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Jul 13, 2011

Erika rated it:

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You don't know me. I'm a fan of your work, have been for years. I have gotten many friends and family hooked on Stephanie, Joe, Ranger and Lula. I had every one of your books. I love your work with Charlotte Hughes and the Full Series. I have laughed and teared up, I have giggled and gasped for years, but it's time I stand up and shout.

Your last three Stephanie Plum Novels have left me feeling cheated. With each new installment I hope for mor More...

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Jul 19, 2011

Heather rated it:

Steph better pick a guy already….this series has been dragging the last couple of books, we need to pick a direction and move forward….

Alrighty, the review is up! You can also find this review, and see if I’m team Ranger or team Morelli on my blog @ http://booksavvybabe.com

In Smokin’ Seventeen, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is back in action. With not-so-trusty sidekick Lula at her side, Stephanie is on the hunt for skips, trying to decide between two men, fending off h More...

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Jan 07, 2012

TJ rated it:

Why do I keep torturing myself with these books? Probably because I so loved them up until #14 and I'm an eternal optimist, hoping something will actually happen! The cover blurb was so promising on this installment, I actually allowed myself to get my hopes up.

Word of warning to those of you who would like to see things go somewhere between Stephanie and Ranger or Morelli - DON'T!! This time around, she has sex with both but that's it... wham bam, thank you ma'm skim overs then More...

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Jul 12, 2011

Marissa added it

Dear God, seriously? Another guy for Steph?
I think I want to change my pick from Steph & Morelli to Morelli & Ranger. Yum!

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Jul 25, 2011

Alyssa rated it:

OK, so those of us who like Ranger will like this one a little better, but I still feel like we're being strung along. I don't dislike Joe and if she's going to be with him then fine, but please stop with the flip-flopping and guilt. Evanovich needs to take some lessons from Ward, KMM or even Roberts and give us a little more detail, especially with Ranger. I mean, come on. Also, her characters still talk the same way they did at the beginning of the series - it's not the 90s and it's time to up More...

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Jul 17, 2011

MBP rated it:

Yes, I know I swore off this series after Sixteen... hope springs eternal?

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Jul 18, 2011

Melodie rated it:

This is really more like 3.5 stars. Wish they had the 1/2 star available! Anyway, you can never really go wrong with a Plum book. If nothing else you know you're going to get some laughs. The next book is supposed to be out in November and it looks like she's going to make a decision about Ranger & Morelli. Which is really a good thing because she was really a 'ho in this one, which she blamed on Grandma Bella!! And her mom was trying really hard to throw another guy into the mix. I'm pul More...

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Aug 15, 2011

Amanda rated it:

Life in Trenton continues for Stephanie Plum, the world’s worst bounty hunter. The writing is as good as ever. The wonderful characters are back.
But Stephanie’s ‘love’ for two men has been going on for too long. It’s enough. At 30-something and still acting like a spoilt teenager, Stephanie’s act is wearing thin. I wanted to jump into the book and slap her, and offer this advice: Choose Morelli. Ranger doesn’t want you. He doesn’t want anyone.
Otherwise our favourite cast is back. More...

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Jun 21, 2011

Angie rated it:

I can't wait for this book to come out. I just really hope there is more Ranger and Joe in this book. books 15 and 16 were not her best work.

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Aug 25, 2011

Erica rated it:

not one her funniest, but a good read read nonetheless. I would have liked to have seen more of Grandma Mazur, but that's ok. I'm not going to summarize the book for you- there are already tons of posts to read about that. If you have read other Plum books you know what happens anyway.. steph has a hard time getting FTA's, She'll blow up a car (or her apt) but not without losing a few inbetween, and Lula has a different color hair. Ok, so Evanovich's storylines are a bit predictable in that way, More...

