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Summary: This is the best book since Hot Six!!!
Review: I loved this book, and had so many laugh out loud moments. In a few I was crying I was laughing so hard! It was hard to finish, I did not want it to end. I relly felt the book shold be at least 300 pages longer, (must be too used my Harry Potters).Tons of Morelli and Ranger like in the old books, none of this one or the other thing. They take turns guarding her because as usual she has some freak chasing her. I got lots of laughs from Lulu, and Connie goes on a trip to Vegas with Lulu & Steph. Ranger and Joe take turns being her bodyguard, and now instead of blowing up Rangers cars, she is injuring the bodyguards he puts on her. Typical Steph!! This book is worth the hard back price. This book also seems to stand on it's own, I do not think you need the background to read this. It is funny no matter what! Buy it now!!
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Summary: too short
Review: Just like all her other books, this book was hilarious. I like the plot of this book a lot. My only real complaint is that it was too short. I really hope that the next book is longer.
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Summary: Couldn't Put It Down
Review: I loved this book. I got it last night around 8:30 PM and finished it by Midnight. It definitely lived up to the expectations I had for this Plum novel. One of my favorite things about this series is the interaction between Joe, Ranger and Stephanie. In this book, when Stephanie's life is in danger, Joe and Ranger work together in order to protect her. Kind of nice to see that they can put aside any problems to protect Stephanie. Stephanie's family has gotten even crazier since the previous book, Valerie is falling from her place as the good child. Grandma Mazur fantisizes about Ranger anytime she sees him. And Mom spends lots of time in the kitchen ironing and cooking. Stephanie was, yet again, the person that someone was trying to kill. I won't tell you who wants to kill her, it would ruin the surprise. Overall this was one of my favorite of the Stephanie Plum series. I can't wait for the next one to come out!
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Summary: The Stephanie Plum Show
Review: I started at 'One for the Money' and reread every book in order this last month in preparation for this latest in the Plum saga. Janet Evanovich NEVER disappoints. Just when I can't see where else she can take Steph, Ranger, Morelli and the rest of the crew, she does it again!
Every book in this series is stand alone good, but for someone who really knows the 'Jersey girl', (I'm on the wrong side of the Delaware River, as far as Steph would see it) I am so addicted that I'm pining for the next book now that I finished the latest!
One of the coolest threads throughout the series is that both Ranger and Morelli continue to tease, tantalize, and deliver on all that sizzle for Steph and she doesn't really have to choose between them! Damn skippy!
I had to do the dryness check because I was laughing so hard at the way Steph was laying waste to the Rangemen. The water breaking scene made me incoherent with laughter. Please don't make it a long time before the next book, although I will continue to savor 'To The Nines' while I wait.
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: I couldn't put it down. It is as fun as the other eight. All the favorites are here. Stephanie is still the luckiest bounty hunter, Lula is still as great as ever. Morrelli and Ranger are still hot, and Stephanie's family is still great. Story line was wonderful. I don't know what else to say without the risk of spoiling anything. Now I have to wait the nevt twelve months or so for number 10. It is a great read that caused me to smile a number of times.
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Summary: Way to go...This is another winner!
Review: When it comes to Stephanie, I'm always gonna love it! There's just no getting around it. Stephanie Plum is always a great read and "To the Nines" delivers the goods and will keep you laughing. Be prepared for more bodies than usual and a tightly plotted story that actually takes Steph and her friends and co-workers, Lulu and Vinnie's office manager Connie, off on an adventurous trip to Las Vegas. (Ranger can't make the trip 'cause he's in trouble with the whole state of Nevada.) It's just possible that Stephanie's merry band of lunatics may cause a riot or two when they meet up with the Elvis impersonators. And Lulu's big purse could get them arrested for B & E before they can get out of town. Back home, the Plum household is filled to bursting and about to get an additional member. Stephanie's mother is praying for a miracle and her father is having to wait in line for the bathroom, what with all the traffic. Valerie is eating for two and is very conflicted about what to do with her life. Joe Morelli's Grandmother is having visions that involve poor Stephanie and a coffin. And Stephanie is having another hair crises, not to mention "fun with fast food". In other words, it's business as usual for a Stephanie Plum novel! You'll giggle and groan and laugh until your eyes tear up. And when it's finished, the wait will begin for number 10! Enjoy!
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Summary: One of this year's best
Review: Stephanie Plum is a Jersey Girl to the core in this rollicking tale of, well, everything. Folks, suspend your disbelief for a while, sit back, and enjoy this hoot of a ride. From perps who grease themselves with Vaseline to give poor Stephanie the "slip" to questionable love interests that heat things up, this rollercoaster of a ride is pure entertainment from page one and into infinity. Janet Evanovich's reputation could have easily rested on the former books in this series, but now she's gone and done it---topped even those with the best one yet. Would also recommend another great read I've come across recently---equally good and funny: "The Bark of the Dogwood--a tour of southern homes and gardens." Great fun, these two!
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Summary: Another Great Stephanie Plum Novel
Review: Stephanie Plum always gets her man. Well usually. Nearly always anyway. And sometimes she even knows why she has him. I've enjoyed every book in this series, despite the fact that it has a gimmicky naming convention I would usually find off-putting. The protagonist is Stephanie Plum, a Jersey girl and bounty hunter employed by her cousin Vinnie. Her main job skill is persistence, and an uncanny ability to attract the attention of wackos and murderers wherever she goes. To The Nines is no exception, as what starts off as a simple hunt for a foreign computer geek who skipped out on his visa bond evolves into a cat and mouse game between Stephanie and an unknown assailant determined to do something unknown to her. One of the endearing characteristics of these books is that Stephanie very rarely understands what her real problem is until it's solved, and sometimes not even then. The plot here twists back and forth, and sometimes pauses while Ranger and Morelli, the two very macho love interests, duel for position in Stephanie's heart and bed. The resolution is entertaining as always, even if hard core fans of the series will be slightly disappointed by the survival of Stephanie's car through the entire book. Highly recommended!
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Summary: To the Nines was written for a fifth grader
Review: This book was written in the language of a fifth grader. I felt like I was reading about Jack and Jill. Besides being utterly annoyed with the simplistic story-telling, I found the plot slow and silly.
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Summary: Maybe Janet Should Slow Down...
Review: I've been hooked on the Stephanie Plum series ever since my mother gave me copies of "One for the Money" and "Two for the Dough." But "To the Nines," when compared to the previous eight books in the series, just didn't quite have that swing.
The difficulties of keeping a series fresh and interesting are understandable, and with ten books in the Plum series (and an eleventh on the way), Janet Evanovich has got to be itching to take a break. And considering she's continuing this series while simultaneously pursuing other projects ("Metro Girl," the "Full" series), writing about Stephanie Plum has got to seem like a job to her at this point. The problem is, it's showing in her writing. Much of the humor in "To the Nines" seemed forced and there was a rushed quality to the writing, like Evanovich was trying to crank this out by a certain deadline. However, "Nines" did have its moments. I particularly enjoyed the chapter in which Stephanie's self-appointed sidekick Lula disrupts a Vegas performance of a Tom Jones impersonator.
Evanovich deserves her props for keeping the Plum series entertaining and fun for eight books, at least. But perhaps it's time Janet slow down, take a long break, relax a little bit, and recharge her creative engines. Readers will wait. We promise.
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