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Summary: Stephanie and Ranger? Oooh!
Review: Book 7, obviously by Janet Evanovich in the Stephanie Plum series isn't the strongest on plot of the Plum novels. But it is definately worth a few laughts to keep up with Stephanie and her circus of a life. Eddie D. is so old and so close to falling to pieces that even Grandma Mauser won't go out with him! Eddie a cigarette smuggler who failed to make his court appearance is Stephanie's target for this books adventure. Stephanie and the ever-willing-to-kick... Lula find out rather quickly that the old gezer isn't gonna be all that easy to catch. To make things worse Mooner and his friend Dougie, two loveable potheads go missing. Oh and then there is Stephanie's "Perfect" sister, Valerie who just recently divorced has moved back home with her two children and has decided to give a lesbian relationship a try!Finally Stephanie has to go for Ranger for help. Ranger is always willing to help but this time he's done teasing Stephanie and wants a little slap and tickle in return for his help. Stephanie can't decide if this is a good thing or a bad thing because Morelli has been making cracks about marriage and her mother has dragged her down for a fitting at Tina's Bridal Shoppe!! Personally I found this book to be nothing short of a barrel and a half of laughts. Its definately well worth the reading!!
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Summary: Plum Crazy
Review: I just finished Book 7 having read 1,4,5,and 6. While i did think that the plot was a tad tired, I just love the bizarro world Evanovich has created for these bigger than life characters to inhabit. It is our world on steroids... or worse. She doesnt take herself too seriously or worry overly about little things like reality or the need to have her characters "grow". She simply makes them hilarious. Bigger, badder and twisted to the tune of Trenton. This series is fun. End of story. "Light" reading at its finest. If u are looking for a deep introspective read, look elsewhere. The characters border on cartoonish, the situations unbelievable, and the car thing-- OMG!
Even with all that-- I still laugh out loud at least once a chapter. That alone makes this a worthwhile read. Stephanie is everything I wish I could be and everything I'm glad im not, all rolled into one neurotic bimbo. Grandma, Lula and all the other wacky people that inhabit the "burg" universe make me giggle. The Ranger/Morelli thing is just a hoot. The Tag-team romantic life Steph leads is just her style.
I found this,and all the Plum series, vastly entertaining. Are they going to change my life, cause me to have monumental insights into my character or even cause me to think overmuch about what Evanovich was trying to say? No. What they will do, however, is put a grin on my face as i close the cover.
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Summary: Good, slightly repetitious
Review: I love Stephanie but the car blowing, strangers-appearing, mom's dinners and I-cant-decide-with-men is wearing a little thin. Actually, the addition of Bob was one of the best moves made by Evanovich. Not only does he provide comic interest (and divert attention from the boring Rex), he is put to good use on Joyce's yard. The inclusion of arch enemy, bad gal Joyce, is a sure winner - she's so bad she's good. I hate to gripe (and give three stars) but Grandma's crazy talk and antics are getting a little old (pardon the pun). Highlights of the novel were her tryst with Ranger (at last), the return of perfect sis Valerie, and Mom's self-discovery. The villians were ho-hum, not really evil nor even dangerous like some in the past. Lula's dialogue (another gripe) is also getting stale. If she is not mimicking Rambo she's stuffing her face. How can one person eat the volume of food she does is beyond me. I don't know what is required but something different needs to happen soon. It would not hurt if she and Morelli got married. That would certainly introduce an entirely new wrinkle in the story. I'd love to see either (1) Stephanie on the trail of Joyce or (2) Joyce and Stephanie forced to work together to bring in a common foe. Either would be a heck of a novel!
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Summary: Always Interesting
Review: I really love the character, Stephanie Plum. Though not high on believability, she is always funny and there is never a dull moment. The Stephanie Plum series are always interesting and enjoyable. Janet Evanovich has an smooth and exciting writing style. Enjoyable light reading.
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Summary: Utterly Outrageous!!!
Review: Janet Evanovich has such a way with writing comedy. I love her Stephanie Plum books. Its truly amazing how she can come up with all these different stories. I just love them! Stephanie continues her bounty hunting and at times is just so hilarious. You'll never believe how she get's revenge on Joyce Barnhart, her bitter rival and arch enemy.. This time the chase is after Eddie DeChooch. Along with Grandma Mazur,Morelli,Ranger,Mooner,Dougie, Bob, and a couple more people she picks up along the way, Stephanie goes for another wild ride:) This is a book that will keep you laughing so hard you'll be in stiches. I often yearn to be in her shoes. This reviewer recommends Seven Up to anyone looking for a good laugh,
and I give it my highest rating:)
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Summary: Good Enough for Summer
Review: Not the best of the Stephanie Plum books, but after waiting a year, it is still a quick, funny summer read. Grandma Mazur is still my "fav" in the book. The three,(at least), mistakes using the wrong names in the story were disappointing. The appearance of Valerie, though nice, was pretty contrived since she was mentioned 14 times before she arrived--it wasn't a surprise she showed up for dinner. The plot/mystery was ok. I, share another reviewer's disappointment about the romantic cliff hanger. I did enjoy Vinnie's turn as a bounty hunter--he should come out of the office and help more often. So, yeah, I am not sorry I bought it and probably I'll cave for 8. In the meantime I'd rather reread the earlier ones for laughs.
