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Wicked Appetite (Lizzy & Diesel #1)
by
Janet Evanovich (Goodreads Author)
Life in Marblehead has had a pleasant predictability, until Diesel arrives. Rumor has it that a collection of priceless ancient relics representing the Seven Deadly Sins have made their way to Boston’s North Shore. Partnered with pastry chef Lizzie Tucker, Diesel bullies and charms his way through historic Salem to track them down—and his criminal mastermind cousin Gerewul...more
Hardcover, 313 pages
Published
September 14th 2010
by St. Martin's Press
(first published August 30th 2010)
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I didn't finish this, I was listening to the audio and stopped about 1/5 of the way in. The main character is very similar to Stephanie Plum -- except she can cook and has blonde hair. Her physical description, her style of dress, her voice, her experience with men/boys (a failed engagement v. Stephanie's failed marriage both failed in "comical" ways). The main character has a side kick that is goofy and off the charts but so not interesting -- it made me miss Lula. The main character inherits a...more
Be vewy, vewy quiet, I'm hunting Stones... or possibly dwawfes!
Wicked Appetite is like an episode of Looney Tunes. It's goofy, it's over-the-top, and it's hilarious! Janet Evanovich finally gets her groove back after a long, torturous 'Plum'met into really boring fiction. I first fell in love with Evanovich way back when she was writing weird, wacky romances for Loveswept. Books like Naughty Neighbor and The Rocky Road to Romance marked her as being a class apart, especially in the paperback ro...more
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I have received a lot of messages and questions about this novel. What do you think of it? How good is it? Does she deliver again? How much is Diesel actually in it? I could go on and on and on. I love it. Hopefully within the confines of this post I will answer all the questions that you may have, and then just do yourself a favor and click on the Amazon book cover here and suck this bad boy up. I laughed my fanny off and then some. I had many of the same questions you had. Can she pull a full...more
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"Wicked Appetite" has everything I was hoping for from Evanovich: quirky characters, fun plot and a smidgen of romance. This is an incredibly light read but it's entertaining and amusing. I liked the characters, who are all a bit nuts in their own way.
Lizzy is a pastry chef working at Dazzle's Bakery in Salem with friends Glo and Clara. Her life if pretty ordinary until two mystery men enter the bakery a few minutes apart. From here her life changes and she's swooped along on an adventure, which...more
Lizzy is a pastry chef working at Dazzle's Bakery in Salem with friends Glo and Clara. Her life if pretty ordinary until two mystery men enter the bakery a few minutes apart. From here her life changes and she's swooped along on an adventure, which...more
"Hi, my name's Stephanie Plum Somebody Else and I'm just like Stephanie Plum except I bake cupcakes and have a Magical Talent instead of being a bounty hunter. You don't know who Stephanie Plum is? You should buy one of her books! There are heaps! She's not a supermodel but she's sexy, she doesn't have an intimidating set of qualifications but she's still smart and sassy and she has two dangerous, mysterious hunks who fancy her! So she's just like me - except I only have one mysterious, dangerou...more
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"Wicked Appetite" by Janet Evanovich is Diesel #1, spinoff from Stephanie Plum series, x-rated for obsession with naked body parts. Named for his powerful engine persona, I liked the overflow hot guy, big blue-eyed blondish scruffy beach-bum look. He doesn't do the magic appear-disappear here, but still "smelled like fresh-baked Christmas cookies, looked good enough to eat, and bad enough to ruin my life" p51 says Salem cupcake baker, Lizzy Tucker. They drive around following clues amid amusing...more
Dec 01, 2010
Jordan Price
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This story was hilarious! I was laughing out loud at several points and probably scared the cats. Readers who’ve heard of Ms. Evanovich but were daunted by the thought of plunging into the long Stephanie Plum series—take heed! Here’s your chance to get into something new!
I think a lot of urban fantasy takes itself horribly seriously, and this new series is like “Evanovich does urban fantasy”… just like you’d imagine. Irreverently.
