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Summary: Good Ol Plum Fun!
Review: Hard Eight is such a great book. I am a die hard Stephaine Plum and Janet Evanovich fan. Stephanie is back in action with a new "sidekick" in Albert K-l-o-u-g-h-n (pronounced "clown") and she is ready for action. Or so she thinks! This time it's war. In this book, I followed Stephanie through at least four pairs and handcuffs, a flock of wild, atacking geese, and tons more action. I laughed my way through the book and was delighted at the changes in the relationships of Stephanie and Ranger and Stephanie and Joe. By the end of the book, I was dying for another round. Guess I'll have to wait until next year!
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Summary: Classic Stephanie
Review: This latest entry in the Stephanie Plum series has all the trademark Evanovich touches: great car scenes, recalcitrant fugitives, menacing bad guys, stun gun accidents, Morelli, Ranger, Lula, Grandma, and, of course, at least one new quirky character, in this case a lawyer named Kloughn. The end of the book is somewhat flat and abrupt, but despite that the book is laugh-out-loud funny and a thoroughly enjoyable read.
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Summary: I Laughed Out Loud
Review: I gobbled up this book last night and had laughs, grins and giggles throughout the reading! Stephanie does it again and again and again - getting into trouble. And with the support characters, a new one is introduced who is so much fun, and the sexual tension tightly strung and I can almost not wait for #9. Ranger is a hot hunk and Joe is a hot hunk - which one should Stephanie ultimately be with? Grandma Mazur, while having a minor role in this book, is still a delight. Sis Valerie has a bigger role and is a hoot! Lula - ahhh, Lula. What great fun!!! I think all the fans of Stephanie will enjoy this book. Come on #9!
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Summary: Only made me laugh til I cried twice.
Review: I enjoyed reading Hard Eight but have to say it's not the best in the series. All the usual happens, Stephanie blows up a few cars, people are shot and there's a lot of heavy breathing over Morelli but I just didn't enjoy it as much. Plus after waiting FOREVER to find out what happened between Stephanie and Ranger, it's only barely mentioned when you're well into the book.A new character is introduced that takes Grandma Mazur's place as comic relief. Let me just say the scene with Klougn(?) and the dryer makes me glad I bought this book. This is a good story in the continuing series but I wouldn't recommend it to any newbies. Start at the beginning with One for The Money. If you've enjoyed Stephanie's other adventures, you'll enjoy this one and you know you have to buy it to find out what happened in the bedroom in Seven Up:)
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Summary: Ranger vs. Joe?
Review: I received this book yesterday, and spent my entire evening reading it. In Stephanie Plum tradition, it is a great page turner, very hard to put down. It was true to form with the other seven (the cases, the cars, etc) but seemed to lack something. And I'm not sure what. Of course, all of us die-hard fans will be buying and reading it anyway, and I'm certainly glad that I did add it to my library, but I feel jipped somehow. Now I have to wait another 365 days to find out more? The ending, even though it is open ended like all the others, isn't really the cliffhanger we've come to love. It is a great summer read, but not the best in the series. Can't wait for #9!
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Summary: Stephanie Plum where are you?
Review: Whow not a Wow book! I was looking forward to another fun and fantastic read from Janet Evonovich and was very disapointed in the results. The same elements were here as with the other 7 books in the series, but the writing wasn't on par as before. The story was told, but it never got off the ground and played itself out. It read like it was a forced and fast write instead of the witty banter, insights and character developement we've come to expect. I'm sure I'll still buy the 9th in the series, but without holding my breathe.
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Summary: Kloughn-ing around was never so much fun
Review: Evanovich continues to deliver the funny escapades of Stephanie Plum. Each novel introduces new characters that enhance an already great cast. Hard Eight is no exception. As I read this one I kept thinking these things would only happen to Stephanie. Evanovich keeps coming up with antics that could only happen in her novels and make you buy into them. Nothing about these novels seem contrived or manipulated, just good fun. I can't wait to read number nine. A year is tooo long a wait for news of Stephanie.
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Summary: She's Ba-aack!
Review: A diehard fan myself, I was thrilled when I finished Hard Eight. It brought back the good jokes, the chemistry between the three main characters, and the hilarious minor characters that Evanovich is famous for. I hope some of these stick around! I was relieved to see that Evanovich is back in the swing of things with this book, I was a bit worried after Seven Up, but this is truly a plummy Plum book, and I'll enjoy re-reading it for years to come. I'll leave you with only one spoiler... Ranger finally starts calling his place the Bat Cave in this book, looks like he's facing up to reality. Enjoy yourself!
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Summary: Best Plum Yet!!!!
Review: Ok, so you've waited almost a year to read this book. Well, IMHO, it was well worth the wait. Hard Eight is a great book. It has action, adventure, and plenty of the sassy Grandma Mazur. Stephanie Plum is back with a vengence. Without spoiling it for everybody, I would just like to say that a lot of people will be happy with the pairings in this book. I will say that Eight is probably the most intense book in the series. Near the end, things take a pretty violent twist, and I was suprised how things turned out. All I can say is, I can't wait for Nine. Most Plum fans will love this book, but of course there will always be a few who don't like it. Read it for yourself and see how great it is.
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Summary: If your a fan, wait for paperback...
Review: For readers new to this series, the earlier books are lively, funny stories of Stephanie Plum's(a New Jersy Bouny Hunter) misadventures in the Berg. Culminating with this book, more recent offerings fall short of the mark, with stale plots, cutsie writing and underdeveloped main characters. Her recent books generally follow the same pattern of too many pages of screwball antics of Stephanie Plum and various (somewhat interchangable) sidekicks, shallow interactions with Ranger(mysterious hero) or Morelli (potential soul mate)mainly involving sex (or not) and quick resolution of underlying menance in last 50 pages, with the so "unexpected" cliffhanger reflecting a trite "will she, wont she" relationship with both men. At least in Hard Eight Stephanie makes some decision, although it took some 200 pages of "antics" to get to it, and she decided, changed her mind and got the bad guy in the remaining 60 (or so) pages. The resolution of the main plot and Stephanie's personal relationships seem tacked on and rushed. Die hard fans will of course read it. I can only say I wish I had waited for the paperback.
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