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Summary: Full House is for Empty Brains Only
Review: Sorry, but this book is for women who continue to kiss frogs hoping one will turn into a prince! Virtuous Billie, a school teacher mom (of course, her X was the bum, she's the victim), meets a rich and powerful newspaper magnate when she decides to take up polo lessons (she's been on a horse once in childhood). Within two weeks this handsome womanizer becomes an average middle class fella who loves her and her children (oh yeah, and her kids like him because he has horses, not because he's rich). Her family values are tossed aside as she climbs into bed with him but of course she's redeemed when she teaches him how to relate to his needy teenage cousin. Are you still not convinced this is drivel? Here's how far the fanatsy is out of reach: 1) She's so nice she's talked into taking a stranger into her home! And 2) when his luxury model car breaks down, he doesn't rent a car but drives the stable's pick up truck loaded with manure. Ah, he must be a regular Joe. Get real. Miss Evanovich has shamelessly used her fans with this one. Wake up women!!
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Summary: Full House is a Mad House
Review: This book is a romance and a mystery. While the mystery is not all that intriguing, the humor and sweetness make it a great read. I loved the side characters most. Dee Dee is a spoiled but sweet ex-beauty queen, and she is marrying (how many times has she been married?) a wrestler Frankie the Assassin. Her brother Max, a do-gooding supergenious is also cute. The two leads, Billy and Nick, are prototypes. Billy is a single mom who wins Nick with her cookies, and Nick is the rich, sensitive playboy who finally settles down. The sweetness isn't as apealing to hard edge Plum fans, but to those of us who love romance and humor, this was a real find.
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Summary: Cute Story!!!
Review: This book was worth the read. It was not Stephanie Plum, but if it were that would of added to her series. I don't understand all the bad ratings either. I thought it was a very cute story.
Not the adventure but I didn't find this story as predictable as the rest of the reviewers. I found the humor and character style like with the Plum series.This was the first in the series and rewritten. I can only lay odds that the next one will be even that much better. This book was worth the read and I am sorry for all the bad reviews, I truly do not understand them.
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Summary: Not quite Stephanie Plum, but still good
Review: I am a big fan of the Stephanie Plum series and had read the original "Full House". I really enjoyed this new updated version. I don't understand all the bad ratings. No, it is not as good as the Plum series but it is a cute little romance book. The mystery plot is predictable but I enjoyed seeing how it played out. It was also a hoot. The wrestling game scene and the bachelor party were especially funny parts. After reading "Full House" I am really looking forward to the next release "Full Tilt" and have discovered a new author...Charlotte Hughes.
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Summary: Poorly done collaboration
Review: I am a huge fan of Janet Evanovich. I own a copy of every book she ever wrote, including Full House in its original version. I am convinced that the reason over 70 disappointed reviewers (to date) can't recognize Evanovich's wonderful comic voice in this rewrite is because the rewrite gave the book Charlotte Hughes's voice, which is (sorry, Ms. Hughes) plodding and flat (I really disliked Hot Shot, which I only read because I heard Evanovich liked her so much she had her do the Full House rewrite). In addition, the plotting flaws that everyone complains about, the one-dimensional, boring characters, the lack of humor and sexual tension, a sense that many events are just thrown in with no rhyme or reason--all this, I'm afraid, can also be laid to the door of Ms. Hughes's unfortunate rewrite. What is most sad of all, though, among all the problems this book has, is the horrible editing. What a commentary on the state of today's publishing world that even a superstar like Ms. Evanovich doesn't rate any editing by her publisher! Like most other readers commenting here, I had to *force* myself to read this book to the end, and after the first half I was skimming. Reading it was not fun, it was an experience in horror--not from the psycho-stalker villain, who was totally out of place in a light comedy--but rather the horror of feeling compelled to rubberneck at a train wreck--the wreck (please heaven I hope not!) of a wonderful writing career. Please, Ms. Evanovich, don't collaborate with Charlotte Hughes again!
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Summary: Pointless
Review: This was one of the most awful books I've ever read, and I can't believe it came from the same author who brings us the Stephanie Plum series. Even after finishing the book, I have absolutely no idea why a charming playboy millionaire fell in love with a divorced schoolteacher with two small children. One day Billie shows up to take polo lessons, then suddenly Nick's got his cousin moving in with her, he's in love with her, and they're talking marriage. There was no development of the relationship at all. And since the two characters hopped into bed together so early in the book, there was no buildup -- the rest of the book seemed like filler until the "big climax," which was about as predictable as I've ever come across, since it was obvious who the bad guy was the minute I first saw their name appear in the book. The book was also poorly edited -- Nick was referred to as Neil during one paragraph, Billie's son Joel went for two or three pages being called Joey, and the lady who sold Billie her wedding dress was introduced as Emma, then became Ida in the next paragraph. Romance is obviously not this writer's forte, nor is proofing and editing. She really should spend her time fine-tuning her Stephanie Plum series, which is starting to become repetitious and stagnant, rather than cashing in on her name putting out garbage like this to pad her bank account.
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Summary: A Fun Read!
Review: So, there's no Stephanie and Company, however, Ms. Evanovich's sense of humor shines through. As one reader commented, it's similar to a "beach read" requiring nothing more of you than your sense of humor. Yes, it's predictible, but are the Plum series worthy of any literary prize? No, we read them not for the plot development but for the characters we've grown to love. A Full House was one of life's guilty pleasures. I admit it and I also admit to enjoying it!
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Summary: Cashing in
Review: Not recommended. I think that Evanovich was cashing in on her name and the success of S. Plum by digging up this old novel of hers and rehashing it. It took TWO people to write something this bad? Not worth it. Characters are uninteresting and un-sexy. Stick with reading about Stepanie Plum, one of my favorite series.
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Summary: Janet Who??
Review: It is amazing that this book is by the same author of the Stephanie Plum series! This book was corny, predictable, and so unrealistic that the characters were not endearing at all to the reader. It was extremely hard for me to finish it at all. I kept thinking it would get better and I was wrong. The poor editing was my biggest complaint considering the main male characer is referred to as Neil instead of Nick right in the midst of a love scene! It doesn't get any worse than that. If you enjoy the Plum series, you will not enjoy this book.
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Summary: Boring, Predictable, and Disappointing
Review: I was very disappointed to say the least. The Stephanie Plum series are awesome and I do have to admit that I had the expectancy that this novel would rank among her others. I think that Janet Evanovich should stick to what works, not venture into something that is clearly not her expertise. I won't be buying her next novel in this new series, "Full Tilt". It will probably be "Full Wilt".
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