My niggles with the plot would be that the final conflict wasn’t...more
I think a lot of urban fantasy takes itself horribly seriously, and this new series is like “Evanovich does urban fantasy”… just like you’d imagine. Irreverently.
My niggles with the plot would be that the final conflict wasn’t...more
I wasn't sure about this one, it features Diesel(whom my friend at work said Chris Hemsworth, from Thor, could play him in a movie and I totally agree! and that's who I'm now picturing for Diesel =) from the Stephanie Plum in between the numbers books, which didn't really fit with the rest of that series, but on it's own, in it's own 'universe', I liked it.
I could have done without Carl the monkey, also from an in between the numbers novel, and I hope he's not going to be in the rest of the seri...more
I could have done without Carl the monkey, also from an in between the numbers novel, and I hope he's not going to be in the rest of the seri...more
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Hmmm, a sex-deprived baker with magical detection powers, a one-eyed, ninja cat, a monkey more human than apeish, a would-be witch and a wise-cracking hunk named Diesel. Must be the first book in Janet Evanovich's new paranormal series. Lizzie, our phenomenal baker, discovers that she is one of the two "Unmentionables" who can detect magical items when two hunky cousin vie for her help in finding a stone that is related to the deadly sin, Gluttony. Let the fun begin.
I really enjoyed this book an...more
I really enjoyed this book an...more
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Kicking off a new series, Evanovich sticks very close to the style that has served her so well in the Stephanie Plum stories. You could substitute Stephanie for Lizzie and come up with pretty much the same woman. A little klutzy, not quite comfortable in her own skin, but this one has a job. In fact, it's a pretty good job making cupcakes at a store in Salem, Massachusetts. Then, one day, two mysterious men show up. One (Gerwulf Grimoire) is described as your stereotypical vampire but he apparen...more
Janet Evanovich created a cross-over world where people are Unmentionable, having special skills. Their skills might be opening locks by just turning the knob. If you've read Stephanie Plum novels, you will not doubt know Diesel. He's a big dude, who has that special skill. He appears and disappears with speed and skill. Personally, I like him better in The Wicked Appetite world. I never understood how magic skills belonged in the ridiculous but believable Stephanie Plum, Trenton, NJ world.
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May 13, 2011
Cyndy Otty
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2 of 5 stars
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This was by no means a bad book, but as it is after twenty books I'm rather bored with the Plum series and the simple fact that this is so similar to them leaves me disappointed. Lizzy is so incredibly similar to Stephanie that it seems utterly pointless that a new character be created just for this spinoff. Perhaps future books will justify this, but that only makes me feel this was even more of a wasted effort.
What bothers me the most is that I had thought this new series would clear up some o...more
What bothers me the most is that I had thought this new series would clear up some o...more
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Wicked Appetite was my first ever Janet Evanovich book, and I can see why her Stephanie Plum novels are so popular! The dialogue is witty, there were several laugh-out-loud moments, and the characters cracked me up!
-Jennifer W.O.-
-Jennifer W.O.-
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Hmmm....I know writers have different writing styles and i respect that. Im not picky and almost all writing style works for me, except the too-detailed ones.
Reading this book makes me appreciate the importance of details. I have never crave for more emotional details than i have reading this book. Most of the time im just like
The reactions are just WRONG!. Im not sure if i should have read Stephanie Plums novel first cause most of the time im confused out of my mind. It's either my lack of kno...more
Reading this book makes me appreciate the importance of details. I have never crave for more emotional details than i have reading this book. Most of the time im just like
The reactions are just WRONG!. Im not sure if i should have read Stephanie Plums novel first cause most of the time im confused out of my mind. It's either my lack of kno...more
I am a new fan of Janet Evanovich. After YEARS of my mother telling me I should her books, I finally caved and picked up Wicked Appetite. I chose to start with this book, instead of One for the Money, because it seemed a little overwhelming to think of beginning with Evanovich's more commonly known Plum Series, while this new Wicked Series only has two books out so far (which seemed a little less intimidating).
