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Summary: Very poor writing
Review: Needless characters, next to no plot,a lot of un-necessary sex lines,Bob and the poop just goes so far and than it becomes ridiculous.Gosh I hope the next one improves on this one.
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Summary: What more?
Review: Evanovich is back at it again! Stephanie Plum returns with her crazy ways of style and sexuality. But have no fear, Lula, her faithful assistant, is ready for the mission. Initially cathing the old pervert seems impossible, but with the help of a few outside sources, and the mysterious Ranger, anything is possible. This book was not as funny as the ones of the past, but had a lot of the same consistencies! A fun and quick read for those who like mystery with some fun humor!
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Summary: Another great one!
Review: Janet Evanovich is one of the few mystery writers I buy in hardback, because I know a) I'll read it repeatedly, and b) I can't wait until the book comes out in paperback! This is another terrific read. Yes, Stephanie is growing up (but not too much). Yes, we've got another cliffhanger (but it made me smile). And the mudwrestling pit--what a great idea! I only wish that section had been longer. I've given Seven Up four stars, not sure why I didn't give it five...guess I'll have to go back and reread the others (again) to decide!
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Summary: excellent
Review: I have read all seven of Janets' books. I found them to be funny, well writen and full of suspense.Shades of LaVerne and Shirley.
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Summary: Long May She Reign
Review: Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter extraordinaire, is on the hunt this time for geriatric miscreant Eddie DeChooch, wanted by the cops for cigarette smuggling and wanted by thugs for stealing something really weird. Choochy can't half see, can't hear, and has a troublesome prostate. Problem is, he keeps getting away in his borrowed Cadillac, which is really irritating Stephanie.As if job problems and man troubles weren't enough, Stephanie's "perfect" sister, Valerie, has moved back home with her 2 kids and decided to become a lesbian. In an effort to placate her long-suffering and menopausal mother, Stephanie gets herself trapped into announcing a wedding date with Morelli and dragged off to try on wedding gowns. Which is not to say that Ranger is out of the picture. Stay tuned! During the hunt for the runaway geezer, Grandma Mazur is kidnapped, Bob the dog eats like a king and keeps arch enemy Joyce Barnhardt hopping, Stephanie's apartment is broken into several times a day, her brand new car gets - what else? - trashed, and she gets shot at more times than is strictly comfortable. Finally, she says ENOUGH and dyes her hair blonde for a morale boost. And I won't even tell you what she does with the pig heart. The adventures of Stephanie Plum keep getting better and better and the humor is hoot-out-loud hilarious. I love Stephanie Plum, and I want to BE Stephanie Plum in the final scene!
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Summary: Laughed Out Loud!
Review: I had this order on pre-order with Amazon so I received it two days following its release. I couldn't read the book for another day but finally, I got to it and I couldn't put it down. I laughed out loud at Bob, Joyce and Stephanie. I am intrigued about the ending and therefore I can hardly wait until book #8. Janet, please write as fast as you can!
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Summary: Seven Up goes too fast!
Review: OK, so maybe it's not the best of the series, but "Seven Up" is still an entertaining read--great for the beach or vacation. My only complaint: I finished it too fast! Now I'm anxiously awaiting Stephanie's adventure number 8!
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Summary: Don't want to rile any hardcore fans, but.....
Review: ...after finishing "Seven Up," and it being the second novel from Ms. Evanovich that I read, the other being "High Five," I can only give an honest assessment of what I read. First, it is glaringly obvious that this author is heavily influenced by the work of Sue Grafton, which is not a bad thing, but sadly, Evanovich doesn't even come close to reaching the satisfaction level that Ms. Grafton does so effortlessly. Granted, her novels in the Stephanie Plum series are meant to be funny, but the overkill of humor is drastically hindering her work. The character of Plum can't walk from her apartment to her car without a "major event" happening ! She can't seem to take a shower, eat breakfast, talk on the phone.....NOTHING !....without something spectacular sure to happen. This grows very tiresome VERY quickly. It also seems that 99 % of all the characters in her novels, the regulars and the brief, are all wisecracking, witty and sarcastic individuals, just anticipating their chance to pop off a one liner, regardless of the scenerio. If one were to subtract the sarcasism, the wisecracks or the many, many unbelievable "events" that happen to Stephanie, with her every breath and step that she makes, one would realize that there isn't much of a story going on. Any avid reader knows a great novel's backbone is it's storyline....pulling the reader in...building momentem and suspense...then reaching the climax. This does not happen in a Evanovich novel. She comes out of the starting gate with screwball humor and bombards the reader with it until the last page....tossing bits and pieces of a shallow story every now and then. It's really very exhausting, and the screwball humor becomes very unfunny and predictable long before one finishes the book. I realize that her novels get glowing reviews from notable critics, but I can only assume that they were duped by the overkill of humor, and haven't realized they weren't actually reading a story. For me, reading her novels are the equivalent of watching a 15 minute Three Stooges short, with Moe poking Curly in the eyes for the entire 15 minutes.....it grows very tiresome and unfunny.
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Summary: Feeling Manipulated and Letdown
Review: Seven Up is the latest in the series about Stephanie Plum, Trenton's favorite bounty hunter. Like many readers, I have been reading Janet Evanovich's books since "One for the Money" and got this one as soon as it was available. Unfortunately, the book is not up to the quality of the earlier offerings and "the cliffhanger" format is forcing the author to push her three main characters into some 360 degree turns to keep the up suspense in the "triangle" between Stephanie, Joe, and Ranger. This storyline now seems to overshadow plot, character development, etc. To make the cliffhanger work in Seven Up, one of the three characters, whom Evanovich had been softening and making more rounded in previous books, is made to act like a total jerk just to set up the inevitability of a final "will she/won't she" scene (to be continued in the next book, of course). Even Stephanie starts spouting uncharacteristic dialogue, like needing "sexual satisfaction" and ruminating about who provides "trust." Hey, Janet, this "ain't" our Stephie. I thought "High Five" was wonderful, and the "who's she going to be with" ending a great "hook." The cliffhanger didn't pack a punch in "Hot Six," and here it's just manipulative and certainly will alienate at least the half of her readers who care about the character that she seems to have shafted in this book. Hope the author, and her characters, find their way back in "Eight."
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Summary: A Laughing Riot!
Review: Janet Evanovich has done it again. Stephanie Plum is back and this time she's after 80 year old Eddie DeChooch, an ex-mobster who's depressed because he can't see, he can't hear, he couldn't even pull off a heist for some stolen cigarettes. Every time Stephanie gets close, the old geezer manages to get away. Everyone gets involved--Lula the full figured ex-prostitute, Grandma Mazur who previously dated Eddie DeChooch, Joyce Barnhardt the floosie and even Stephanie's "perfect sister" who's moved back to New Jersey to start a new life as a lesbian. I couldn't stop laughing at this one. Between Grandma Mazur's cracks at the dinner table, and the pending wedding plans between Morelli and Stephanie, the adventure never ends. I was surpised at how little Ranger is involved in this novel, but he makes his mark on the very last page of course, where Evanovich leaves us hanging to find out what happens in book 8. I read this book the same day I bought it. I just couldn't wait to see what happens next!
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