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Summary: More- I want more!
Review: I think this book is sweet and funny. I wont tell the plot because it would be no fun, but there its a zoo full of crazy characters and while I agree its all very improbable I haven't ever read Janet Evanovich for anything but escape. As Entertainemnt this it tops! I want to see the next one.
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Summary: full house
Review: I enjoyed the book very much. It was written just like every day life with its problems in families. Theirs was a little more chaotic than most. Very humorous.
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Summary: wait for the next plum book
Review: Compared to the plum books, this novel is a bore, and overly silly, i am sorry i read past page three, hoping it would improve. save your money for the next plum.
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Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: The previous reviewer said she liked the first four chapters. I couldn't even finish the first one. I love the Stephanie Plum novels, but this was awful from the first page. There were so many absurdities, unlikelihoods, and "get reals" in the first 3 pages that I gave up. I wish I'd sat down with it in the bookstore for 5 minutes and I wouldn't have wasted my money.
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Summary: Thank goodness she's evolved!
Review: I love Janet's books and characters, and while this book has some interesting characters; the dialogue, plot, and character development leave a lot to be desired. I read it in a day, so at least I didn't throw it in the trash! The romance in the Plum series is better than this earlier "romance" novel. It's not a believable piece of work. I did laugh out loud once, so there is a hint of the Janet that evolved into the writer we know and love. We all have to start somewhere.
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Summary: Definitely not a "Plum".
Review: I am a huge Stephanie Plum fan, and I was really looking forward to reading something new and different by Evanovich. However, I have to say I am very disappointed by this book: Full House. Some of the flaws can be laid to poor proofing and editing. But the deeper flaw is that the wacky cast of characters simply isn't funny.Proofing errors include: 1] Nick's name changing to "Neil" once in a following sentence; 2] Billie's father becoming Frankie's father in the following sentence; 3] Billie's one brother becoming "one of her brothers" in discussing spiders late in the book; 4] Sheridan's age which fluctuates wildly: at one point, DeeDee discusses Sheridan in such a way that it sounds like they were in school together; at the end of the book, Nick talks about playing with Sheridan as a kid and growing up with her, which would indicate that she is 10 years older than implied by DeeDee. As for editing, the book does not flow smoothly. The additional material seems to have been forced into the existing story rather than the story being entirely re-written. Catherine Coulter has frequently redone books from earlier in her career. If she hadn't said she'd rewritten them, one would never know, they flow so smoothly. The most amusing thing about Full House is the name sets: Billie, Joel, and Christie; Buffy and Spike. There may be other fun name sets, but those were the two I picked up on. The excerpt from Visions of Sugar Plums at the end of the book is funnier than the entire Full House, which even as a romance is only so-so. I cannot recommend Full House to any Plum readers.
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Summary: Aw, c'mon, Janet!
Review: I love Stephanie Plum -- only book I buy pre-publication at full price. I was thrilled to think we'd be getting more Janet Evanovich. Forgetaboutit! I read the first chapter, and even that was a waste of time...not to mention money. Janet, you're doing yourself a disservice to let this book out.
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Summary: full house is GREAT
Review: I loved this book, I think it's one of her best. It didn't keep you hanging on at the end like Stephanie Plum.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Since I'm a huge fan of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, I eagerly picked up this book, expecting the snappy, witty voice I've come to expect. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. In fact, the style is so different, if I hadn't seen Evanovich on the cover I would never have identified it as one of hers. Although I understand this is a revised version of an earlier book, FULL HOUSE wasn't THAT much earlier (four or five years at the most) than the first Plum book, so I wouldn't have expected such vast differences between the two. While there are flashes of cleverness in some of the dialogue, the prose is often sluggish and predictable, the chemistry between the protagonists is flat, and the frequent, and unclear, point of view changes are exhausting. Compared with the Plum books, this one seems extremely amateurish in comparison. I'm not sure I understand how the collaboration between Evanovich and Charlotte Hughes was supposed to "improve" this early work. For someone with such a wonderful, and well deserved, reputation to team up with another writer -- when this is the result -- makes little sense to me. I will anxiously await the next Evanovich book, whether a new Stephanie Plum or not, but will be steering clear of any future books written by this team.
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Summary: Full of Fun- Full House Is Charming Romantic Suspense
Review: Billie Pearce is a girl next door- divorced, mother of two kids, bakes chocolate chip cookies, and the biggest problem she faces is an overbearing mom. Until she meets wealthy playboy, newspaper moghul and her polo instructer Nick Kaharcheck. Nick brings temptation and a family of zany characters that puts Billie on a roller coaster ride of feelings. One of these characters, DeeDee, moves in with her. DeeDee never rises before noon, has been married a zillion times, and is engaged to Frankie Fontana- a wrestling star. DeeDee is a vintage Janet Evanovich character and fans of Janet will love her and her cousin Max Holt. Max is a do-gooder and a genious, and he blows up things around Nick's House, mostly because he is a passionate environmentalist and wants to get Nick to support his causes. Both of these characters are so enjoyable they overshaddow at times Billie and Nick who seem mundane by comparison. While the original book by Ms. Evanovich is a simple romance, the new book adds depth and motivation to the romance, and a mystery. While, like many of Janet Evanovich's books, who dunnit is somewhat beside the point, it is never the less a gripping yet funny race to the end of the book. Both of these accomplished collaborators bring assets to the book. Miss Hughes, who helped with the rewrite has penned a number of sweet romances in Loveswept, some Maggie winning mysteries with Avon, and most recently two really excellent romantic comedies for MIRA. Her touch is in the depth and the fast pace at the end (see the pace in HOT SHOT for a similar feel). Janet Evanovich is a truly brilliant writer when it comes to developing memorable secondary characters, and she does so again here. The book's romance is still closer to the kind we would expect in Janet and Charlotte's Loveswept days, so don't expect the compelling sexual tension in the Plum series, but if a lovely, warm and fun romantic comedy is your desire, with a dash of suspense, then Full House is the book for your nightstand.
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