This book was such a nice read! So easy and effortless! I found that I couldn't put i...more
This book was such a nice read! So easy and effortless! I found that I couldn't put i...more
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I have heard a lot about Janet Evanovich's books for a long time, I even saw that movie based off one of her books. I got the feeling that from the movie her books had that whole romantic comedy feel to them, and I love a good romantic comedy so I figured it was time to give her a try. I started with Wicked Appetite mainly because it was the first book in a series and it was on sale at Barnes and Noble. So here is my tak...more
I have heard a lot about Janet Evanovich's books for a long time, I even saw that movie based off one of her books. I got the feeling that from the movie her books had that whole romantic comedy feel to them, and I love a good romantic comedy so I figured it was time to give her a try. I started with Wicked Appetite mainly because it was the first book in a series and it was on sale at Barnes and Noble. So here is my tak...more
"Wicked Appetite" is just like the cupcakes that main character Lizzy bakes at Dazzle’s Bakery in Salem, Mass. It’s fluffy, light, has interesting sprinkles, and although you forget about it once it’s down, you’re pretty sure you’d like another.
I read about 13 of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, and those had become formulaic and somewhat tiresome. Stephanie would blow up a car or two, Grandma Mazur would carry a gun to a viewing at the mortuary, Stephaine and Lula would do the same hys...more
I read about 13 of Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, and those had become formulaic and somewhat tiresome. Stephanie would blow up a car or two, Grandma Mazur would carry a gun to a viewing at the mortuary, Stephaine and Lula would do the same hys...more
This book was pretty good, and funny in parts. I got a kick of out the consequences of messing with magic when you don't have a clue.
The characters are pretty stupid at times (Diesel is supposed to protect Lizzy 24/7, so much so that he insists on sleeping in her bed, though there's no hanky panky) yet he leaves her at random times for stupid errands. Of course, Lizzy gets attacked the minute he walks out the door. There is also very little reaction from any character at any scary or dramatic ev...more
The characters are pretty stupid at times (Diesel is supposed to protect Lizzy 24/7, so much so that he insists on sleeping in her bed, though there's no hanky panky) yet he leaves her at random times for stupid errands. Of course, Lizzy gets attacked the minute he walks out the door. There is also very little reaction from any character at any scary or dramatic ev...more
The first Evanovich book I read was the Stephanie Plum series. It didn't turn out so well. I ended up hating it. Stephanie grated my nerves so much!
(So....I've learned not to take these books seriously. Because if I do, I'll just get turned off)
Anyway...I decided to give her another chance. So, here I am reading the Lizzy & Diesel series. And, I have to say I enjoyed it. 0-0 <--- my expression pretty much.
I was surprised I ended the book with a good feeling.
Loved Lizzy and Diesel togeth...more
(So....I've learned not to take these books seriously. Because if I do, I'll just get turned off)
Anyway...I decided to give her another chance. So, here I am reading the Lizzy & Diesel series. And, I have to say I enjoyed it. 0-0 <--- my expression pretty much.
I was surprised I ended the book with a good feeling.
