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Ho-ho-ho! No, I’m not talking about Lula’s former profession. I’m talking about a holiday-themed Steph adventure. And my latest attempt to finish the whole Plum canon.
It’s a short one, and it feels that way. Diesel makes his first appearance in the most deus ex machina way I’ve seen so far. He gets kinda zapped, no lie, into Steph’s apartment. I’ve kinda backed into the Diesel chronicles, reading the most recent and getting to the first only now. He’s not Morelli or Ranger (in that order; come at me, Team Ranger!), but he does bring some literal magic to the series.
That said, I don’t remember him having those superhuman abilities to transport himself or sidestep locks in either Plum Spooky or Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight. Then, Steph’s skip and another mysterious character had some electricity. It was a little surprising.
Also, her skip is “Sandy Claws”? Sure, it’s a riff on a real name, but eh…it felt a little gimmicky. And the Christmas stuff felt…rushed. The mystery was OK: not the most compelling thing ever. But I’d been warned: it’s a novella, and holiday-themed, so I just went with it. And yes, she blows up a car and eats too much. Lula’s there, and I loved the family-oriented ending.
Not my favorite, but what the heck. I love Steph, and I’ll read her no matter what shark she jumps.
And Merry Christmas, Trenton!
It’s a short one, and it feels that way. Diesel makes his first appearance in the most deus ex machina way I’ve seen so far. He gets kinda zapped, no lie, into Steph’s apartment. I’ve kinda backed into the Diesel chronicles, reading the most recent and getting to the first only now. He’s not Morelli or Ranger (in that order; come at me, Team Ranger!), but he does bring some literal magic to the series.
That said, I don’t remember him having those superhuman abilities to transport himself or sidestep locks in either Plum Spooky or Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight. Then, Steph’s skip and another mysterious character had some electricity. It was a little surprising.
Also, her skip is “Sandy Claws”? Sure, it’s a riff on a real name, but eh…it felt a little gimmicky. And the Christmas stuff felt…rushed. The mystery was OK: not the most compelling thing ever. But I’d been warned: it’s a novella, and holiday-themed, so I just went with it. And yes, she blows up a car and eats too much. Lula’s there, and I loved the family-oriented ending.
Not my favorite, but what the heck. I love Steph, and I’ll read her no matter what shark she jumps.
And Merry Christmas, Trenton!
