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Visions of Sugar Plums (Stephanie Plum #8.5)
by
Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author)
It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle light anywhere to be seen in her apartment-and there's a strange man in her kitchen.
Sure, this has happened to Stephanie Plum before....more
Sure, this has happened to Stephanie Plum before....more
Paperback, 192 pages
Published
November 17th 2003
by St. Martin's Paperbacks
(first published November 5th 2002)
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I got impatient waiting for the next Stephanie Plum book to come out so I thought I would go back and read one of the books released in between. Normally I like these books because they make me laugh, they are quick reads and the characters are well developed. This book made me laugh and was a quick read; however, it felt rushed and not fully developed. All of a sudden it just ended. It also involved a character that is in some of her later novels but the events that happened in this book are ne...more
Dec 28, 2008
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After reading the first few pages in the book, at the onset I was pretty sure I was going to enjoy this book. After reading the first chapter, I knew I'd hate it!
Not only did the story seem excessivly rushed, with countless scenes being skimmed over with no detail whatsoever, but the charaters alone were basic and uninteresting. The plot alone was horrible, with a somehow supernatural dude popping into the main character, Stephenie's, life without an explanation whatsoever. The supernatural aspe...more
Not only did the story seem excessivly rushed, with countless scenes being skimmed over with no detail whatsoever, but the charaters alone were basic and uninteresting. The plot alone was horrible, with a somehow supernatural dude popping into the main character, Stephenie's, life without an explanation whatsoever. The supernatural aspe...more
Have you ever read a character from one of your favourite series and thought hmmm, I wonder how they came up with that character. Well , as I was reading the Christmas Novella of the Stephanie Plum adventures and to my surprise the author Janet Evanovich had introduced a supernatural character named Diesel and I was like OMG thats Diesel from her latest series Wicked Appetite and Wicked Business.
As we are also used to strange men popping up in Stephanie Plum's novel , at first she doesn't blink...more
As we are also used to strange men popping up in Stephanie Plum's novel , at first she doesn't blink...more
It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle light anywhere to be seen in her apartment.
And there's a strange man in her kitchen.
Sure, this has happened to Stephanie Plum before. Strangers, weirdos, felons, creeps, and lunatics are always finding their way to her front door. But this guy is different....more
And there's a strange man in her kitchen.
Sure, this has happened to Stephanie Plum before. Strangers, weirdos, felons, creeps, and lunatics are always finding their way to her front door. But this guy is different....more
3.5 Stars Really, NOT 3.
I LOVE to read most all things... Supernatural, Paranormal, Preternatural,... just "Other" in general. Even some sci-fy, distopian and fantasy. But I do have a few "Non-Other" books and series that I enjoy and look forward to reading. The Stephanie Plum Books are some of those "Non-Other" books that I love.
This Stephanie Between the Numbers has crossed over a bit and I can't decide if I'm thrilled with the mix. Somehow "Other" in Stephanie's world just doesn't seem to fit...more
I LOVE to read most all things... Supernatural, Paranormal, Preternatural,... just "Other" in general. Even some sci-fy, distopian and fantasy. But I do have a few "Non-Other" books and series that I enjoy and look forward to reading. The Stephanie Plum Books are some of those "Non-Other" books that I love.
This Stephanie Between the Numbers has crossed over a bit and I can't decide if I'm thrilled with the mix. Somehow "Other" in Stephanie's world just doesn't seem to fit...more
I know Christmas is long gone. This past Christmas I had no time to read holiday books. So, I thought why not read one in January. After all, there is a Christmas in July. Actually, I've read two in January, 2012. Only JANET EVANOVICH could make me want to deck the halls with holly in January. Stephanie Plum meets a new guy who appears out of nowhere. His name is Diesel. Diesel helps Stephanie look for a guy named Ring and another guy named Santy Claws. Santy Claws missed his court appearance. H...more
Walking into the kitchen to find a strange man she had never met before was a little concerning, but being a bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum figured she could handle it. Between Diesel showing up unannounced, her new bail skip (Sandy Claws) and Christmas being less than a week away, Stephanie really didn’t have the time to argue about Diesel wanting to go with her and help her find Sandy. Whether he was a help or not, tracking Sandy down was the only way she was going to gather enough money to fee...more
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Hilarious Plum entree, but very short novella, loose ends...