Loved Lizzy and Diesel togeth...more
ZUM INHALT:
Lizzy Tucker träumt von einem soliden Leben. Gerade hat sie das von ihrer Tante geerbte Häuschen in Salem bezogen und einen Job als Konditormeisterin in Dazzle’s Bakery angenommen, da löst sich dieser Traum mit dem erscheinen des mysteriösen Diesel plötzlich in Luft auf. Diesel glaubt nämlich, dass Lizzy die Gabe besitzt, magische Gegenstände aufzuspüren. Und das könnte einen entscheidenden Vorsprung gegenüber seinem Cousin und Erzrivalen Wulf bedeuten – in einer kosmischen Schlacht,...more
Evanovich's books are always funny. There's a formula to each main character, sidekicks, a hot guy (or several). This book had a lot of opportunity to develop some interesting characters, but they all fall flat. Reveals that make sense, sort-of, but that haven't been brewing throughout the story. Affection and sympathy doled out for characters who don't seem to deserve it. The most complex character in the novel was the monkey, and that was despite the fact that I felt the monkey was a desperate...more
This book was... pretty bad. It was quite an easy read, and thus I persevered until the end (although I skimmed parts of it) and some parts were mildly entertaining, but if felt like a poor substitude for the rather more enjoyable and addictive Stephanie Plum books. Liz, the cupcake baker, is flat and pretty much uninteresting, her best friend is irritating and the slapstick situations they get into with that spellbook are pathetic rather than clever. Diesel, the sexy male character (cos there's...more
Feb 13, 2012
Alicia Jespersen(orangepeacock313)
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Evanovich Fans, Romance Readers
It’s always a good thing when you’re shocked at how the story goes. My mom, sister and I are doing a book club and my mom chose Janet Evanovich’s Wicked Appetite. So when i started reading the book i didn’t realize that it was going to be a Urban fantasy/Paranormal Romance book. So when i started reading it i was pleasantly surprised.
Janet Evanovich leads the reader on an awesome adventure in her new series. There are seven stones that contain the seven deadly sins. This book focuses on one of t...more
Janet Evanovich leads the reader on an awesome adventure in her new series. There are seven stones that contain the seven deadly sins. This book focuses on one of t...more
Maybe if I didn't read so much.
Maybe if I didn't read the Plum series.
Maybe if I didn't know "supernatural" stuff is "in."
It really reads like Evanovich wanted to cash in on the supernatural fluff department, but couldn't be bothered to leave Stephanie Plum's voice or reactions behind. I can't even remember the main character's name anymore, and I finished it last night.
Diesel used to be my sister-in-law's golden retriever, but now he's morphed into the formulaic Evanovich "guy who wants to get...more
Maybe if I didn't read the Plum series.
Maybe if I didn't know "supernatural" stuff is "in."
It really reads like Evanovich wanted to cash in on the supernatural fluff department, but couldn't be bothered to leave Stephanie Plum's voice or reactions behind. I can't even remember the main character's name anymore, and I finished it last night.
Diesel used to be my sister-in-law's golden retriever, but now he's morphed into the formulaic Evanovich "guy who wants to get...more
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Janet Evanovich é uma das minhas autoras "light" preferidas. Originalmente, era uma escritora de romances cor-de-rosa. Mas, segundo ela, um dia acabaram-se-lhe ideias para posições de sexo, e ela virou-se para escrever mistérios - a série pelo que é mais conhecida é a Stephanie Plum, e que já critiquei aqui. Enquanto ela escrevia as novelas normais, começou a escrever noveletas para a série, que tinham um tom mais fantasia urbana, com o personagem Diesel sendo um "Umentionable", ie, uma pessoa c...more
One word...RIDICULOUS!!!! I gave it a chance, to page 100, then skipped to the end, deciding I wasn't going to waste anymore reading time on it.
I'd never read Janet Evanovich. I'm aware her books have been hits, bestsellers, yadda yadda. So, in an effort to try a JE novel, without starting with the Plum series, I picked this most recent work. Well, if this is how JE writes, I am no fan. Fluff. Wayyyy too fanciful. Sure, I enjoy a fantasy and the opportunity to get away, get involved in a story,...more
I'd never read Janet Evanovich. I'm aware her books have been hits, bestsellers, yadda yadda. So, in an effort to try a JE novel, without starting with the Plum series, I picked this most recent work. Well, if this is how JE writes, I am no fan. Fluff. Wayyyy too fanciful. Sure, I enjoy a fantasy and the opportunity to get away, get involved in a story,...more
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Signature Evanovich mixed with a little paranormal? Wicked Good...but not wicked great.
Funny female protagonist? Check. Even more hysterical friends of said protagonist? Check. Hot guy? Check. Baked goods? Check.
