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Summary: Enough already
Review: In Stephanie Plum's eighth adventure, she is doing a favor for her parents' next-door neighbor. The neighbor's daughter, Evelyn is missing as well as Annie, her grandchild. If they do not show up within the next few days the neighbor will lose her house which she put into collateral in a child custody bond. Evelyn's former husband will be glad to collect and he has not made it a secret. Stephanie will try to do what she can since she is a bounty hunter and not a detective.What have we learned from the other seven novels? Stephanie has bad luck with cars, she is always way over her head, and there is a skip tracer who always manages to make Stephanie look like a fool. This novel is no different. There is little emphasis put in Evelyn's story in order to make room for Stephanie's misadventures. The ending of this novel seemed to be rushed and the story does not have a clear resolution as to why Evelyn disappeared. The story that Evelyn gives Plum sounds a bit bogus and unconvincing. Anyone who has read Ms. Evanovich's previous novels will read this book no matter what anyone else says. It is just that it is about time for Stephanie to grow as a character and be able to do something that is important and meaningful to her besides Tasty Kakes and sex. There is much more that the author can explore with this character and hopefully it will happen in the future. It is time for Stephanie to be involved in a case with very high stakes whether they are personal or emotional. She is always bumbling until she gets the job right. Why not let her do something that she can be proud of? Maybe it is just wishful thinking.
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Summary: Blah, Blah, Blah
Review: I breaks my heart, Stephanie is getting boring!! The series is now too redundant to bear. The last two books have been substandard. It is time to let Stephanie move on.
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Summary: Plum good
Review: Is eight enough? Or is that "Are eight enough"? I will admit that I have read all eight of Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels. And I will admit that they make me laugh. I bought Hard Eight for a vacation read, and read it aloud to my wife as she drove us from South Carolina back to Virginia. It was her first taste of Plum, and there were times she laughed so hard she nearly drove us off Interstate 95. In this episode,"bounty hunter" Plum undertakes a freebie on behalf of a neighbor whose granddaughter, Evelyn has gone missing, taking her own daughter Annie with her. Because there is a child custody bond payable to Evelyn's ex, if Annie doesn't return, the search is somewhat up Plum's alley. Not only does Evelyn's ex want to find her, so does her landlord, Abruzzi, a truly evil man who likes to play war games. Plum's investigation finds her the object of evil games and even murder attempts by an oversized rabbit, a bear, Bill Clinton and even Richard Nixon. With the usual help of Ranger, Morelli, Grandma Mazur, Lula and (surprisingly) her mother, Plum is able to.... well read the book and find out. Evanovich has a good schtick going, but one would think that Stephanie would eventually learn such basic elements of capturing FTA's as taking the keys out of the ignition to her car, loading her pistol and keeping track of her handcuffs. Hard Eight is amusing fluff, as are its prececessor novels, but the theme is growing tiresome for this reader.
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Summary: One of her best
Review: I have been frustrated with the last 3 Stephanie Plum books. Books 5, 6, and 7 were reruns of the previous four. This one was still funny, but not to the point of nausea. The relationship between Joe, Ranger(who I am not a fan of), and Stephanie seemed a little more defined... although Stephanie still doesn't seem to know who or what she wants. Stephanie comments in this novel that 'somewhere along the line Joe has grown up'. Will Stephanie-or will that destroy the story?
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Summary: Hard Eight
Review: By far the best Plum series yet. Stephanie was her normal self and brought out the full characters of her family and friends, not to mention her mixed up love life. The villians were bold and mean and stephanie was far from cool and calm when tackling with them. Between snakes, geese and giant rabbits I have never laughed so hard at one novel. And grandma mazure was a pure delight even tho she was a little more tame in this book.
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Summary: Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich
Review: Best book so far from her. I couldn't put it down. I can't wait for number Nine!!! What will Stephanie be doing next? Who will she be choosing, Joe or Ranger? Can't wait to find out.
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Summary: Pure Entertainment!
Review: Although this was far from my favorite in this wonderful and quirky series, it did not disappointment in the entertainment department. I do not read Janet Evanovich's books for the mystery element (there are much better mystery writers); I read them for the non-stop slapstick humor and oddball characters and, like the previous books, Hard Eight had me laughing out loud from start to finish. Remembering the dryer scene with Kloughn alone still makes me break out in spasms of giggles. Two complaints: Although I missed Grandma, who only has small scenes, I loved the annoying new character Klough. However, Ms. Evanovich, more of Grandma Mazur in #9 please. Secondly, the love scene with Ranger was nothing but a fleeting moment after all the sexual tension and build up. Surely it deserved more ink!
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Summary: So much anticipation and then...
Review: This is the first Evanovich book that didn't have me laughing from beginning to end. Very disappointed when compared to her previous 7 books. It was still an enjoyable read, just not the usual fun.
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Summary: "doesn't anyone stay together anymore?"
Review: a great song title but alas so true. i laughed as much this time out as the other 7 but sometime it was a sad laugh. waiting in line for 9. maybe that will be the next title.lol
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Summary: Great entry in this series; mixed reviews on the audio
Review: This is another great entry in an outstanding series, and it had me laughing to the point of tears more than once. Scenes of Stephanie and Lula at the racetrack and Stephanie venting her frustration at a nonfunctioning security lock are worth the price of admission. My one quarrel is with the audio book. Lorelei King does a superb job with a large cast of characters, especially Lula and Grandma Mazur. But she gives Stephanie *no* accent whatsoever -- a tremendous letdown after the great "Burg" accent Tanya Eby provided in her narration of 7-Up. Other than that, the audio is very enjoyable. Just tell your neighbors not to worry if they see you laughing hysterically during your morning walk. :-)
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