We really wondered what a Plum / Evanovich Christmas story would be like. Somewhat to our surprise, it picks up where #8 left off, with Kloughn, revealed herein to be Jewish, still chasing sister Valerie, who turns up ever so pregnant. Stephanie is as usual chasing an FTA she can't find, despite the help of a somewhat other worldly stud named Diesel. Morelli looks him over hard a few times, but nothing much happens; Ranger is totally o...more
We really wondered what a Plum / Evanovich Christmas story would be like. Somewhat to our surprise, it picks up where #8 left off, with Kloughn, revealed herein to be Jewish, still chasing sister Valerie, who turns up ever so pregnant. Stephanie is as usual chasing an FTA she can't find, despite the help of a somewhat other worldly stud named Diesel. Morelli looks him over hard a few times, but nothing much happens; Ranger is totally o...more
I like the Stephanie Plum books, but this book just doesn't seem to fit in the series. It is funny, of course, but it doesn't feel like Stephanie Plum. Ranger and Vinnie aren't in this book, and Morelli and Lula only get a handful of pages apiece. Stephanie spends most of the book in the company of Diesel, a supernatural superhero who flirts with her and chases superpowered supernatural villains. I don't think the supernatural elements fit too well with the Plum novels, either, and it isn't even...more
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Visions of Sugar Plums
Janet Evanovich
Around the holidays I have a bunch of seasonal themed chick-lits that I love to re-read and this is the top of the list. Maybe the best of all the Stephanie Plum series and the beginning of Evanovich's Between-The Numbers set.
It has all the players you love best in bond agent Stephanie Plum's life from her oddball family members to her offbeat co-workers. Lest we forget her lovelife, this one brings in a new mystery man, Diesel.
The problem I have with this bo...more
Janet Evanovich
Around the holidays I have a bunch of seasonal themed chick-lits that I love to re-read and this is the top of the list. Maybe the best of all the Stephanie Plum series and the beginning of Evanovich's Between-The Numbers set.
It has all the players you love best in bond agent Stephanie Plum's life from her oddball family members to her offbeat co-workers. Lest we forget her lovelife, this one brings in a new mystery man, Diesel.
The problem I have with this bo...more
I am probably going against the tide here with a positive review. I started reading the Plum books at the urging of a friend who has recently become unhappy with the direction they have taken. I can see her point of view however, seeing that I just finished book 8.5 I have some catching up to do. While I have noticed Evanovich seems to have a formula like Joanne Fluke and seems to put out "cookie cutter" books these books are pretty fun. Yes there seems to be a definite formula but that is the r...more
Janet Evanovich's Visions of Sugar Plums is a fun holiday listen. The hubby and I listened to this book on our morning commutes and it was a short one at only 3 discs. Visions of Sugar Plums is a "Between the numbers novel."
I haven't read any of the number novels yet, but I do have them--thanks to my mom. We started with this audio book and found it amusing. It's not as funny as A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore, but it is mildly funny.
The main character, Stephanie Plum, is a bounty hunter workin...more
I haven't read any of the number novels yet, but I do have them--thanks to my mom. We started with this audio book and found it amusing. It's not as funny as A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore, but it is mildly funny.
The main character, Stephanie Plum, is a bounty hunter workin...more
It felt really good to have a Stephanie Plum book in my hand, though this one was .... hmmmm .... different.
So, it’s just before Christmas and Steph wakes up one morning with some handsome guy named Diesel in her kitchen. She’s got no idea, how he got in, what he wants or even worse, how to get rid of him. She pushes him in front of the door, but magically he can make the way back int! But to my surprise, Steph doesn’t ring anybody for help ...
After a while Steph leaves to find her FTA, Sandy...more
So, it’s just before Christmas and Steph wakes up one morning with some handsome guy named Diesel in her kitchen. She’s got no idea, how he got in, what he wants or even worse, how to get rid of him. She pushes him in front of the door, but magically he can make the way back int! But to my surprise, Steph doesn’t ring anybody for help ...
