Book Review - Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
Category Book Review Janet Evanovich Finger Lickin' Fifteen
I'm a fan of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. I finally made it to the top of the library hold list for Finger Lickin' Fifteen. I was all prepared to pack this one for my soon-to-start vacation, thinking it'd be the perfect beach read. Well, waiting has never been my strong point, and I ended up starting it over the weekend. And I'm glad I did... I would have hated to pack this book back and forth in my luggage, as it was pretty much just more of the same, with nothing to really make it stand out.
The plot line and character elements are all there... Lulu witnesses the beheading of a famous BBQ chef, and now the killers (quite inept) are after her to make sure there are no witnesses. Lulu is freaked out, and decides to move in with Stephanie. Stephanie is working part time for Ranger to try and solve some break-ins that are occurring at his clients. She's currently not seeing Morelli, so that means that the sexual tension between her, Morelli, and Ranger is running high. Lulu and Grandma are destroying all sorts of things as they try and create/perfect a BBQ recipe. Stephanie burns through cars (literally) like they're going out of style. And of course, all her skips that she's trying to collect on make her look like a fool when they continually outwit her.
It wasn't that I hated this book. It's just that there was nothing new there. All the characters played their parts, and all the situational gags were there where they were supposed to be. In fact, they seemed to be more over-the-top than normal. Burning up four cars in one episode is a bit much... Lulu was constantly eating, Grandma was crazy as usual, Mom was trying to hook Stephanie up with someone now that "Joseph" is out of the picture, etc. Again, not bad per se... just not anything new to get excited over. Looking back over my prior reviews of the Plum series, I see a reoccurring theme... "Nothing new here".
If and when 16 comes out, I'll likely put it on hold and read it. But my expectations are getting lower with each passing episode, and I hope it either goes off in a new direction or gets retired before it goes much further.
I'm a fan of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. I finally made it to the top of the library hold list for Finger Lickin' Fifteen. I was all prepared to pack this one for my soon-to-start vacation, thinking it'd be the perfect beach read. Well, waiting has never been my strong point, and I ended up starting it over the weekend. And I'm glad I did... I would have hated to pack this book back and forth in my luggage, as it was pretty much just more of the same, with nothing to really make it stand out.
The plot line and character elements are all there... Lulu witnesses the beheading of a famous BBQ chef, and now the killers (quite inept) are after her to make sure there are no witnesses. Lulu is freaked out, and decides to move in with Stephanie. Stephanie is working part time for Ranger to try and solve some break-ins that are occurring at his clients. She's currently not seeing Morelli, so that means that the sexual tension between her, Morelli, and Ranger is running high. Lulu and Grandma are destroying all sorts of things as they try and create/perfect a BBQ recipe. Stephanie burns through cars (literally) like they're going out of style. And of course, all her skips that she's trying to collect on make her look like a fool when they continually outwit her.
It wasn't that I hated this book. It's just that there was nothing new there. All the characters played their parts, and all the situational gags were there where they were supposed to be. In fact, they seemed to be more over-the-top than normal. Burning up four cars in one episode is a bit much... Lulu was constantly eating, Grandma was crazy as usual, Mom was trying to hook Stephanie up with someone now that "Joseph" is out of the picture, etc. Again, not bad per se... just not anything new to get excited over. Looking back over my prior reviews of the Plum series, I see a reoccurring theme... "Nothing new here".
If and when 16 comes out, I'll likely put it on hold and read it. But my expectations are getting lower with each passing episode, and I hope it either goes off in a new direction or gets retired before it goes much further.
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