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Originally Posted: February 14, 2009

I have liked all the Stephanie Plum novels, but I really, really liked High Five.

I love the fact that this one deals with family issues. I’d like to think that if one of my family members went missing, I could help put the pieces together to find them. I’d hope not to get my car and everything else blown up , but hey …. that doesn’t happen in real life. Right?

Reese Witherspoon and Wendy Finerman are working on a movie based on One for the Money and I really hope they cast The Rock as Ranger. That’s who I imagine when Ranger comes into play. And in this book, he had a bigger role. His character is so shady, it makes you wonder what goes on in his head. It’s a little irritating, but it keeps you guessing. Oh and the porsche and beemer don’t hurt either.

And finally, I liked how she ended book 5. You had to start book 6 right away because it left you hanging. Of course I won’t spoil it for you. Open Hot Six!

I give High Five 4 bookmarks.

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Originally Posted: February 21, 2009

Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels always keep me wondering. Yes, it drives me nuts when I see I only have 20 pages left and still no answer, but of course it keeps me reading.

I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about Hot Six at first because I’m a Ranger fan and at the beginning he’s being accused of murder. Luckily, Ranger saved the day and restored my faith. He never lets me down.

I loved that Grandma Mazur moved in. She’s hilarious, always saying silly things. I can imagine her taking driving lessons, it’s kind of the same picture I see when I think of my brother driving. YIKES!

And what’s a good Stephanie novel without guns, fights and a little B&E? Action packed to say the least. Not to mention the gun cartel. Cartel’s always spice it up a notch. I can see Alexander Ramos running down the street with track suit on (all those guys wear track suits.)

Another book, something else I’m really liking. I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I love the endings. This is one you have to immediately start Seven Up to see what happened. Cliff hanger I think is the appropriate word. What will Miss Stephanie do? Say yes to the proposal? Dum Dum Dum Dum….. until next time!

I give Hot Six 4 bookmarks.
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Originally Posted: February 26, 2009

Janet Evanovich’s Seven Up has been my favorite one so far.

Within the first few pages, I seriously laughed out loud. I was told that her books were funny and other readers told me they laughed out loud. I was waiting for it. And not only did it happen once, there were 3 or 4 times where I caught myself laughing.

And I forgot this from Hot Six, but I love Bob. Stephanie has a hamster named Rex, who is … well a hamster. He runs on his wheel, lounges in his soup can and loves the occasional grape as a snack. But Bob on the other hand is great. He’s a big dog, great for sniffing a random behind and doing the deed in the enemy’s yard. Gotta love dogs!

All of my favorite characters played big roles in this book. I love Grandma Mazur. She cracks me up. Always talking about doodles (don’t you wish you knew?) and wants to be a bounty hunter. She has a vette … how cool is that? When she gets kidnapped, she thinks it’s kinky. I probably wouldn’t be thrilled if my grandparents acted like this, but hey it makes a great read.

And, I love the Mooner. Yeah, he’s a stoner, but how can you not love a guy who dresses in full body spandex and thinks he’s a super hero?

And of course … RANGER! He is being a little fresh with Stephanie when she is supposed to be engaged, which is never cool , but what’s a novel without a little spice? Don’t condone it in real life, but in the books, why not?

One thing that I wasn’t so fond of … yes, it’s lame: I had some bad dreams. I am a wimp, I love scary movies and books, but they stick with me in slumber. I kept having dreams I’d wake up and creepers were in my room. NOT COOL. All the B&E finally caught up. I also kept dreaming about crazy old women trapping people in her basement, but … that’s a completely different story.

I never thought it would happen, but I give Seven Up 5 bookmarks.

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Originally Posted: March 8, 2009

There was quite a bit of hype to follow Seven Up. Needless to say, Hard Eight didn’t do it.

There were a few things I liked about the book.
1: I love Stephanie’s niece Mary Alice. How can you not love a kid who thinks she’s a horse?

2: I also like the creativity of the murder. I know it’s morbid, but you gotta love the brain of someone who can be so creative. To get a dead man into an apartment, he is cut in half and placed in gym bags so they are inconspicuous. Clever, to say the least.

3: After so many books, you have to get creative with the bad guys. This time they wore costumes. I like the creativity, but it’s hard to take a guy in a bunny suit seriously, even if he is throwing fire bombs at you.

4. Albert Klaughn (Clown) .. enough said. I love the Clown. He reminds me of an 8 year old girl wanting to know everything she can about the world in as little time as possible. I imagine the numerous questions he asks come out a mile a minute.

On paper, it seems like “What else can you ask for?” But, I thought the book was kind of blah. Those things stood out, but in 300 pages, that’s really not a lot. They can’t all be 5s.

I give Hard Eight 2 bookmarks.
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Originally Posted: March 13, 2009

Yes, another Janet Evanovich book. And get used to it. There’s 10 more to read after this one.

I am a little behind though, I finished this book last weekend, but have had the busiest week ever and this is the first time I’ve had to sit down, relax and write.

There were a lot of things I liked about this book. First of all, we ALL know how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE Christmas. Anything Christmas has me hooked.

I really like the idea of themes. Not until I started this book did I realize all of the “between the numbers” books happen on holidays.

Another book, another bit of creative writing jumped out at me. Stephanie always says that her Grandma Mazur moved in with her parents when Grampa Mazur died. But it’s never the same. For instance, in this book, she says, “Grandma Mazur lives with my parents now that Grampa Mazur’s eating pork rinds and deep fried peanut butter sandwiches with Elvis.” They’re all very clever and there’s a different one every book.

There was one time in the book she incorporated ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas. That was very clever too.

There was one thing I didn’t like about this book … and it’s a BIG thing. The big has a sci-fi feel. The reason I love this series as much as I do is because it could all really happen. All of the scenarios, as bizarre as they turn out, could potentially happen to someone. I personally wouldn’t be able to put up with it, but hey, it gives me a good read book after book. This book involves elves and Sandy Claws and a very strange, mysterious man who calls himself Diesel.

I give Visions of Sugar Plums 2 bookmarks.

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