After a while Steph leaves to find her FTA, Sandy...more
"My name is Stephanie Plum and I've got a strange man in my kitchen. He appeared out of nowhere. Fortunately, I work in bail bond enforcement and I'm sort of used to scary guys showing up in closets and under beds." His name is Diesel (very rugged and sexy) and claims to be the Spirit of Christmas (although he hates Christmas) and is assigned to bring Christmas cheer to Stephanie. Stephanie's looking for Sandy Claws, a 76-year-old guy wanted for a small burglary. Claws ("It was probably Klaus an...more
Well, this book review is mostly tainted by the person that read the book since I listen to this series on audio.
I'll start with the story. It was an ok story although the addition of a supernatural element was more than a little strange in what has been a reality-ish based series for the 8 previous books. And the addition of yet another man that's attracted to Stephanie is becoming ridiculous. I mean every hot man that enters the series becomes a potential love interest. Doesn't she ever have...more
I'll start with the story. It was an ok story although the addition of a supernatural element was more than a little strange in what has been a reality-ish based series for the 8 previous books. And the addition of yet another man that's attracted to Stephanie is becoming ridiculous. I mean every hot man that enters the series becomes a potential love interest. Doesn't she ever have...more
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My ratings system is as follows. One star is GOOD. The book is entertaining, easy to read and you don't want to stop reading because something about the book is compelling you not to. Two stars is GREAT! This time the story is not only entertaining, but highly creative, unique, easy to read and hard to put down. Three stars is EXCELLENT. Here the book has all aspects of one and two stars, but now the book is thought and emotionally provoking. Four is AWESOME. This is the read that is not only cr...more
Suppose I shot you?
- Stephanie
I'd be pissed off. And it's not smart to piss me off.
- Diesel
Oh man, I'm stuck with a whiner. No time, no money, no ornaments. Yada, yada, yada.
- Diesel
Admit it, you're getting to like me, right?
- Diesel
Wrong, I don't like you. But, for some unfathomable reason, I'm not totally freaked out.
- Stephanie
It's because I'm charming.
- Diesel
You are not charming. You're a jerk.
- Stephanie
Yeah, but I'm a charming jerk.
- Diesel
The truth is, we all have a choice to make, and w...more
- Stephanie
I'd be pissed off. And it's not smart to piss me off.
- Diesel
Oh man, I'm stuck with a whiner. No time, no money, no ornaments. Yada, yada, yada.
- Diesel
Admit it, you're getting to like me, right?
- Diesel
Wrong, I don't like you. But, for some unfathomable reason, I'm not totally freaked out.
- Stephanie
It's because I'm charming.
- Diesel
You are not charming. You're a jerk.
- Stephanie
Yeah, but I'm a charming jerk.
- Diesel
The truth is, we all have a choice to make, and w...more
First of the "Between the numbers" Plum books; quite short, and introduces the mysterious, sort of Shaman/spiritual/ESP-and-other-occult-abilities-guy with the requisite hunkiness (hunkiosity?), named Diesel, who suddenly appears in Stephanie's kitchen a few days before Christmas, while Stephanie is on the trail of a guy named "Sandy Claws" (yup). Sister Valerie is pregnant (See, I read this out of order after "To the nines," in which Valeris is very pregnant, but I digress), Mom is going crazy...more
I like Joe and Ranger better than Diesel but OK. It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle light anywhere to be seen in her apartment. And there's a strange man in her kitchen. Sure, this has happened to Stephanie Plum before. Strangers, weirdos, felons, creeps, and lunatics are always finding their...more
With only four days until Christmas, Stephanie awakes to find a man in her kitchen. Finding a man in her house is not new to Stephanie, she has had all kinds of crazy and this is just a drop in the bucket. His name is Diesel and Stephanie is not sure how he got in, apparently he just "popped" in. He is tall, sexy and very mysterious and accordingly, has "superpowers". Stephanie tries to get him out of her apartment as she needs to apprehend Sandor Clausen aka, Sandy Claws, an older man who makes...more
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Oh.My.God this was bad!!!! I'm only giving it 2 stars instead of 1 because of a few plot points I'll mention in a minute. In this book her FTA is Sandy Claws and she's looking for him 4 days before Christmas. Turns out, there are a couple, supposibly real, superhero's, sorry "special people with special abilitis" in this book.
