I started reading this series after seeing the movie. It's not often that I laugh so much while reading a book. The
Stephanie Plum Series by
Janet Evanovich follows
rookie bounty hunter Stephanie as she desperately tries to bring in
those that have skipped bail so that she can afford her rent. Throw in
her zany grandmother, a prostitute name Lula, and her first "bounty"
(and first lover) Joe Morelli, and you are in for a hilarious ride.
My
mom started reading this series several years ago, so I was somewhat
aware of the premise for the novels. I really had no idea just how much
I would enjoy reading them. I started
One For the Money in April of this year and finished
Notorious Nineteen
very quickly after it was released in November. I'm a little sad that I
got to spend so many months with these characters and now have to wait
until another one comes out. It's been awhile since I have been so
caught up in a series (it seems that most "series" I have been reading
are trilogies) so it was really enjoyable to finish one book and have
another one to start reading instead of having to wait for the next book
or to start something completely new. I really did laugh a lot while
reading these books. They are an easy read. With the exception of
certain scenes, they are mostly light-hearted and just fun. Something
that I particularly liked, was that I could talk to my mom about these
books since she is also a fan of the series. It isn't often that she
and I both read (and enjoy) the same books.
I realize that I am
probably not the target audience for these books (when I saw the movie, I
was probably the youngest person in the theatre...by about 30 years...)
but that didn't keep me from liking the books. If you are a heavy YA
reader, these books may not be quite what you are looking for. But you
never know, give them a shot (and trust me, you're probably a better
shot than Lula)!
Next on my Evanovich list is the
Wicked series featuring Diesel and Lizzie. I am looking forward to these books and hope that I enjoy them as well.
Happy Reading!
-Melly
- One for the Money
- Two for the Dough
- Three to Get Deadly
- Four to Score
- High Five
- Hot Six
- Seven Up
- Hard Eight
- Visions of Sugar Plums (between-the-numbers holiday novella)
- To the Nines
- Ten Big Ones
- Eleven on Top
- Twelve Sharp
- Plum Lovin’ (between-the-numbers holiday novella)
- Lean Mean Thirteen
- Plum Lucky (between-the-numbers holiday novella)
- Fearless Fourteen
- Plum Spooky (between-the-numbers novel)
- Finger Lickin’ Fifteen
- Sizzling Sixteen
- Smokin’ Seventeen
- Explosive Eighteen
- Notorious Nineteen
