wanderinglynn 's review for:

Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight by Janet Evanovich

2.75

lighthearted medium-paced

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Over-the-top, unrealistic characters & plot lines, and a whole lot of cars blowing up. Yep, this installment was mostly back to the typical Stephanie Plum story line . . . except there wasn't as much Morelli/Ranger (and also Diesel?) spice.  But guessing from the previous book and the ending of this one, Stephanie is close to making some life changing decisions. Does that mean we'll finally see the end of this series?

We did get lots of Lulu at her most fabulous, and it was her lines that had me chuckling. Lulu and Grandma make this series. I also loved what her mom said about her knitting project when Stephanie asked her if she wouldn't rather knit a sweater or hat:

That would ruin it. It would have to be perfect. I'd have to think and count stitches. This way if I make a mistake, it's all part of the beauty of it. My thing isn't perfect because it's a reflection of life. Life isn't perfect. Besides, a sweater or a hat would come to an end. It would be done. My thing can go one for as long as I want. I could knit this forever.

This quote right here says it all.

Interesting that Diesel (& Wulf) popped back in. Wondering if she's planning another Diesel & Lizzy book. I, of course, also wonder if the tone of these books keeps changing because of ghost writers. Not that she couldn't still be typing away, but she is 80 and still churning out multiple books every year.