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Summary: Get ready to laugh outloud again!!!
Review: A truly good one by Evanovich and as always makes me await her next installment with Stephanie and those men of hers, Morelli and Ranger. This story has some really hilarious passages centered around Lula, Plum's partner, and Valerie, Plum's pregnant sister. They are again on the bounty hunt for another
'winning personality', Samuel Sighn, and it gets nuttier and nuttier from chapter to chapter.
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Summary: Gotta Love Steph
Review: I'm giving 4 stars because of my very fond attachment to Stephanie Plum and her cohorts. As several other reviewers noted, most of the antics/feelings/situations in this 9th installment are getting too repetitous and tedious, but we love Steph so we will, in fact, continue reading the entire series, for as long as it may last. Whether we actually buy the book(s) or check them out of the library is the question though.I did laugh out loud with this one (something that was lacking in 8), and Lula is really developing into my favorite character! The Las Vegas "thong" scene was hilarious! Joe is beginning to sound like a long-suffering 'husband', and Ranger honestly needs to get a real girlfriend - he's too virile to be second-choice in any more installments. One for the Money was absolutely superb and got me hooked. A quick, entertaining read, an absorbing mystery, comical as hell, and the main character endeared herself to us right off the bat. To the Nines was adequate, but not superb. Please Ms. Evanovich - give us something to get excited about in the next installments!
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Summary: Wild & Crazy!
Review: Wild & crazy, I like that in my romantic suspense books! I am such a huge fan of this writer and have enjoyed all of her books. I know you will too!
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Summary: Wahoaa! The girls got it going on! I love it!
Review: I don't think there is the need to add any more regarding the contents of this book, because the other reviewers have already done a great job there. The combo-pack of Steph and Lula is really a disaster waiting to happen. Besides trying to apprehend Samuel Singh and Steph's being hunted by the Carnation Killer/The Web Master they fight their way through Lula's membership with "FatBusters", Lula's new supermodel diet which might give her carnivore incisors, Steph's new haircut ("cute" or looking like Ron King, depending on how you look at it), not-so-saintlike-anymore Valerie working her way through umpteenth layers of food (having gained 70 punds during pregnancy), Grandma Bella's Italian Voodoo (her giving the eye to people) and Lula living in a size-seven white world despite of being a plus-size black woman. I would have loved to see Lula's "King Kong thong" (nope, I am not going to give away the scene but it is on p.145) Would also have loved to see Steph in her state of "euphoric slobbering contentment" (p. 218) or Steph's "hair disaster of biblical proportions" (p.224). Steph doesn't wreck cars in this book, but causes havoc among Ranger's "Merry Men" (one broken leg, one concussion and one smashed hand). Neither does Grandma Mazur pay respects at Stiva's (but has a nice spikey hairdo...hehehe). However, Grandma Mazur still lusts after Ranger (just like every other female on the Plum-planet), the situation in her parents' house is getting even worse (with the new baby being born and Albert Kloughn moving in as well) and Steph is even thinking about having a baby. It was good to have a little less of Grandma Mazur's antics and more of Lula's histrionics of a "retired 'ho'". Steph's adventures may not be the most thrilling around, but they are definitely the funniest: This book is hilariously funny from page one right to the very end. I couldn't put it down and kept chuckling right through (e.g. "genuine fake tiger", Lula in regard to her tee, p. 7), because I knew the next Plum-disaster was right around the corner and I wasn't disappointed. Reading this book is like visiting with old and dear friends who become dearer each time you meet them. Neither can I wait for book No. 10 in this series nor can I wait for the screen adaption! Mrs. Evanovich got me hooked! Result: Definitely 5 stars!
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Summary: A Winner
Review: TO THE NINES, aptly named, is the ninth in the Stephanie Plum, Trenton's lady bounty hunter, series. Vinnie, her boss, has posted bond on an illegal immigrant who is reported as missing. Stephanie is hot on Singh's trail when bullets start flying. In the past, Plum has built a reputation as the demolisher of vehicles, suddenly she is haunted by bodies instead. Even her protectors are dropping like bowling pins. As pieces of the puzzle unravel, leading Stephanie closer and closer to the conclusion of a deadly game, her very life is in jeopardy. Evanovich writes action packed novels filled with both suspense and humor and TO THE NINES is no exception. Pick up a copy, you won't be disappointed.
