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Summary: Eh, nothing new here.
Review: From the first page it was the same. Just a different crime to be solved. For crying out loud, throw some new guy in the mix. This Ranger-Joe-Ranger thing is getting old. Also, decide whether or not you are writing to people who have read the other six or just picked up the 7th on a whim. I mean, there's inside jokes for those of us who are hooked but loooong descriptions of "the burg", Joyce Barnhardt, 53 Buick, Stivas... for those who just started reading. It's too much. Be brave, try something new. Take a chance with the fact that you may alter Stephanie's "story" by having something uncharacteristic happen to her. Say, getting married or having a good hair day. Who knows, just not the same vanilla.
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Summary: Slightly Disappointing
Review: After waiting an entire year for 7 up to arrive, I have to say it is not up to par with other Evanovich's novels. There weren't any parts that I truly laughed out loud, maybe a giggle, but not a true belly laugh with tears streaming down my face that Evanovich usually brings. Again, the usual characters are all accounted for, with Steph's perfect sister brought back home, having been dumped by her husband for the babysitter. Ranger is absent for most of the book, with really just a cameo appearance at the end, which AGAIN, leads to another cliff hanger. My recommendation, wait for the paperback.Thanks for reading, **Pandora
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Summary: I love Stephanie Plum
Review: Stephanie Plum just keeps having the funniest adventures in mystery fiction today. In this outing, Stephanie is after Eddie DeChooch, a geriatric mobster who keeps giving her the slip. It looks like she's going to marry Morrelli, the sexy cop with whom she shares an omnivorous dog named Bob. Stephanie takes Bob to her nemesis, Joyce Barnhart's house to get rid on a Chinese dinner on Joyce's lawn in one of the funniest parts of the book. Grandma Mazur is kidnapped while helping Stephanie look for Eddie, but isn't sure whether it's a prelude to kinky sex or a kidnapping that Eddie is after. We also get to know Stephanie's sister Valerie, whose husband left for the Caymens with the babysitter. Valerie moves back to the Burg with her two daughters and her experiment with being a lesbian is a hoot. I could read a Stephanie Plum adventure every week. It's not high art, but it is high fun.
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Summary: Very Disappointing!
Review: Every year I eagerly await the latest Stephanie Plum adventure and until this year I have never been disappointed. Seven Up, while not being terrible (notice 3 starts not 1) is certainly not up to the usual Evanovich standards. The characters are flat (Joe and Ranger seemed more like caricatures than hot men), the usual zaniness is not there and if anything what is supposed to be zany is annoying. I didn't think Mooner and Dougie were very funny in Hot Six and they are particularly obnoxious in Seven Up. The myster aspect also fell flat. Hopefully, Janet will be back in the game next year with a return to her usual, entertaining writing. I'm not saying I'll never read another Stephanie Plum book, I'm just saying next year I won't be gunning to get the book as soon as if comes out.
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Summary: Seven Up
Review: Janet Evanovich has done it again. I found myself finishing Janet's latest novel, 'Seven Up', at 4:00 o'clock in the morning. Of course she leaves us once again ranting and raving at the end of the book. Why? Because Stephanie is in one of those cliff hangers that make me want to scream "Not again!" I always have fun reading Janet's books. This may not be her best effort, but I have the itch to restart the series from 'One For the Money' and read all 7 books. As a matter of fact, I just purchased 'Three Plums in One" the other night. When I bought 'Seven Up', my son told me not to start the book that night. He knew that he would not see me for the next day or two. Enjoy a very entertaining series.
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Summary: A big disappointment!
Review: I have waited a year for this book to come out. I was very disappointed. Are we sure Janet Evanovich really wrote this book? Where is all the humor from the other 6 books. The people all seemed flat and uninteresting, as was the story. All I can say is that I am not looking forward to book 8.
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Summary: Her Best!
Review: I love these books! Each one gets better - I highly recommend that you read each one and read them in order. The tension between Stephanie Ranger and Joe is great. I love the humor with her family. I began reading these and enjoy each one even more.
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Summary: Seven Up Satisfaction
Review: Stephanie Plum rules again with an hysterically funny exploit that actually left me laughing out loud. A cross between your favorite Soprano episode and Sex In The City, Seven Up is more refreshing than its carbonated sister of the same name. Can't wait for 8!
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Summary: DID NOT DISAPPOINTMENT ME!!!
Review: I really did not want to start reading it...I got it the day it came out...because I knew I would have to wait "like forever" for the next book....but it was so good I finished it in two days. I think it might be a little more risque but so much fun. Grand-ma Mazur is something else...who would not want a grand-ma like her. I try to picture this in a movie and I think it would be great or a TV series. Jane Evanovich you can never stop writing about Stephanie Plum...and Lulu and all the characters are so real. I recommend this book and all Evanovich's books to all my friends.....thank you for a great read.
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Summary: Only Shoot Them When They're Dead
Review: You would think that Stephanie Plum's assignment to bring in Eddie DeChooch was in the bag. After all, he was as old as Methuselah, half-blind, and hard of hearing. So what if he liked to shoot people and was dating her grandmother. So Stephanie and sidekick Lulu were a bit surprised when Eddie makes like a rabbit and jumps out the bathroom window, hops into a big white Cadillac and heads for the hills. Leaving them holding the bag with a stiff in the garage! Stephanie discovers that Eddie is the most sought after man in the burg. Not only is everyone is looking for him, but several are keeping an eye on Stephanie in case she finds him. It doesn't help that she does keep stumbling on him, and he keeps getting away every time. As is usual in an Evanovich book, the situation quickly escalates from comic to gloriously insane. Her friend Dougie has disappeared, Joe Morelli and her family are maneuvering her into a formal wedding, Bob the Wonder Dog is eating the universe and Vincent the bondman has also put Joyce (Stephanie's arch-enemy) on the DeChooch case. If that isn't enough, Stephanie's perfect sister Valery leaves her husband in California and goes through a major sexual identity crisis. When Stephanie calls on Ranger her old buddy and mentor for help he agrees IF she will spend the night in bed with him. Stephanie discovers that she likes the idea, a lot. But even with Ranger's help they are nearly overwhelmed. She and Lulu wind up in an epic mud wrestling match, Eddie shoots Jesus, Mooner the space cadet also disappears, and, like clockwork, her car gets crushed. Now riding a heavily customized Harley, Stephanie and Lulu ride off to fight the good fight. When Stephanie finally comes up with a plan to corner Eddie, he kidnaps her grandmother in revenge. Will Grandma Mazur be rescued? Will Stephanie marry Joe Morelli or sleep with Ranger. Or, maybe, both? Will she be able to rescue Dougie and Mooner? Will she and Ranger be able to capture Eddie DeChooch without destroying both her sanity and her reputation? Have you and doubts? Remember that we're dealing with Stephanie Plum, current record holder in the major dog poop lawn ornament contest. Janet Evanovich never fails to amaze. She seems to have an inexhaustible supply of weird and eccentric characters in her bag of trick. Her plots are complex, but move along with the speed of summer lightning. Readers are so busy laughing at one crazy stunt after another that they often are unawares of Evanovich's carefully crafted writing and superb characterizations. "Seven Up" is another successful foray into the lighter side of mystery fiction.
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