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Summary: maybe I missed something??...maybe not.
Review: As an avid reader of Janet Evanovich's stephanie plum series I was ecstatic when I saw that she has now decided to resurrect some old romance novels and revamp then in her now famous style.
When I read the first book in this series (Full House), I thought wow - cool - now I don't have to wait til June for the next stephanie plum. But then, unfortunately, I picked up full tilt. What a let down.Clearly my opinion is not shared by everyone - in fact one of the reviewers that I usually respect - harriett klausner clearly really enjoyed the book. However, I think if you are a fan of romantic suspense and janet evanovich as well, you will be left unfulfilled by her latest novel. Unlike Full House, in which billie and nick drew you in as characters, I found Max to be generally uninteresting and unlikable - which seems like it would be hard to do with a character who is a genius, rich, and comes from a zany yet troubled past. In addition to a boring (sorry but he is) male character, there is the relatively forgettable female lead, the head of a truly uninspired newspaper (a potentially interesting subplot which was really never explored). There is also Vera, an obnoxious semi-mother figure who really made me yearn for Grandma Mazur, and God help us all, a talking computerized Car - named Muffin. Please make it stop. To all the authors out there (Catherine Coulter this means you too) please stop with the artificial intelligence in anything from a car to a calculator - it is manufactured, unconvincing, and overall - not funny! I really felt like full tilt had major potential, including characters and locations that could have been creatively utilized, but the story just did not gel - nothing came together. In fact, I practically had to force myself to slog through this sucker. My recommendation - read full house instead and put your seven fifty in a fund towards To the Nines, coming out in June - at least that is what I wish I had done.
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Summary: don't bother, it's not even by Evanovich
Review: This book was a terrible disappointment. I'd give it 0 stars if Amazon had that as a choice. I don't believe it was written by Evanovich at all. That "newcomer" Hughes must have convinced JE to put her name on the book just so it would sell. I arrived at this conclusion because the writing is so clumsy, devoid of humor, and markedly inferior to JE's other novels; it's not possible that JE's writing regressed to such a point. The characters are non-engaging cardboard cutouts with no authentic personality, unlike JE's Plum series. Don't waste your time believing any of these favorable reviews.
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Summary: Double Dumb
Review: It's sad and annoying to see Evanovich use her name and reputation to put out such garbage. The humor isn't humorous. There are none of the laugh out loud moments that've become trademark with the Stephanie Plum series. This is a weak attempt at comedy that comes off looking like tragedy. As Jamie would say...double damn. This series is awful.
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Summary: Trapped in Germany
Review: I almost never read fiction, but recently I found myself stuck in Germany over the weekend and not being able to speak German - nights in my hotel would have consisted of CNN. Fortunately, the train station had a small section of English books. After thumbing through them I came across Full Tilt - no idea why it caught my eye but it did. To my amazment, I was hooked and couldn't put it down. I loved the characters and it actually made me laugh out loud. The following morning I headed back to the train station and picked up Full Speed - which I also blasted through, just couldn't put it down. (Sunday's in Germany everything is closed people.) On Monday as I was heading to the airport I checked the train station book store for Full Blast and was dispointed that they didn't have it in stock. So, I quickly ordered it from Amazon and it was waiting for me when I arrived home. I loved these three books so much I gave them to my husband to read - who also laughed out loud when he read them. It's not Shakespeare folk, but the characters are quirky, sassy, and amusing. The situations are far fetched but it's fiction. It's fun! You'll enjoy this whole series if you just let your escape to Beaumont, South Carolina for awhile.
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Summary: no Stephanie, but still O.K.
Review: I've never thought of myself as lowbrow before, but all the scathing reviews of Full Tilt and Full Speed are making me rethink that. Let's get this out of the way right up front: No, this isn't nearly as good as a Stephanie Plum novel. The tale of weekly newspaper publisher Jamie Swift and dashing tech billionaire Max Holt is much more lightweight and campy, even. Max is as much a caricature as James Bond; the gun-toting, Bible-thumping Vera is a harpy; no woman is as superficial as Deedee (at least I hope not!) and the flaming queen Beanie is an insult to gay men everywhere. Only Jamie is somewhat realistic. But Full Tilt was still fun, especially Muffin the world's most amazing computer. I've definitely read worse. If you go into it expecting it to be no better than your average sitcom, you won't be disappointed. I have to admit that, as soon as I finished Full Tilt, I ordered Full Speed from the library. Maybe I should consider it a guilty pleasure.
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Summary: 0 stars.......
Review: okay i have been waiting to say this from the beginning of the book.....its crap!!...ok the jokes arent funny..character arent developed...they are just way too 2 dimensional...the attempted murders are just boring and so uninteresting.... do not read this book...
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Summary: A real let-down
Review: What a disappointment! This book cannot be written by Janet Evanovich, it must be Charlotte Hughes' baby. It is the characters that are the worst part of this book, they are wooden. Worst of the worst is Max, the "genius", who never speaks in anything but cliches and platitudes. A close second is Muffin, Max's car's Artificial Intelligence system with a dumb blonde personality. It finally grated on me so bad that I abandoned the effort part-way through. Not something I do often.
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Summary: don't bother, it's not even by Evanovich
Review: This book was a terrible disappointment. I'd give it 0 stars if Amazon had that as a choice. I don't believe it was written by Evanovich at all. That "newcomer" Hughes must have convinced JE to put her name on the book just so it would sell. I arrived at this conclusion because the writing is so clumsy, devoid of humor, and markedly inferior to JE's other novels; it's not possible that JE's writing regressed to such a point. The characters are non-engaging cardboard cutouts with no authentic personality, unlike JE's Plum series. Don't waste your time believing any of these favorable reviews.
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Summary: FLAWLESS!
Review: I don't care what a lot of these jerk reviewers with nothing better to do say, this book is FLAWLESS!!! Perfect in every way!!! This writer can blow em' all away with her charm and her humorous writing style. I love you JE!!!
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Summary: Full of fun...
Review: Max, the boy-genius from Full house, is back and he's all grown up! He's in Beaumont, South Carolina to help his sister's husband find out who wants to keep him out of the race for Mayor. Max is also checking on his interest in Beaumont's paper...and a growing interest in the paper's owner, Jamie Swift. Missing tax dollars, would-be assassins, and a talking car...Jamie and Max are hot on the case. And maybe they're a bit hot for each other??!! Evanovich and Hughes are a powerful writing team. Full Tilt is full of fun!!
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