Wicked Business (Lizzy & Diesel, #2) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Mar 06, 2012 Barbara ★ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: zz-cover-blue, read-2012, mystery-fbi-pi-cop, x-set-in-usa-massachusetts, paranormal-psychic, paranormal-witches-wizards, paranormal-mystery

I absolutely love this series...cupcake baker turned sleuth, Lizzy is funny as hell and Diesel is to-die-for sexy. The antics they get up to are just too much and their "crew" are just hysterical. We have Gloria "Glo", the counter girl at the bakery, who is a wizard-wanna-be and always trying potions on anyone requiring magical assistance and travels with her manly Broom. We have Carl, Diesel's pet monkey who's forever giving people the finger. We have Cat 7143, Lizzy's shelter cat who seems mor I absolutely love this series...cupcake baker turned sleuth, Lizzy is funny as hell and Diesel is to-die-for sexy. The antics they get up to are just too much and their "crew" are just hysterical. We have Gloria "Glo", the counter girl at the bakery, who is a wizard-wanna-be and always trying potions on anyone requiring magical assistance and travels with her manly Broom. We have Carl, Diesel's pet monkey who's forever giving people the finger. We have Cat 7143, Lizzy's shelter cat who seems more like a familiar than a normal cat and he attacks bad people. We have Gerwulf "Wulf" Grimoire, Diesel's evil cousin who wants to the seven Stones of Saligia. And we have Steven Hatchet who is Wulf's evil minion. who is stuck in the Medieval age and acts, dresses and talks like he's back in the day. Oh and I guess we can't forget Anarchy, the nutjob bad girl who is always threatening to burn something down if she doesn't get her way. It's all just too funny.

Lizzy can sense energy locked inside objects like the Stones of Saligia and Diesel is a bounty hunter who works for the agency that keeps watch over humans with exceptional abilities, like his cousin Wulf. When Gilbert Reedy is murdered, Lizzy and Diesel take up his 20 year quest to find Luxuria Stone, the stone of lust, which once was the true love stone before it was corrupted. This is a wild, madcap adventure with theft of artwork, religious artifacts and even the plaque off some old building. The whole gang gets involved as each clue is found and deciphered. One stealing from the other and/or threatening and/or kidnapping. It is just funny as hell from the first page all the way until the last.

The attraction between Lizzy and Diesel is driving them nuts but according to Diesel, they can't get busy because one of them will lose their special skills and there's no way to predict which one. So the sexual tension is high and the sexual innuendos fly back and forth.

My favorite quote comes from Hatchet, the Medieval nutcase.
"I will retreat for now, but I will be back. I will pounce when you least expect it. And I will conjure my own dark powers to battle your evil forces. Stand back now while I take my leave, and thou willst give up those cupcakes." ...more

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Jun 06, 2012 Chris rated it liked it

Shelves: united-states, scifi-fantasy-paranormal, series

I really looked forward to this book because I enjoyed the first in the series, Wicked Appetite, so much. I like the characters of Lizzie and Diesel much more than Stephanie Plum. And overall, I enjoyed this book, too. It's light and somewhat silly, but that's OK sometimes. Other reviewers have complained about all the Boston history crammed into this book, but being from Boston and a history lover, I enjoyed that part a lot. (Although I'm pretty sure she has them going the wrong direction in on ...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Tricia Schneider rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, 2013-tower-reads, humor

Another fun romp from Janet Evanovich! I'm a fan of the Stephanie Plum series and though I was a little apprehensive about continuing this series, I truly can't say no where Diesel is involved. He's one of my favorite characters! In my opinion, this book was better than the first, Wicked Appetite, where I believe Ms. Evanovich spent much of the time introducing her cast of characters, their setting, and why they were doing the things that they do. Now, that she's got all of the background info o ...more

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Oct 21, 2017 Connie N. rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio-done, cozy-mystery, massachusetts, blue, paranormal, narr-lorelei-king, 2nd-in-series

#2 in the Lizzy and Diesel mystery series

As I look through my review of the first in this series, I see that I found it rather silly. But this time I enjoyed it much more, perhaps because of the excellent narration by Lorelei King. Sure, you have to suspend belief for the premise of the story (which is that Lizzy and Diesel are both part of a group of people who have paranormal talents of various sorts) and their task is to find the special stones that represent each of the 7 Deadly Sins. But th ...more

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Nov 23, 2014 Moondance rated it really liked it

Shelves: bingo, favorite-author, cupcakes, quirky-characters, bakery, favorite-series, witches, unusal-characters, magic, humorous

My name is Lizzy Tucker, and I used to think I was normal.

The second book in the Wicked series. Lizzy and Diesel are on the trail of another SALIGIA stone. The stones are the keys to the seven deadly sins and this time out it is the stone for lust.

The characters in this book crack me up. I often want to go on an adventure with them...other than things involving small spaces. Carl the monkey is one of my favorites! I am a little scared of monkeys but I think I could live with Carl. Wulf is back a ...more

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Aug 29, 2013 Samantha rated it really liked it

Shelves: adult, fiction

I really like the characters in this series. Glo and Carl are just entertaining, while Diesel has that playful attractive thing which is always fun. I like it that there is more of a fantasy feel than the Stephanie Plum series but at the same time i feel like Lizzie and her bakery friends just kind of accepted that magic exists very quickly. Maybe that is because they live in Salem, idk but I'm going to keep reading this b/c they are quick and fun and light. ...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Kim rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio, fantasy, authors-i-ve-read-5-or-more-books, series, chick-lit, romance, mystery

My first completed Janet Evanovich book, it was humorous and enjoyable. It takes place in the Boston/Salem area, it teams Lizzie, a pastry chef, with Diesel, a paranormal investigator to find a SAGLIA stone, an enchanted object representing one of the 7 deadly sins.

Light and fluffy, its a perfect book to relax with during a busy semester.

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