Beverly J Scott author of "Righteous Revenge" and "Ruth Fever." Reviewer for Intriguing Authors and Their Books at http://www.funeralassociates.com/authors.htm
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Summary: Just Peach..er, Plum-my!
Review: Evanovich gives us exactly what we want from Stephanie (Along with Ranger and Joe, holy cow!). She's fun, sassy and if nothing else, recognizes her ineptness but... who cares? (This is what I call making her real, she's just like me!, a little tough and a little wimpy..except she has 2 guys after her, hm.) We're just along for this awesome episode of "The Stephanie Plum Show!" It's fun, quick and if you loved her before, you'll love her again. And I, personally, still can't decide between Ranger and Joe... what sane woman could?!
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Summary: Another Goodie
Review: Her 9th book in the Stephanie Plum, hilarious bounty hunter series, is almost as fresh as her first. This one has Stephanie involved in a sicko's killing game, with Stephanie as the prize. Whoever is the last man standing gets to kill her.
The writing is fresh and funny. The action and suspense are page-turning. At times, tho, Stephanie seems too lax in her safety, oftentimes trying to fire her bodyguards. More sexual tension between Morelli and Ranger makes it all the better. And bless her heart, Ms. Evanovich kept Albert Kloughn ("Clown") around for this book too. Good stuff.
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Summary: --The ninth wild and crazy ride with Stephanie Plum--
Review: TO THE NINES is another mystery adventure in the fast-paced life of Stephanie Plum, Bounty Hunter. In this story, Stephanie is living with the love of her life, Joe Morelli, but still flirting with the mysterious Ranger. Stephanie can't quite make the marriage commitment yet, but does not want to give up Morelli. Stephanie and her co-workers, Lula and Connie take a trip to Las Vegas where they are seeking Samuel Singh, an Indian man who is in violation of his bond. They meet Elvis impersonators one evening and the next day Connie shows up with a picture of herself married to one, but she can't even remember the ceremony. Lula is on a protein diet and carries pork chops and bacon around in her purse. Dogs follow her everywhere. These Stephanie Plum stories are completely outrageous and funny. The dark side of the book is the mystery man who sends Stephanie flowers as he constantly threatens to kill her. As usual, Stephanie's life is one wild and crazy ride.
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Summary: Really Really Good Trash
Review: When one picks up a Stephanie Plum novel by Ms Evanovich one knows exactly what to expect - fast paced reading, good action, funny (if not quite believable) scenes, eccentric characters and good neighborhood flavor. This fits the bill. There's nothing more and nothing less. It's a good, quick, light read. If I had one major citicism, this one is like all the rest. The stroy line changes, but not much else. Read it for a good laugh and fair mystery. Don't read it if you are looking to be intellectually challenged. This is pure entertainment....a sitcom in the mystery genre.
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Summary: Good, but some parts stale
Review: This episode, we see Steph in hot water again, trying to track a missing FTE. When the FTE turns up dead, Steph becomes the unwitting target of a serial killer. Can Steph survive, despite the fact that she's the most inept bounty hunter on the planet? I'm a big fan of the Stephanie Plum series. What I like about this series is the character of Stephanie and her relationship to Morelli and Ranger. I'm also a big Ranger fan (sorry Joe), but part of me thinks this love triangle is getting stale. The triangle only really works, when there is some doubt about the outcome. Steph has been with Joe for several books now. Time to end the flirting, or move forward with the relationship. (Although I DO think that settling Steph with either guy will be the 'kiss of death' to this series). The Good: I love Lula. Its great to see more of her. AND I'm SO glad that Evanovich dropped the 'blown up car gag,' that was getting very old. The addition of the bodyguards was rather funny. Getting out of the "Burg" was good as well. I also loved seeing Ranger. Yum. The Bad: Grandma Bella. Who cares? The baby predictions got tiresome after a while. Second: Stephanie's ineptness. Just once, I'd like her to get a bit tougher. For goodness sake, this is book nine and she's still a complete wimp. I'm beginning to think Evanovich cannot write tough heroines. Why is it that only the men are competant and the women helpless ninnies? Please girl, time to choose another profession if you keep your gun in your cookie jar. Finally: I am a bit tired of serial killers. I hate to say it, but the last one was bad enough. Lets have some sane villains please. Overall, a fun, fast romp but nothing that we haven't seen before.
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