Friday, July 1, 2011

Smokin' Seventeen

Smokin' Seventeen: A Stephanie Plum NovelFor the first time, I bought a Janet Evanovich in an e-book format rather than an old-fashioned book with pages.  Because I own actual books for the rest of the series, and because I am a little OCD, I will probably pick up a hard copy of this one when it hits the bargain bin.

I really liked this book.  Janet Evanovich makes me laugh.  Rarely does a Stephanie Plum novel disappoint me (with the possible exception of #16).  The plots in the series are similar and the antics of the characters are familiar from one book to the next, but each one still seems fresh to me.  If you make me laugh, I will be your fan forever, and these books make me laugh.  Thank you Janet Evanovich for Stephanie Plum.

In Smokin' Seventeen, Stephanie's mom, anxious for her to get married, gets tired of waiting for Stephanie to choose Ranger or Morelli and takes matters in her own hands by setting Stephanie up with a man that she considers good marriage material.  Mayhem ensues.

Speaking of Ranger and Morelli, how is it that Janet Evanovich writes these two characters in such a way that I am just as torn as Stephanie?  The novel ends with (spoiler alert!) Stephanie finally making her choice, although we have to wait until Explosive Eighteen to find out who is her soulmate.  Somehow I think Janet Evanovich will find a way to keep us hanging.  Would we really want Stephanie to make her choice anyway?

1 comment:

  1. I really liked the book Smokin Seventeen. I cant wait for the next one.HARD EIGHT was my favorite also. There is nothing like these books in audio,unabridged versions read by Lorelei King. Your missing out if you never heard these in audio. She does all the characters in the voices you would imagine them to be.

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