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Summary: Disappointing to say the least
Review: One of the best things of reading is to have a good time, enjoy the reading and laugh now and then, so that's the description of this book.
The main story is nonsense, the lost package and the way they lost it and the way they found it is foolish, but you will laugh meanwhile, all the stories of grandmother Manzur are indeed hilarious and I think that many of them think alike but they don't say anything.
The investigation, policemen and the lovers of Stephanie is worthless, but you will laugh a lot while reading this.
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Summary: Another funny Stephanie Plum adventure
Review: SEVEN UP by Janet Evanovich Here's the seventh in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich: SEVEN UP. The series starts off with Stephanie unofficially engaged to Joe Morelli, but she's also lusting after Ranger, the rather unconventional bounty hunter (not that bounty hunters are conventional). Stephanie continues to deal in the bounty hunter business, this time trying to capture an old man named Eddie DeChooch who is more elusive than she would like to admit. Mooner and Dougie from Hot Six are somehow involved with DeChooch, when Dougie disappears without a trace. It's Stephanie to the rescue! And of course, there's at least one visit to the neighborhood morgue, with Grandma Mazur up front and center. An adventure with a pig's heart turns this one into a somewhat darker Stephanie Plum novel. Also, the first half of the novel did not read as funny as previous Stephanie Plum books, but all in all, SEVEN UP is still a fun fast read, and will have the reader chuckling before too long. This is definitely recommended reading for those looking for a fun beach read!
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Summary: As always, bizarre and hilarious
Review: Simply put, no one looking for a truly entertaining, engaging (albeit light) read should pass up this series. Each installment is solid and immensely satisfying; by the time you've read even one of these novels, you will feel that you know Stephanie Plum personally; you will think of her as a friend and ally. Her antics and adventures are endlessly amusing, and the end of each book will only leave you wanting more. Don't miss this series!
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Summary: Stephanie buys a pig's heart and tries on a wedding gown
Review: Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter working for her lecherous cousin Vinnie in Trenton, NJ. Klutzy Stephanie often mistakes her can of hair set for pepper spray, and forgets to charge her stun gun. It's a wonder she captures anybody. HOT SIX ended with undercover vice cop Joe Morelli proposing marriage - sort of. In SEVEN UP, Vinnie assigns Plum to seize Eddie DeChooch, who's jumped bail on a charge of cigarette smuggling. But Eddie refuses to be brought in until he finds something he's lost, and he's willing to resort to gunplay to make his point. But Stephanie hates guns - she keeps her .38 in a cookie jar. And what has DeChooch lost? All we and Stephanie know is that it has to be kept cold. In the meantime, Plum must mentally grasp Morelli's marriage proposal. They've an on-again, off-again relationship ever since Joe took her virginity on the floor behind the pastry counter of the bakery where she worked at eighteen. Mrs. Plum, whose nightmare is her daughter as an Old Maid, takes Stephanie out to try on wedding gowns when the latter, in a desperate moment at the Plum family dinner table with guest Joe, blurts out "August!". Will it happen, you think? Now seven novels into the Stephanie Plum series, it's evident that Evanovich writes to a fairly rigid formula, at least so far: Plum gets an ostensibly easy assignment that goes terribly wrong when her quarry proves elusive and one or more bodies are discovered; Stephanie has car problems; Stephanie must temporarily put up with an eccentric roommate; Stephanie dotes on her pet hamster, Rex; Stephanie is followed by suspicious characters; Stephanie takes her Grandma Mazur to viewings at local funeral parlors; Stephanie's sidekick in dysfunctional fugitive apprehension is Lula, ex-ho and Vinnie's file clerk; Stephanie has the hots for fellow bounty hunter, the mysterious Ranger. Whatever fantastical situations and characters the author additionally creates seem to be outlandish for their own sakes rather than maturing her heroine's persona. While that's not necessarily bad, it does lend each book a strain of boring predictability. The author needs to expand Stephanie's horizons. And I'm becoming increasingly annoyed that Plum's long-suffering parents remain ciphers. Mind you, I still enjoy Stephanie's adventures immensely. But I'm unwilling to award any more five-star ratings unless Evanovich provides something surprising or very clever.
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