To save you from having to read this garbage, I'll list the only relevant information from this between the numbers book:
(view spoiler)...more
To save you from having to read this garbage, I'll list the only relevant information from this between the numbers book:
(view spoiler)...more
This was the first of a between the numbers side series to the Stephanie Plum books. In this book a minor supernatural element is introduced into the story- people with super powers. Stephanie is introduced to Diesel who is the super-powered equivalent of a bounty hunter who offers his help in finding Stephanie's Failed-to Appear knowing that his own target won't be far away. Set at Christmas time Stephanie's FTA is a toy-maker with a workshop filled with "little people" dressed as elves...very...more
There's just something hilarious about a midget/elf dropping f-bombs and cars catching fire.
I opted for the last Between-The-Numbers by Janet Evanovich (well, last for me; I only have the paperbacks, and prefer to keep then uniform). It was another light read; a bit shorter than the other two, but it wasn't in huge font like the last one (Plum Lovin'). I would have given it four and a half, but since there isn't one, I rounded up. The only downers to these books is that they're so quick, that th...more
I opted for the last Between-The-Numbers by Janet Evanovich (well, last for me; I only have the paperbacks, and prefer to keep then uniform). It was another light read; a bit shorter than the other two, but it wasn't in huge font like the last one (Plum Lovin'). I would have given it four and a half, but since there isn't one, I rounded up. The only downers to these books is that they're so quick, that th...more
The book opens up with Diesel popping into Stephanie’s kitchen, telling her he’s been assigned to her to teach her Christmas cheer. He accompanies her as she tries to bring in Sandy Claws… sounds like a criminal caught stealing truckloads of cat litter, right? LOL… who is a toymaker hiring elves to handmake product in a wharehouse converted from a daycare (hence the need for elves, as the potties and other equipment are just the right size). Stephanie’s divorced and formerly-perfect sister has m...more
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I am a huge fan of the Stephanie Plum series, but this in between the numbers book, was just OK. The reason I didn't like it was because of the superhuman aspect. I thought it was silly and unnecessary. One of the main reasons I like this series is because of the realness, down to earth and relatability of the characters. When you throw in characters who have superhuman powers into a book that still has those real characters, it just doesn't make sense! Of course, Stephanie is searching for an F...more
This was a hilarious Stephanie Plum Christmas novel. Short at 164 pages, I read it quickly and laughed out loud.
From back cover:
"It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle light anywhere to be seen in her apartment-and there's a strange man in her kitchen.
Sure, this has happened to Stephanie Plum befo...more
From back cover:
"It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle light anywhere to be seen in her apartment-and there's a strange man in her kitchen.
Sure, this has happened to Stephanie Plum befo...more
I needed to read this book yesterday. Stephanie Plum serves as a huge pick me up for me. This book did not disappoint. A little different than the full lake Plum mysteries. There was even a bit of the supernatural, but otherwise pretty much true to Evanovich's form.
Just whipped through books 4 through 8 of the Stephanie Plum series, along with the Between-the-Numbers Holiday short story Visions of Sugar Plums. These are such fun, quick, reads that it's hard to sit down and write a review after each one without wanting to just jump right into the next instead. :)
Even though it's been 6 years since I've last hung with her, Stephanie is still such a wonderfully fun and refreshing person to hang with! And if you haven't yet read this series, let me tell you th...more
Even though it's been 6 years since I've last hung with her, Stephanie is still such a wonderfully fun and refreshing person to hang with! And if you haven't yet read this series, let me tell you th...more
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Janet Evanovich is the #1 bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, twelve romance novels, the Alexandra Barnaby novels and graphic novels, Wicked Appetite (the first book in the Lizzy and Diesel series,) and How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author.
Also published books under the name Steffie Hall.
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