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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. After I finished [b:Finger Lickin' Fifteen|6048530|Finger Lickin' Fifteen (Stephanie Plum, #15)|Janet Evanovich|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51+tn4BDKlL._SL75_.jpg|6224145], I realized that I'd skipped the previous Plum novel. Remedied that this weekend (thank you, Chicago Public Library).Not as funny as the 15th, but maybe I'm suffering from Lula fatigue. (  ) catalogthis | Nov 24, 2009 |  There is very little that is fearless about this edition in the Plum series. Gone is any sense of real danger, risk or threat. Instead this installment is little more than a watered down romance novel, complete with secondary characters that have become more caricatures than believable sidekicks, particularly Lula. This is a lightweight piece of fluff that is a re-hash of all previous story lines with nothing new in character development or relationship advancement. Sure it's mildly enjoyable to spend time with old friends, but Evanovich mailed this effort in. (  ) jwcooper3 | Nov 15, 2009 | Hysterical, as usual! Great beach read. jwilder | Nov 12, 2009 | OK whyteb | Nov 8, 2009 | I don’t know what it is about Janet Evanovich, but I love her! It may be her creative writing, it may be the way I feel like I’m in the stories, or it may just be the craziness that makes my life look simple. I liked this book because it brought all of my favorite characters back together. The Mooner is back in this book and Grandma Mazur, whom I love! And it brought a couple of new characters that I became fans of. Who doesn’t love a psychic (Gary) and a graffiti paintin, Internet gamin teen (Zook)? This book was pretty action-packed, as most are. I liked the story line… but unlike other books, I couldn’t figure it out. This is one you’ll never guess the killer. I promise you that. This is the 17th Stephanie Plum book I’ve read, and all of them never fail to surprise me. They are all very well written and each of them are completely different. I was worried when I started the series that they would overlap too much, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised that Evanovich can think of so many story lines. Very impressive. I liked that Stephanie took part in security for a celebrity, but I didn’t like how the celebrity stayed around. She got on my nerves. I try not to go into too many details in these, in case you want to read the book, but I always write things down while I read. One of things I wrote down this time is when one of the male characters punches a woman in the face. I’m not saying it would be funny if a man punched me in the face, but for some reason, I laughed out loud at this. I don’t think it’s right for men to hit women, but this cracked me up. I also wrote down “change in text” … not sure what that meant, I’ll keep thinking and if I remember, I’ll come back. I give this book 4 bookmarks. (  ) kariannalysis | Oct 30, 2009 | 
 All of which must prompt purists to protest that this can’t, then, be any kind of writing at all. And it isn’t. Stephanie Plum novels require no effort to read, and presumably they require no effort to write. And at number 14 these novels certainly aren’t trying to teach or enlighten. Perhaps in more adventurous eras than the present, readers required those things of their bestsellers, but not in war-torn 2008. Nowadays they want a laugh or two, a pleasant ending, and most of all the latest on people they know in common, like Evanovich’s characters. The purists are right: this isn’t writing – it’s gossip. Outsiders can listen patiently if they like, but the steady ‘and then he …’ ‘and then she …’ is really meant for locals. And it’s the locals who’ll gather at the back fence for Stephanie Plum #15.  The ability to make someone laugh out loud is an amazing talent, and the fact that the awesome Evanovich continues to induce belly laughs with each new book, a gift.
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0312349513, Hardcover)Personal vendettas, hidden treasure, and a monkey named Carl will send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most explosive adventure yet. The Crime: Armed robbery to the tune of nine million dollars Dom Rizzi robbed a bank, stashed the money, and did the time. His family couldn’t be more proud. He always was the smart one. The Cousin: Joe Morelli Joe Morelli, Dom Rizzi, and Dom’s sister, Loretta, are cousins. Morelli is a cop, Rizzi robs banks, and Loretta is a single mother waiting tables at the firehouse. The all-American family. The Complications: Murder, kidnapping, destruction of personal property, and acid reflux Less than a week after Dom’s release from prison, Joe Morelli has shadowy figures breaking into his house and dying in his basement. He’s getting threatening messages, Loretta is kidnapped, and Dom is missing. The Catastrophe: Moonman Morelli hires Walter “Mooner” Dunphy, stoner and “inventor” turned crime fighter, to protect his house. Morelli can’t afford a lot on a cop’s salary, and Mooner will work for potatoes. The Cupcake: Stephanie Plum Stephanie and Morelli have a long-standing relationship that involves sex, affection, and driving each other nuts. She’s a bond enforcement agent with more luck than talent, and she’s involved in this bank-robbery-gone-bad disaster from day one. The Crisis: A favor for Ranger Security expert Carlos Manoso, street name Ranger, has a job for Stephanie that will involve night work. Morelli has his own ideas regarding Stephanie’s evening activities. The Conclusion: Only the fearless should read Fourteen. Thrills, chills, and incontinence may result.
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