, was booted off his island by people in khaki and when he tried to go back, it was just gone. Just the type of mystery that Knight gets involved in.
Knight, Moon, monk and Vernon (Knight's childhood friend who accepts his description of "horndog" happily) are off to investigate the island and other National Parks that are similar. All the parks have had mysterious tourist "accidents" and are on top of volcano plumes.
This spirals into a crazy adventure involving Rough Riders (yup, those Rough Riders), Parks, Volcanoes and strange matter. So far fetched and out there but a damn fun ride.
I do like Evanovich's partners-in-crime that she creates. They are great characters who play off of each other very well (and I love the names - Knight and Moon, Fox and O'Hare, etc). This is another set of partners who end up on madcap adventures. In Dangerous Minds, a little monk is included in this group.
Riley Moon works for the estate of the Knight family, which is immense. The estate and all the wealth was left to eccentric Emerson Moon, who has been studying Buddhism and wants no attachments, including his manor and the things and animals in it. Moon is trying to make sense of the finances for Knight when a little monk walks in with a complaint that his island has disappeared. Wayan Bagus, the monk, was booted off his island by people in khaki and when he tried to go back, it was just gone. Just the type of mystery that Knight gets involved in.
Knight, Moon, monk and Vernon (Knight's childhood friend who accepts his description of "horndog" happily) are off to investigate the island and other National Parks that are similar. All the parks have had mysterious tourist "accidents" and are on top of volcano plumes.
This spirals into a crazy adventure involving Rough Riders (yup, those Rough Riders), Parks, Volcanoes and strange matter. So far fetched and out there but a damn fun ride.
payal_reads_alot's review against another edition
2.0
The mystery was rather boring. The research was lack luster. The characters were uninteresting. The humor was flat. The threat was, um, non-threatening. In theory, it shouldve been a really great book but the execution was not meeting it. Some of the verbiage was really contrary... example; the walls of a cave were smooth and ropey. How is that even possible? I'm surprised I made it to the end.
kristinasshelves's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. This series is hilariously ridiculous, suspenseful and full of crazy conspiracies. I'm very much reminded of the author's Fox and O'Hare series, which has gone downhill with The Big Kahuna. It's been a few years since there was a book in this series, but I hope it continues. This is the direction Evanovich should go instead of continuing to crank out the same Stephanie Plum nonsense year after year.
especiallybooks's review against another edition
4.0
I'm really enjoying this series so far. Knight and Moon really crack me and this installment finds them flirting and trying to have fun again in the middle of another potential disaster. I also really enjoyed the secondary characters.
This is a fun, light read and a bit over-the-top. It would be a great palate cleanser for anyone who has just finished a serious book. Check it out
This is a fun, light read and a bit over-the-top. It would be a great palate cleanser for anyone who has just finished a serious book. Check it out
mellymel35's review against another edition
2.0
This is not Stephanie Plum. It feels like a copycat. :(
pagesplotsandpints's review against another edition
4.0
Initial Impressions 6/25/17: Man, I love Janet Evanovich books for their ease and speed! It's so easy for me to fly through these books and they're light enough that I can do other things while listening. I started this audio in the car and finished while I was making candles all in one day!
It's still a bit silly, as I've found all of her books to me, but these are a little bit less so than Stephanie Plum even though some of the characters are still the same.
This mystery was bizarre but good and they're always unique. I never really know what's going to happen which STILL surprises me... or maybe I just don't try since I'm usually doing other things!
It's still a bit silly, as I've found all of her books to me, but these are a little bit less so than Stephanie Plum even though some of the characters are still the same.
This mystery was bizarre but good and they're always unique. I never really know what's going to happen which STILL surprises me... or maybe I just don't try since I'm usually doing other things!