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Summary: Dependency Narrowly Avoided by Stephanie Plum!
Review: Ever since Stephanie kicked out her husband for doing something unmentionable with a high school classmate on the dining room table, she has been trying to find her own way. It's tough out there in the real world. Being a lingerie buyer didn't work out, so she's put pressure on a relative to let her be a bounty hunter for his bail bond business. This has given her a new set of friends, including Lula (the toughest ex-streetlady turned bounty hunter in training) and Ranger (her tough-as-nails bounty hunter mentor). But Stephanie is still new to bounty hunting, and things go wrong.In this installment of the continuing Stephanie Plum sage, Stephanie has three men to bring in. One runs a candy store, another is a kid who works in fast food, and the third is a pusher who's armed and dangerous. Naturally, it's the elderly man with the candy store who's the main problem. She can't find him, no one wants her to find him because he is beloved by the community, and pretty soon dead bodies are stacking up like cord wood wherever Stephanie goes. Three times in one day, she is shot at, and her nerve starts to go. Pretty soon, her normal solo act is being backed up by both Lula and Ranger. Then, too, Joe Morelli (exboy friend in this story) starts acting strange, Stephanie finds him more attractive. He also moves into a house, and Stephanie starts to wonder if he's ready to settle down. With her guard down after more and more dangerous encounters, Stephanie almost succumbs but is saved by her weak stomach. The mystery isn't the thing in a Stephanie Plum novel. It's just there to give Stephanie something to do. She's the real focus. Characterization in this fine novel is outstanding. That's the strength of the book. The humor is fine, too. The plot's a little below par, but you'll like the romantic parts and Stephanie dealing with food and exercise. If you have a macabre sense of humor, you'll like some of the corpse humor as well. The real focus of the story is whether Stephanie is going to retreat into eating all of her meals at her parent's house, move in with Joe Morelli, and give up on chasing bad guys and get a job at the button factory. Although she's very tempted, she keeps her freedom and independence. You'll enjoy the tug of war, and be rooting for Stephanie. If you have children, you'll probably also change your mind about how often you let them go to candy stores alone. Overcome your tradition stall that catching the bad guys is only for he-men. Stephanie can trip them up with the best! Enjoy this book the next time you want a good laugh!
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Summary: Read for plain, old fun and enjoy!
Review: Another goody by Sue Grafton. Read the first one and got totally hooked. Gotta get 'em all!
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Summary: Fun read
Review: Stephanie Plum is back and hotter than ever. This time the world's worst bounty hunter is after Uncle Mo, a relative and local candy story owner. A highly loved man in the community, the good people of Trenton look down on Stephanie for even thinking of taking in Uncle Mo.
Stephanie gives the reader lots more laughs as she sleuths for Uncle Mo and plays cat and mouse with love interst Joe Morelli. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Go Get 'em Stephanie
Review: Janet Evanovich has done it again. Three to Get Deadly, begins as Stephanie Plum, ex-lingerie buyer turned bounty hunter is given the go to pick up Mo Bedemier. Uncle Mo, as he's known in "the burg", Stephanie's working class, Trenton neighborhood, owns an ice-cream parlor/candy store, has missed his court appearance and seems to have left town. Stephanie's on the case and is soon caught in the middle of anti-drug vigilantes, murdered men and porno films. This is another terrific ride through Trenton with Ms Evanovich's cast of unrivaled, wonderful, quirky characters and Stephanie gets lots of help from her mentor, Ranger and vice cop, Joe Morelli. The writing is witty, irreverent and down to earth, with dialogue that will have you laughing out loud. Though the mystery itself is a bit of a stretch, it doesn't matter, because spending time in Trenton, with Stephanie and company, is such a joy. Start with One for the Money and read all the books in this series. They will put a smile on your face.
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Summary: Anyone with a weird family can relate
Review: Stephanie's mission is to hunt down Uncle Mo, a beloved candy-store owner (with a very interesting secret life) and cope with the drug dealers and corpses that are ending up with parts missing. It's hilarious to watch everyone's reaction whenever Stephanie reveals who it is she's after "but he's never done anything wrong!" Ex-hooker Lula, whom we met in One for the Money is also working for Vinnie now, and she "helps" Stephanie and Joe Morelli hunt down their man.
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Summary: Increased Starrage for LOL factor
Review: Don't read this book for the gritty realism, read it for the ride. I rarely laugh out loud at books, but this had me chortling in public. Although I definitely wouldn't read the books in this series too closely together, Evanovich has a rare gift of wit and entertainment.
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Summary: Similar to Sue Grafton books
Review: Evanovich's books are simple, light and amusing reading. Easy to pick up and read in entirety on a plane. Not for someone who wants a real thriller or "deep" mystery.
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Summary: Read 'One for the Money' and got hooked!
Review: I picked up 'One For The Money' at a local bookstore after reading a review of the newest book in the series - I got hooked! I just finished 'Three To Get Deadly' yesterday and I am going to the store tonight to get the next one! Another reviewer said Stephanie never learns from her mistakes. Well, if she did we wouldn't have the laughs these books give us. I know there is a little of her in me - I don't always apply what I learned in the past to a new situation - sometimes we just forget at the time. She has alot of spunk and resilience! I really enjoy these books and look forward to more and more Stephanie Plum adventures! Hopefully something will happen with Joe Morelli!....
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Summary: I chuckled and chuckled and chuckled!
Review: I checked "One for the Money" out of our tiny library. Then bought the others. I then saw the audios and had to buy them too. Lori Petty IS Stephanie Plum! I listen to a lot of audio books on the road. Never have I heard a more perfect match. I read the books and chuckled through them. Then, my husband read them and chuckled his way through them. When he did, I'd ask what he was chuckling about. When he read me the passage, I found myself chuckling again. What can I say, I thoroughly enjoyed them all. Then, I loaned my books out. Now I have to buy them all over again. They never came back. . but that's what books are for.
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Summary: NOTHING NEW. The same old same old.
Review: This my second Evanovich and it got old real quick. Stephanie continues to stumble & fall. She never learns from her mistakes consequently the story is repetitious & boring. Something like "The Three Stooges" She is like her hamster Rex, endlessly running around his wheel.
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