REVIEW: Troublemaker Book 1

Title: Troublemaker Book 1
Author: Janet Evanovich
Finished: December 7, 2011
Pages: 106
Published: 2010
Format: First Edition

I read these a little backwards because I came across book two before book one at the library and wanted to check it out.

The graphic novels gave a great introduction into Alex Barnaby and I look forward to picking up the other books in the series and trying them out.

Book 1 is the set up for how Barnaby and Hooker find themselves with a wooden hand and hunted by some mysterious men for a reason they don’t fully understand. It’s pull of voodoo and intrigue.

Fun graphic novel.

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Trouble Maker: Volume 2

Title: Trouble Maker – Vol. 2
Author: Janet Evanovich
Finished: April 27, 2011
Pages: 112
Published: 2010
Format: First Edition

I haven’t read any of the other Barnaby stories but when this one just happened to be at the library I thought it would be a quick and fun read.

It makes me very excited to pick up the first of the graphic novels as well as the actual books I’ve been collecting on the series to hopefully read soon.

In this particular volume, the crew sets sail to find the wooden body that matches up with a recently acquired wooden hand, in hopes that it will save all their lives – protect them from the original owners and the voodoo that might follow them should they choose to keep it.

It was quite a fun and quick read.

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REVIEW: Finger Lickin Fifteen

Title: Finger Lickin Fifteen
Author: Janet Evanovich
Finished: November 14, 2010
Pages: 308
Published: 2009
Format: First Edition

I’m almost finally caught up with the Stephanie Plum series, and I am very eager to take a break after reading have the series quickly over the past year.

In this latest book, Stephanie finds herself in the OFF position with Morelli, which hasn’t happened in a very long time. Some of their differences and the seriousness of their relationship starts to take a toll and they are at a crossroads.

This puts Steph in a very precarious position as Ranger knows she is suddenly available and doesn’t make it a secret how much she wants it to stay that way. In the meantime, Lula witnesses a murder that had her running for her life and moving in with Stephanie.

Many disasters follow as Lula tries to track down the murders by entering a BBQ contest. It wouldn’t be a Stephanie Plum book without some botched captures and steamy scenes with Ranger. After reading the ending of this one, I can only hope Stephanie is near adulthood and her future.

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REVIEW: Plum Spooky

Title: Plum Spooky
Author: Janet Evanovich
Finished: November 13, 2010
Pages: 309
Published: 2008
Format: First Edition

In the latest, and maybe last (since he has his own series now), Diesel book, Stephanie finds herself in the middle of a crazy mystery.

Diesel is searching for his own family, Wulf, and drags Stephanie into the chaos when one of her ATFs becomes Wulf’s partner in crime. It doesn’t take long for Stephanie to find out that what Wulf and Munch are up to could cause mass chaos for the entire world, not just their small town.

Captured on multiple occasions to serve as Munch’s reward for helping Wulf, Stephanie is constantly finding herself surrounded by three men who continue making her life very complicated.

This one was fun, but still waiting for Stephanie to grow up a little more.

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REVIEW: Fearless Fourteen

Title: Fearless Fourteen
Author: Janet Evanovich
Finished: November 7, 2010
Pages: 310
Published: 2008
Format: First Edition

Stephanie Plum, still ON with Joe Morelli but unsure about her relationship with Ranger, finds herself coaxing a woman from committing suicide instead of going back to jail.

In the meantime, Ranger finds himself guarding a famous singer and calls Stephanie in to help, which makes Morelli very unhappy that she’s spending full days and nights with Ranger instead of him.

When Loretta is taken back into custody and no one bails her out, Morelli finds himself the caregiver of her son and for the first time Stephanie and Joe are looking more like a happy family, seeing what it would be like if they have kids of their own.

This was  the first book that I found myself not fully enjoying and wishing that Stephanie would start getting her act together, make a final decision on who she wants to be with, and make the next step in her job and her relationship. After fourteen books, you would think she would be able to successfully pick up a FTA without the help of Ranger or even Lula.

Still funny, but I’m waiting for more.

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