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Jul 10, 2011

Bridget rated it:

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Jun 27, 2011

QueenB rated it:

Like a lot of other people on here, I'm going to state that this is more of a 3 1/2 star rating (where's the half star option, goodreads?)
The last few books from 13 on have really lost all charm and appeal for me. Recycled lines, plots, jokes, sexual tension that's not even a ping on the radar and less than no character development. I honestly felt like after 12, Ms Evanovich reached a point where she might actually have to go forward with the characters and series, so she backed off. Unfo More...

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Jun 23, 2011

Crowinator rated it:

This is one of those series that I keep reading despite acknowledging that they aren't that good anymore and haven't been for a while. The last one I truly liked was number 11 (my favorite of them all). But I still love the characters so much that I can't help it, and I keep hoping that the series will return to its former glory. You know, with actually decent mysteries and character development. If this is anything like the last five, though, it will take me only a few hours to read, make me la More...

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Aug 23, 2011

Ron rated it:

I think Janet Evanovich is becoming much too formulaic in these books. This one starts out with Lula and Stephanie in the usual mix of eating, complaining and trying to make a living at Vinnie's Bail Bonds. The first 3rd of the book is really boring and focuses too much on Lula. I liked these books better when Lula was there as any minor character in Stephanie's life. She has become too much of a focus and really drags the story down.

Once Morelli and Ranger enter this story, it fina More...

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Jul 15, 2011

Kirsten rated it:

The last few books I read of her's didn't really stick with me and I kept asking myself "why am I reading these?" The simple answer: even though she recycles plots and the same thing happens over and over except with new quirky secondary characters, I look forward to tearing through her books each year. This one, however, was more Evanovich than I've seen in the past two or three. It seems that the plot and characters are finally starting to move along, which is really great.

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Aug 02, 2011

Jennifer rated it:

I have been a fan of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series for a long time. I have to admit I was a little disappointed with the last couple of books in the series (almost to the point of giving up on them), but Smokin' Seventeen upped the ante and I feel like Evanovich is back in the game. This time Stephanie is dealing with Morelli's grandma putting curses on her, increasing pressure from her family to settle down which results in her mother trying her hand at matchmaking, and of course dead More...

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Sep 05, 2011

Heather rated it:

Just about the emotional level I can handle right now...like reality TV, this series soothes a strange part of my soul...and it's not a bad read, but certainly not a Plum gem. Still, I will put Explosive Eighteen on hold at the library when it comes out, so I'm still hooked by this author!

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Aug 01, 2011

Barbara rated it:

Better in some ways but still lacking some of the quality that made the earlier works so enjoyable. The final outcome was hugely predictable and I find that at this point it doesn't much matter who she ultimately chooses.

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Jan 26, 2012

Syd rated it:

Beth & I listened to this book on the way home from Baton Rouge after spending Thanksgiving with Mari & Shawn.

I read some reviews while searching for the name of this book. The reviews echo my sentiment...more of the same. It's past time for Stephanie to chose between Morelli and Ranger. The humor is pretty much rehashed.

I'll keep reading them to know the "end of the story" (if there'll ever be one) and I can hardly wait to see the first movie!

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Jul 05, 2011

Erica rated it:

I was disappointed with the last two. I really hope #17 is better...just get with Morelli already Steph!!!

Update: Finished in one day, per usual :) It was better than the last couple, though miss the excitement of some of the earliest books.

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Nov 01, 2011

Angie rated it:

Another great Stephanie Plum book! I love how this one has two stickers in the back.. One saying I heart Morelli and one saying I heart Ranger! Fun Fun. I don't know though... I was kinda hoping for a new love interest in this book. I am curious as to why book number 18 is coming out in October? Seems a little soon. I also wish Evanovich would actually go on a book signing tour. She goes to like one city a year.

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Nov 04, 2011

Sarah rated it:

Reading one of Stephanie Plum's adventures is like hanging out with an old friend. An old friend with a really crazy, dangerous, exciting, surreal life filled with hot guys, fast food and pastries, creepy and zany criminals, and a never-ending stream of cars with short lifespans. Every book has made me laugh out loud, and Smokin' Seventeen is no exception. The book starts with typical Plum flair, as Stephanie runs into Grandma Bella in the Tasty Pastry Bakery, and before she can grab her donu More...

