Metro Girl

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Summary: Don't waste your money or time!
Review: Because I love the Stephanie Plum books I knew I would love this one too and my finance purchased it for me. Boy was I wrong, this book was given to me I believe in late November or the beginning of December and I haven't finished it yet and I usually finish in a few hours. It is so boring and I feel like reading "NASCAR GUY" over and over again is the most annoying thing in this world. I try to read a few pages every few days but it is hard.

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Summary: Alex races time to locate her brother
Review: Fans of Janet Evanovich will readily acknowledge her penchant for mixing fast-paced murder mystery with intrigue and female savvy in a cocktail of adventure that doesn't fail to shine in her latest Metro Girl. A brother's disappearance prompts Alex to search Florida for his return, involving a survey of possible hit men, NASCAR racing, and boating alike. The action just doesn't quit as Alex races time to locate her brother and ventures into international hot waters in the process.


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Summary: Why is it Evanovich can only write Plum books?
Review: I am a huge fan of the laugh-out-loud funny Stephanie Plum books but every non-Plum Evanovich book I've tried has been just awful. Not just "not-as-good-as-Plum" awful - reallllly awful! I don't know how they can be the product of the same writer. I was willing to assume that her partner in the "full" series did most of the writing (they are terrible too) but Metro Girl and Love Overboard are billed as pure Janet E. I just don't get it.. Anyway, save your money and don't waste your time on anything that isn't Pure Plum.

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Summary: Evanovich's Back On Top
Review: I read through some of these reviews and a lot of people are comparing the main character in Metro Girl to Stephanie Plum. Don't do it! They are two different people in two different books. If you can separate them then you will really, really enjoy this book.

Janet Evanovich is back with a true crime/comedy book this time. The characters have their crazy quirks and funny one-liners like they should. The plot is intense and you wonder what is going to happen next. This is a must read if you are a Janet Evanovich fan.

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Summary: Fun. A good read
Review: Janet captures the fun and magic of Miami and the Keys very well. I did not initially want to read this book because of references to cars and racing. this book merely uses these 2 things as background & is the same fun stuff of the Stephanie Plum kind.

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Summary: My first Evanovich book
Review: Likable characters, action, romance, lots of laughs. What more could you ask for?
I started reading one of the Plum books and to be honest I preferred "Metro Girl."


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Summary: Not terrible, but not good either
Review: No this book is not terrible. I have read terrible books. Perhaps if it had it not been pushed on me as PLUM like, I would have appreciated it a little more. The characters are rehashes and "NASCAR Guy" got so old that about half way through the book, I just put it down and it's been that way since then (which was actually when it came out). I supose I'll finish it eventually when I have nothing better to do. In the mean time, I hold out for Steph & Lula and the rest of the Original Cast. :)

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Summary: Not bad at all
Review: This is *maybe* a little weaker than the Plum series, but it's not bad at all. I was looking for something nice, relaxing, funny, and entertaining to read, and I got it. Yes, it may be not very realistic - but non of the Plum books are either. I was not looking for a serious mystery/detective novel. Anyway - I read all 10 Plum books, and I still enjoyed this one. I would recommend it.

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Summary: Stick with Stephanie Plum
Review: This was so boring, I was really looking forward to enjoying a new Janet Evanovich book until book 11 came out in the Stephanie Plum series. What a huge disappointment. My daughter is also a Plum fan and so I gave it to her to read to see what she thought and she liked it even less than I did.

It was all I could do to finish the book, I didn't care what happened, who did it or why they did it. Ho Hum! Don't bother!

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Summary: A waste of time and money
Review: This was the first Janet Evanovich book I've ever read and it will be the last. "Metro Girl" was silly to the extreme, with implausible situations and nonsensical, repetitive dialogue. (Everyone who meets Barney tells her how hot she looks, and "NASCAR Guy" refers to himself as "NASCAR Guy" a hundred times). Not funny, just annoying. This book is the sort of pure fluff that might entertain a 13 year old. Don't waste your money or your time.