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Summary: One for the Money
Review: This book was entertaining, fast-paced and funny. However, I think that the author could have made the violence much less graphic and not affected the plot at all. If not for the descriptions of violence, I would have given this book five stars. I think I will try reading the next book in the series, but if it disturbs me as much as this one did, it will be my last. I do not have to be shocked to be entertained.
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Summary: Maybe on the plane
Review: My wife recommended this when I asked for something "different" after too much concentrated effort on the meaning of life and similar such fluff, which had reduced me to near certifiable lunacy._One for the Money_ had a some clever lines and some readability. I did want to know the resolution, even while it was becoming more and more obvious and boring. But, this isn't my genre. Elmore Leonard's _Out of Sight_ is my favorite here, and Evanovich's book doesn't come close, imo. Still, on that long flight when you really need to be sleeping but somehow can't manage it, there could be worse choices.
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Summary: a Plum of a ride!
Review: Janet Evanovich has created a colorful cast of characters, headed up by novice bounty-hunter-by-accident Stephanie Plum. Her first big job is to hunt down a fugitive cop, on the run from a murder charge. He just happens to have an interesting personal history with Stephanie, which spices up the hunt! I was so enthralled, I immediately searched out the rest of the series.
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Summary: I it was so good that i read it in 2 days
Review: I'm only 14 and this book looked stupid at first but as i started to read i just coudln't stop although
it could do without the swear words.
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Summary: Why isn't this woman reading ALL Evanovich's books???
Review: I don't get it. You have a continuing series, you need a continuing narrator to go along with the series. Lori Petty IS Stephanie Plum. I even see her in my head when I read the books! All the characters come alive in their own way. Especially Grandma Mazur and Stephanie. Even Morelli sounds cute in Petty's voice. And I'm not a huge fan of her movies, although I don't hate them. BOTTOM LINE:
Listen to the first three (I believe) audio books read by Lori Petty. After that, just read the books.
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Summary: I could do without ....
Review: the detailed descriptions of how Benito brutalized and raped women with broken beer bottles etc- after all, who needs these images in their head? Isn't the nighly news enough? Also, the crude language and setting just gives me an ugly feeling. That said, I liked Stephanie and her sense of humor, but I'm not sure I would read more of the series. The fact that these are bestsellers just proves to me that society is getting more and more depraved.
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Summary: A Review
Review: Stephanie Plum is down on her luck, lost her job, lost her car, sold most of her furniture and small kitchen appliances so she can eat and maybe out on the street unless she can come up with some quick cash. At dinner one night at her parents, she finally tells them that she lost her job. Her mother the eternal fixer of problems, tells her her cousin Vinnie is looking for a filing clerk. It turns out that cousin Vinnie is a bailbondsman and the job has already been filled, but Vinnie's secretary, Connie, tells her she can make a quick $10,000. All she has to do is bring in a FTA (failed to appear), who just happens to be someone from her old neighborhood, Joe Morelli. Joe also happens to be a cop who is accused of murdering a suspect, who was thought to be unarmed. He is trying to clear his name and avoid the cops and Stephanie as well, who keeps stepping on his toes as she conducts her own investigation. Stephanie is new to the bountyhunter game and is learning as she goes, she does get help from another bountyhunter, Ranger, who is top in the field. He helps her get set up with the right equipment and gives her tips. As she investigates, there is more to the story than first thought and she and Morelli have to team up if they want to stay alive. All in all this was a great book that I could not put down. I can't wait to start reading the second in the series to see what Stephanie gets herself into next.
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Summary: First book in excellent series
Review: Stephanie Plum goes to work for her cousin, Vinnie, as a bounty hunter. Her first assignment, worth $10,000 is to bring in Joe Morelli who is a cop accused of murder. She and Joe have a past (fleeting though it may be) but she is determined to bring him in. She runs into him quite a bit but he doesn't "let" her catch him. The characterization is great and there are a few laughs. I have read the whole series and they only get better and better and laugh out loud funny. This is one of my favorite series. Stephanie and Joe's relationship alone will keep you turning the pages.
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Summary: AN AUSPICIOUS DEBUT FOR OUR FAVORITE JERSEY GIRL
Review: As a mystery writer with my debut novel in its initial release, I was utterly charmed by Stephanie Plum's auspicious debut. In ONE FOR THE MONEY, Janet Evanovich launched the career of everyone's favorite Jersey girl. Trenton-tough Stephanie is so broke she has to drink her last beer for breakfast. She manipulates her cousin Vinnie into letting her give the bond recovery business a try. She has to bring in Joe Morelli, an ex-boyfriend from her teengirl years. Her attempts to catch this cop accused of murder are hilarious, as has been the rest of Ms. Evanovich's winning series. Great book!
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Summary: V. Disappointed
Review: After hearing so many great things about Evanovich's series, I decided to start with the first one. I must say I was very disappointed. The quality of the writing made me feel like I was reading a romance novel, with non of the romance parts. In addition, although I must admit I did giggle a few times during the book (which is why I gave it 2 stars instead of 1, I also only give 1 star to books that I can not finish), I really could not stand Stephanie, the main character. I have read many wonderful books where you are supposed to hate the main character. This was not Evanovich's intention, however. This was a book where you were supposed to be on Stephanie's side the entire time. All I could think of the entire time was how pathetic she was. And not even in an interesting to read about pathetic type of way. Please do not waste your time or money on this book...
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