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Feb 15, 2012

Nancy rated it:

A Janet Evanovich/Stephanie Plum book is like the gooey dessert already cut and sitting at your plate at a banquet dinner. It looks good, and you know you'll enjoy the first couple of bites--but if you eat the whole thing, it will be cloying.

I told myself I was through with Stephanie, Lula, Joe, and Ranger. (Grandma Mazur--maybe I could use some more of her.) I resisted, for a long time. Then I saw "Smokin'" sitting on top of the "hot titles" rack at the library, an More...

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Feb 09, 2012

Teena rated it:

After the last one, Sizzling Sixteen, I said I would continue to read the series but I wouldn't buy them anymore. And I didn't ... I borrowed an ecopy from the library.

Though I enjoyed this book, I'm glad I didn't pay $30+ for it.

I like the writing style of this series ... they are quick and funny. We've gotten to know and love the quirky characters.

The author continues to follow with her formula. Stephanie is lusting after Morelli and Ranger ... check. Grandm More...

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Feb 06, 2012

Sonicsora rated it:

Janet Evanovich has always had a knack for writing incredibly funny books with startling brilliant characters. Its always why I tend to gravitate back towards her Stephanie Plum series.

As of recently though, her Stephanie Plum books have been feeling lack luster, more formulaic and old hat than anyone would've liked. Sixteen had been a disappointment for myself and my mother (who introduced me to the series initially). Stephanie had not been making any traction as a character and thin More...

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Dec 29, 2011

Jill rated it:

I still like to read this series, but they are starting to seem very similar. I have a few friends who have decided they are done with picking up the Stephanie Plum books as they all seem the same. She will have trouble deciding which man in her life she wants to be with, her car will catch fire or be destroyed, she will have trouble catching her bounty hunter skips, and her mother will lament that everyone else's daughter is married already and giving her grandchildren. That said, it is a fu More...

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Dec 25, 2011

drey rated it:

I’m addicted to Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum series, even though the last few books have seemed like recordings stuck in an endless loop…

drey’s thoughts:
Oh Stephanie. Working out of a borrowed motor home, Stephanie and her gal Lula get into the same hijinks as always. They get fooled by the perps they go looking for (again), Steph’s wheels go up in flames (again), Grandma Mazur causes a ruckus at the funeral home (again), Steph’s mom sets her up with another it’d-be-better-to- More...

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Dec 21, 2011

Jaclyn rated it:

Stephanie is back and this time there is not one person who wants to kill her, but at least three. In addition to that, Stephanie is back to her old ways with Ranger and Morelli as well. These books just don't do it for me anymore. I don't know if it's me, and that I've lost interest in this kind of storyline, or if the series is truly just tired. I tend to think it's a little of both, but more the latter. Evanovich offers us no new material in this latest installment. Stephanie is still bl More...

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Dec 05, 2011

Samantha rated it:

Worst Stephanie Plum book yet. I have loved this series from the beginning. I loved, loved, loved One For the Money and I loved these books all the way until about book 14. I recommended these books to patrons and to friends and I anxiously awaited the next Stephanie Plum book. But somewhere around book 14 the plots got thinner, the dialogue more ridiculous and the books more repetative. Now with book 17 there is no plot, the characters are washed out boring versions of themselves. Oh! and every More...

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Dec 05, 2011

Chy rated it:

Plum keeps saying she's in love with two men. I don't think she's in love with either one of them. I can't go into these books looking for "what she'll decide" because I know she won't, and because the dangling, never-moving-on way it's done gets to me. I kinda have to go into these the way Ranger's employees do: make bets on how long it will take her to blow up a car.

I got Ranger somewhere in the first half of the series. Now I have no idea why he's still willing to b More...

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