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Summary: Not quite Evanovich
Review: A lot of comparisons were being made between this series and the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. While there are some similarities, this book didn't quite grab me like an Evanovich book.....which I will normally read in one setting! Sierra's poor use of the English language was very distracting to me as a reader. I guess my English teachers pounded certain rules into my head a little too much!
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Summary: A decent first book, but improvement is needed
Review: As a first book, Miracle Strip is not horrible, but it would not compel me to buy another book in the series. The protagonist, stripper Sierra Lavotini, never seems to have justifiable motivation for her actions. She recklessly starts investigating the disappearance of her friend, even when it becomes clear that her friend has been lying to her and has been mixed up in some sort of drug deal gone wrong. Like some hardboiled PI, she never tells the police all she knows, although her motivation for witholding information is never clear. She does one stupid thing after another and you can't figure out what she has to gain by acting like that. The book was made more irritating because Sierra, the narrator, uses poor grammar on an infrequent enough basis that it just seems like a narrative trick, to make her background more "real." The portrayal of Sierra as a stripper didn't ring true, and the strip club is too abstract and uninvolving. Nevertheless, as the author polishes her craft this series may turn into something really worthwhile.
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Summary: The Miracle Strip is a winner; Sierra Lavotini is terrific!
Review: This book has it all: non-stop action, zany characters, colorful dialogue, who-dun-it mystery and the hint of romance to come. And the tongue-in-cheek look at the strip club industry -- where the main character centers her inner child before coming on stage dressed like Little Bo Peep -- had me falling on the ground laughing. Women will love the independent, tough-minded but sensitive Sierra. And guys will too, if they're man enough to handle her....
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