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Summary: strong Stephanie Plum
Review: Trenton's most popular bounty hunter Stephanie Plum's finds her personal life going smoothly. She and her significant other Joe Morelli are a strong entry while she and fellow bounty hunter Ranger strike enough sparks to light up the Manhattan skyline. Her sister is hours from giving birth and remains undecided if she wants to marry her baby's father. Joe's grandmother, who isn't Stephanie's fan, keeps having visions of Joe married to some one else.Professionally, Stephanie feels under siege. Her cousin Vinnie signed a bond for Samuel Singh but his landlady says that he disappeared, leaving all his belongings, except has laptop behind. Stephanie goes to his place of business but his boss claims he was a loner without any friends. During her search for him, she gets shot at, tranquilized with a dart, and a psycho stalks her, sending roses and threatening notes. She sees a man shot and receives snuff snapshots. Morelli and Ranger do there best to protect to protect her, but Stephanie knows if she wants her life back, she must outwit the stalker. Janet Evanovich does the impossible by injecting a great deal of laugh out loud humor into a serial killer book. TO THE NINES ratchets up the heat between the heroine and the bounty hunter while showing that Stephanie can stay in a relationship with her true love Joe. The fast paced plot is loaded with lots of tension, sexual and life threatening, while the perpetrator is hidden in plain sight. The more one reads a Stephanie Plum novel the more one wants to sit in a corner with the next book. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Janet, you never disappoint me.
Review: I got to Border's at 9:10 on Tuesday to get the new Stephanie Plum and raced through it. Stephanie's cousin Vinnie has bonded
Singh and he's going to lose much money if Singh doesn't show up before his visa expires. As Stephanie tracks down leads, the people surrounding Singh turn up dead...one killed right in front of her. The search takes Steph, Lula, and Caroline to Las Vegas. Will Vegas ever be the same again? Not after a confrontation between Tom Jones and Elvis impersonators brought on by our lovely ladies and a giant pink thong!
Flowers and notes from the psycho killer follow Stephanie wherever she goes. The bodyguards that Ranger assigns to protect our heroine are dropping like flies.
There are many funny food moments as Lula consumes huge amounts of meat on her new high protein diet (animals are following her everywhere) and Stephanie's sister Valerie, 9 months pregnant, consumes everything in sight.
While Evanovich has not departed from laugh-out-loud adventure, 2 things were missing...Stephanie's vehicle did not get demolished and we did not visit the funeral home this time.
I do not read this series for the plot, although this one was
a little more intricate that most of the others. I read it for
the zany cast of characters that I have grown to love.
P.S. Ranger, come see me sometime...anytime!!!
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Summary: Not the best of the series, but still pretty darn good
Review: With To The Nines, Janet Evanovich returns with smooth story-telling form. I found Nines to be significantly better than Seven or Eight, although One and Three are still my favorites. First, the bad news. The plot is somewhat predictable, and you'll be pretty certain who the villian is fairly early on, although the reason is a surprise and won't become apparent -- even to Stephanie -- until the very end. The other bad news? Grandma Mazur only has a small part in the story, and she's one of the saner characters. For the last five or six books, Grandma Mazur has kept me laughing. And the last piece of bad news? Stephanie defies tradition and manages to make it through an entire tale without her car being blown up. Exploding cars have been a Plum tradition. Now for the good news, and there's plenty. Janet returns to form and constructs a fast-paced tale that advances a sizable number of previous plot elements. While you don't have to have read any of the previous books to enjoy this one, having done so enhances the story. Among those subplots: Stephanie's sister Valerie delivers a possibility of normalacy. And while Stephanie's Joe/Ranger angst continues, she's pretty much in one bed. What's best about Stephanie Plum books, though, is Janet's ability to construct outrageously funny, yet plausible, situations. "Kiss my can, you can't catch me, I'm the Vaseline man" left me roaring with laughter. The scene with Valerie at the hospital is a hoot, and turns out to be important to the plot as well. If you've never read any Stephanie Plum books, order the first book (One for the Money) and read it first because it sets much background for what happens in the series. Then read this one. If you have read and liked any other Stephanie Plum books, you'll enjoy this one. Janet Evanovich has managed to deliver a story that's every bit as good as the previous ones while breaking new ground and keeping the characters fresh and entertaining. You can't ask for more than that.