This sounds like the formula for any hilarious Janet Evanovich book. While the formula may get old for some, I find it comforting and entertaining. Hey, I've read Anna Karenina and The Fountainhead in the last year, but sometimes I need something fun and entertaining. The twists come in...more
Funny female protagonist? Check. Even more hysterical friends of said protagonist? Check. Hot guy? Check. Baked goods? Check.
This sounds like the formula for any hilarious Janet Evanovich book. While the formula may get old for some, I find it comforting and entertaining. Hey, I've read Anna Karenina and The Fountainhead in the last year, but sometimes I need something fun and entertaining. The twists come in...more
Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich is such a fun read.
Lizzy has moved into a little house she inherited in Salem and started work at a local bakery since she is an amazing cupcake maker.
Enter Diesel, his cousin Wulf, Carl the monkey and a cat as well as the supporting cast in the bakery: Clara (Lizzy's boss) and Glo (a wanna be witch)and the quest for the seven stones of sin and your story's started...In this first installment ( of the Unmentionables series -the title itself is so fun) the cast...more
Lizzy has moved into a little house she inherited in Salem and started work at a local bakery since she is an amazing cupcake maker.
Enter Diesel, his cousin Wulf, Carl the monkey and a cat as well as the supporting cast in the bakery: Clara (Lizzy's boss) and Glo (a wanna be witch)and the quest for the seven stones of sin and your story's started...In this first installment ( of the Unmentionables series -the title itself is so fun) the cast...more
"First off, this book does not have Stephanie Plum in it. I think this is a new series that Evanovich just started. However, it did have 2 reoccurring characters, Diesel and Wulf. Was the book as good as the Stephanie Plum series, no. Was it still a classic Evanovich storyline, yes. The new female main character is Lizzy. Lizzy and Diesel are off to find 3 stones before Wulf does. The relationship that Evanovich has created with Lizzy and Diesel is entertaining and predictable at the same time....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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“Personally, I'm a lazy kind of guy, and leaving the door open on the mystical saves me work. I don't have to stress my brain trying to explain the unexplainable. It's magic. End of discussion.”
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“Diesel was about to place the cockroach on the casket, and my purse rocked out with “Thriller” again.
“Excuse me,” I said. And I answered my phone.
“I’m beginning to appreciate Hatchet,” Wulf said to Diesel.
Diesel smiled. “She has her moments. And she makes cupcakes.”
I disconnected and stuffed my phone into my pocket.
“Well?” Diesel asked.
“It was Glo. Her broom ran away again.”
“I would appreciate it if we could get on with this without more interruption,” Wulf said in his eerily quiet voice, his eyes riveted on mine.
“Lighten up,” I said to Wulf. “Glo lost her broom again. This is a big deal for her. And what have we got here anyway…a dead guy and a Stone. Do you think they can wait for three minutes longer?”
Diesel gave a bark of laughter, and Wulf looked like her was trying hard not to sigh.
- Diesel, Lizzy, and Wulf, page 306-307.”
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“Excuse me,” I said. And I answered my phone.
“I’m beginning to appreciate Hatchet,” Wulf said to Diesel.
Diesel smiled. “She has her moments. And she makes cupcakes.”
I disconnected and stuffed my phone into my pocket.
“Well?” Diesel asked.
“It was Glo. Her broom ran away again.”
“I would appreciate it if we could get on with this without more interruption,” Wulf said in his eerily quiet voice, his eyes riveted on mine.
“Lighten up,” I said to Wulf. “Glo lost her broom again. This is a big deal for her. And what have we got here anyway…a dead guy and a Stone. Do you think they can wait for three minutes longer?”
Diesel gave a bark of laughter, and Wulf looked like her was trying hard not to sigh.
- Diesel, Lizzy, and Wulf, page 306-307.”
27 fév. 06:57
Having purchased so many of her books in the past, I found this one really dissapointing.
27 fév. 09:16