A review by donnapunkin
Hardcore Twenty-Four by Janet Evanovich

2.0

It began well. I loved the early scene involving the raccoons. It was great to see Diesel again. The snake hunt was fun. The early chapters implied that Stephanie had finally made a choice between Joe and Ranger. Those are the only reasons I gave it a 2 star instead of a 1.

The book meandered along after the early, promising chapters. Diesel disappeared from the narrative completely, and Joe, while still present from time to time, was sidelined. There was far too much emphasis on the so-called zombies. Evanovich went over the top again with Lula, but what's new? I skipped ahead, far ahead, to discover where the story was going to go. There is a resolution, but by the time I arrived, I truly didn't care.

Formulaic, misused characters (Diesel, Joe), no real plot line. Unless you really love Stephanie being her usual air headed, indecisive self, don't bother. The few fun scenes don't make up for its utter pointlessness.