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Summary: not a plum of a book
Review: before i get all the hatemail-ilove this series-but-this one feels contrived and formulaic. her first capture is a total throwaway-not funny just stuck in there-there is virtually no mystery plot to this book at all, just further ramblings about ranger and morelli that are yesterday's news. the only somewhat funny bit is lula's diet-i've wondered how much steam this series had left and i'm sorry to say that it feels like there ain't much gas left in the tank--sorry janet, but this one feels like you're only in it for the money
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Summary: One of Janet's Best
Review: If you're a Janet fan, and who isn't, you will love this installment in the Stephanie Plum series. Lula is featured prominently, and she's on a diet. Sort of. Valerie, Stephanie's sister, is ready to deliver the baby of a man her mother wants her to marry. Grandma Mazur behaves for the most part, but thankfully, Stephanie doesn't. There's a great trip to Las Vegas by Steph, Connie, and Lula to pick up a skip and a small dog. Did Connnie really marry the short Elvis impersonator?Morelli and Ranger provide the lust. Oh, yes they do. Once again, Janet Evanovich has created a book that makes you smile and laugh out loud, and wish the book would go on for days.
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Summary: An excellent comeback
Review: After a total disappointment of a book "Visions of Sugarplums". Stephanie is back to her original great form in "To the Nines". I found this book as funny and offbeat as the first eight in the series. It was a wonderful read; I couldn't put it down once I started it. It shows that even with bodyguards (who turned out to be in more danger fr/ Stephanie than her enemies) Stephanie can still get herself in deep, deep trouble and still survive. A great read which I highly recommend.
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Summary: I like the whole Series...
Review: I liked this book, as well as all of the other books. This one was full of fun and adventure, but I would have to say I figured out the "whodunnit" half way through the book. Even so, I enjoy the whole electricity that is between Stephanie, Joe and Ranger. If you are looking for a deep mystery or something with a "deep" meaning behind it, don't get the book. But if you are looking for fun and just enjoy the series... then read this book.
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Summary: Stephanie's back and better than ever!
Review: This is one of the best Stephanie Plum novels since Four to Score! This novel is full of fun and adventure. All of our favorite characters are back, along with some new ones. Even Connie from the office gets in on the adventure this time. The action begins when Ranger and Stephanie are on the trail of a visa bond skip, Samuel Singh. Stephanie starts getting some very creepy bouquets that lead everyone to believe this is more than just a man who wants to stay in the country. Action abounds from Trenton to Las Vegas and back again. The subplot of Valerie's pregnancy is funny. The love triangle between Stephanie, Morelli and Ranger is tense. The mystery and adventure take some serious twists and turns. If you are a Stephanie Plum fan, read this novel!
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Summary: Evanovich does it again!!
Review: I only wish her novels were as long as Harry Potter books!! This one, like the others, was funny, sexy, and intriguing. I don't know how she does it - there is never a dull moment! I don't want to say too much here for those who have not read it yet - but it is definitely GREAT!! When's the the 10th one coming out??
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Summary: Another Great Stephanie Mission
Review: I have been waiting for this book to come out for over a year, and I was not disappointed. Stephanie is back with all the regular characters, and I do mean characters!
This book is full of the regular Stephanie mishaps plus a few new ones. She does manage to keep the same vehicle through the whole thing but goes through quite a few of Ranger's "Merry Men" bodyguards, each one suffering a fate more hilarious than the last one.
I recommend this book to any one who is in need of a good laugh and a serious Ranger and Morelli fix!
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