Cooks Overboard

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Summary: How not to spend your vacation--funny stuff!
Review: Enjoyed watching Angie's plans for great vacation turn to disaster. Also some great scenes when she's mistaken for world's most deadly female assassin. Highly enjoyable.

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Summary: Ridiculous!
Review: I actually read the books previous to this in the series- but this book I had to resort to skimming because so much was farfetched. Having Angie randomly spout theory about science... which so conveniently happens to tie to the mystery? I appreciated the attempt to actually have Angie to the rescue instead of Paavo, as usual, but it was so ridiculous that this book made me wonder how much Pence thinks readers can suspend our disbelief and just swallow all this craziness. She again tries to draw out some other characters but they are shallow and forgettable. And Pence must realize it- the next book is A Cook In Time which is when she begins adding a couple of Angie's recipes at the end of the book to try to make up for how full of holes her stores are starting to become. Maybe she was trying too hard to go the Evanovich path. This book is probably one of the worst in the series.

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Summary: Okay
Review: Maybe it was because I could only read it whenever I could get a few hard won free minutes or maybe it was because I really don't like spy books. Whatever the reason, I did not think this one was as good as her past books. Those I could not put down once started. I made time for reading them. This one I wasn't as compelled to find time. Still, a good read.

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Summary: Have to love Paavo and Angie
Review: While not my favorite of the series, still a good book. I really like how the characters are developing and the sense of reality you get from reading the book. Particularly Paavo. Joanne's ability to make you understand and feel for him increases with each book.

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Summary: Have to love Paavo and Angie
Review: While not my favorite of the series, still a good book. I really like how the characters are developing and the sense of reality you get from reading the book. Particularly Paavo. Joanne's ability to make you understand and feel for him increases with each book.

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Summary: Author overboard
Review: Witless and unrelievedly dreadful. So bad it could have been the basis for a late 70's Disney movie. I've found more convincing plots and more compelling characters on the backs of cereal boxes. Even a "no-star" rating would be too high -- Amazon should have a "black hole" rating for books like this one.

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Summary: Author overboard
Review: Witless and unrelievedly dreadful. So bad it could have been the basis for a late 70's Disney movie. I've found more convincing plots and more compelling characters on the backs of cereal boxes. Even a "no-star" rating would be too high -- Amazon should have a "black hole" rating for books like this one.

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Summary: Almalfi latest mystery is a gourmet's delight
Review: ~<p~ own cabin is searched and the cook tries to desert. Apparently, the duo has booked the wrong passage because this ship contains a microfilm with Professor Von Mueller's successful research into an alternate form of energy. Everyone wants the results and killing Angie and Paavo is perfectly acceptable if they get in the way. <p~ Paavo remain a fresh couple and the secondary players add much intensity and humor to the tale. Joanne Pence continues to climb the ladder to the top rung as her story line's turn more delicious with each new outing. COOKS OVERBOARD is Ms. Pence's best plot due to the various twists and turns that keep reader's attention throughout the book. An already fabulous series has turned into a gourmet's delight.

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