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Summary: Funny and clever
Review: Hapless bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has an easy job this time--bring in toy maker Sandy Klaus before Christmas. When a strange 'man' literally pops into her apartment with the message that he's here to help, she is a little mystified, but not enough to let it get in the way of doing her job. For Stephanie Plum, though, doing her job is never easy. In this case, strangeness includes a band of little people with fake elf ears, the question of whether the toy maker might just be the real Santa Claus, getting her Christmas shopping done in the four shopping days remaining, her sister's sudden stomach distress, and Stephanie's ongoing relationship issues with Joe Morelli. The supernatural element (possible superhero Diesel, evil Ring, plausible Santa Claus and elves) adds to Stephanie's normally colorful life (ex-'...' Lula plays a role and another car--well, you know what happens to Stephanie's cars). Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series has achieved huge success because of the books' manic, over the top, humor and the sympathetic character of Stephanie. VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS gives us another dose of Stephanie, her disfunctional family, and her bumbling attempts to bring hapless criminals to justice. VISIONS is barely long enough to qualify as a novel (at 149 pages in the hardback edition), giving the reader a taste of Stephanie rather than the full meal normally delivered. Still, it's an enjoyable taste.
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Summary: -A quirky holiday with Stephanie & the Spirit of Christmas-
Review: One morning in December, Stephanie Plum walks into her kitchen and a great looking guy is standing there. She thinks she might be hallucinating since she had mushrooms on her pizza the night before. However, he tells her his name is Diesel and he's the spirit of Christmas. For some very strange reason she's not afraid of him, but knows that she should be terrified to be alone with a stranger. Locks and doors seem to be no problem for Diesel, but he does condescend to wait outside her apartment while she showers. As usual Stephanie is broke, no money for a Christmas tree, presents or decorations, but she still has her job as a bounty hunter. Well, well, who else would Stephanie Plum be looking for at Christmas time in Trenton, but Sandy Claws? He turns out to be in his 80's and a bail jumper. He also happens to be a toy maker. Since she can't get rid of Diesel, she decides to let him help her in her pursuit of Sandy. This story is absolutely hilarious; I laughed through the entire book. Don't wait until the holidays to read this one. .
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Summary: Visions of Sugar Plums
Review: I didn't get very far with this. I didn't like it at all...
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Summary: Not Your Usual Stephanie
Review: Visions of Sugar Plums finds Stephanie in search of Sandy Claws, an elderly man who runs a toy shop. Sounds simple enough, right? Enter Diesel, a mysterious man who "pops" into Stephanie's kitchen. With his help Stephanie is on the case to find Sandy. Oh, did I mention Sandy has workers in his toy shop? And they're elves??? This book was a major disappointment. A big fan of the Stephanie Plum series I found this book to be boring. It didn't have all the usual characters and the ones that did make an appearance were in the book such a short time. This book seemed to be written in a hurry and not well created. I was in a hurry for it to be over so I could read something else. I kept hoping that it would get better but that just didn't happen. I would recommend skipping this Stephanie novel. It is a waste of time. Not worth buying or spending the time reading.
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Summary: Have you nothing else to read?
Review: Not even a cereal box? Then you might want to read this. It might take you longer to read than your average nutrition information. That's what I found the most disappointing. Then there was fact that Stephanie hasn't changed a bit since book one. I asked myself why I read this and the only reason I came up with was that I was bored. So, if you're bored, go ahead. Otherwise, there are a lot of good books out there with great characters begging to be read!
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Summary: It was ok
Review: This book was ok, kinda Christmacy for the holidays, but it's not the best, and doesn't fit in with the series.
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Summary: Not as good as the other Stephanie Plum novels
Review: I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Stephanie Plum novels. I LOVE Ranger and Morelli (don't we all wish we had our own?). I didn't like this one as much. I like the real characters. The main characters in this one were so unreal and it took away from the book. I did enjoy it, though. I can't wait for 10 to come out.
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Summary: AVID EVANOVICH READER
Review: Well I look forward to the release of the Stephanie Plum novels...I missed the release of this one so I actually read To The Nines first...I thought that this book was GRABBING for ideas...I still found it to be funny and I always look forward to the trouble Stephanie gets herself into, but I just didn't like the imaginary characters....I like the REAL ones like Ranger and Morelli. I still enjoyed reading it and couldn't put it down until it was finished... I just hope that Ten Big Ones gets back to the usual Plum problems and bounty hunting...I love the sparks between Stephanie and the two men in her life...I look forward to more of those sparks, and more of the CRAZIES she has to hunt down!
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Summary: Ms. Stephanie meets Harry Potter.
Review: First let me say that this is just a fun 3 star book, but I laughed out load often enough to give it a 4th star. Thjis is not Frank Capra and there is no jimmie Stewart. What we get is Diesel. Diesel is like if Ranger was from the world of Harry Potter. Diesel is.. well special. I bought the unabridged Audio CD and Lorelei king does a great job creating the various voices from Steph to Ranger, Diesel, Morelli to Grandma and Lula.
I must have read these out of order, becuase in To The Nines, Valerie and Kloughn have a baby, but Valerie only has 2 kids in this one. Anyway, ignor those Naysayers, becuase if you've like this books so far, you'll enjoy this short offering.
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Summary: Short but Sweet :)
Review: Despite what a lot of other Evanovich fans' reviews, I think this book was highly interesting! I may not be that old but I couldn't put the book down. My mom read it in one hour and we both thought it was a great book. It may not have been as good as some of her other books but it was still a funny, mysterious novel. And I'm looking forward to her next GREAT novel! Don't worry Ms. Evanovich...I got your back!
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