Stephanie's main target in this one is an old mobster who has been dating her grandmother. The old guy is driving around town in a very visible borrowed car, and yet Stephanie can't quite catch up with him. Lots of antics ensue as always. This series is just fun!

Evanovich went above and beyond when she created Seven Up!

This book is filled with missing friends, death, a kidnapped Grandma Mazur and … mud wrestling? Ha!

Stephanie Plum and Lula are my heroes. They really make me appreciate the diversity of friendships that I have. Even when my life decides to go a little strange, I can always count on the loved ones in my life to help me giggle.

Stephanie: For the better part of my childhood, my professional aspirations were simple-I wanted to be an intergalactic princess. I didn’t care much about ruling hordes of space people. Mostly I wanted to wear the cape and the sexy boots and carry a cool weapon.

Mazur does not disappoint in this book! Sharing a mysterious relationship with the bad guy of the book, DeChooch, her family is forced to endure her unusual and mind-blowing facts of her life.

“Not that I know of,” Grandma said. “From what I know, Loretta liked her men hot, and Eddie DeChooch couldn’t get it up. I went out with him a couple of times and that thing of his was dead as a doorknob. No matter what I did I couldn’t get nothing to happen.”

And if that wasn’t enough…Stephanie’s perfect sister with her perfect life shows up unexpectedly for a shocking family reunion.

“I’m never going to get married again,” Valerie said between sobs. “Never, never never. Marriage is the work of the devil. Men are the Antichrist. I’m going to become a lesbian.”

In Seven Up, the earth-pulling, heart-tugging sexual tension between Ranger and Stephanie becomes explosive and tingling! I found myself shhing my husband and lifting my book up to hide his view while snapping, “Hold on! This is a good part!!” :0

I love Morelli. I do. I think the relationship has grown and it’s very cool. But there is always the part of me that craves the bad boy. The untamable. The totally rockin’ awesome and downright sexy shadow of a man that lurks in my dreams and pulls a reaction from me that I seriously doubt I’d ever admit

I don’t especially want to marry a cop. Morelli doesn’t want to marry a bounty hunter. And then there’s Ranger.

I mean, what if I spent the night with Ranger? What then? Suppose he was so amazing I got ruined for all other men. Suppose he was better in the sack than Joe. Not that Joe was a slouch in bed. It was just that Joe was mortal, and I wasn’t sure about Ranger.

One part of me hopes Morelli pulls through and doesn’t ruin his chances with Stephanie, but the other part crosses my fingers that the feelings between Ranger and Stephanie rip things apart… Mmm.. I look forward to reading the rest of the series just to glide through the special moments of uncomfortable and awkward yumminess that leaves you hanging…wondering if the dreams will ever come true.

As always, Lula’s graceful eccentricities leave me breathless with laughter. In this book, Stephanie and Lula become closer and share more intimate moments. It’s very cool to watch friendships blossom. And with Stephanie and Lula’s friendship, you can only anticipate and imagine what will happen next.

Lula reset the safety on the gun. “I think I messed my pants,” she said.

“Uh-oh,” Lula said. “Are you crying?”

“No. I think I inhaled a bug a couple blocks ago.”

I definitely recommend this book to anyone that is reading this series in order. Although the book can be understood as a stand-alone, the relationships will leave you oooing if you start at the beginning.

Mild sexual contact. Non-descriptive but gruesome violence. As far as age preferences, I would definitely advise to read this book before allowing a young adult to do so. Immature adults should not read this book.

Kindle is charging, and the dishes are done! Time to start the next book in the Stephanie Plum series, Hard Eight!

Happy reading! <3

Attenzione: si sconsiglia la lettura di questi libri sui mezzi pubblici, o in mezzo alla gente in generale, per non attirarsi occhiate confuse dalle altre persone mentre state ridendo come degli scemi leggendo dell'ennesima avventura di Nonna Mazur.

No senti Janet, non puoi continuare così..io vorrei leggere anche altri libri ma se molli una bomba nell'ultima riga e mezza del libro, io come faccio??

La storia è sempre la stessa: Steph, nel bel mezzo di falliti tentativi di recupero del MA di turno, si ritrova in mezzo ad un omicidio e lo risolve per culo (e grazie a Morelli e Ranger).
Detto così, non sembrano molto convincenti come libri, ma la Evanovich è in grado di tenerti incollato fino all'ultima parola e di farti sbellicare dalle risate per tutto il tempo.

Started in December, but finished in 2022!

I just love this little series. Well, big series. Lol it is a lot of fun. The mystery plots are twisted and complicated but this was one of the easier ones to follow.

Now, maybe I've changed my team alliance.... Team Morelli, or Team Ranger?! Hmm.

I may be sized more like Lula than Stephanie, but Lycra leggings and a rugby top - my version of her spandex shorts and hockey top - are a comfortable combination I think I'd been neglecting of late, so thanks to Ms Evanovich for reminding me of them.

To the book. Glad to see Dougie & Mooner are still around - not being a dog-lover, I'm less certain about Bob - and a big hello to once perfect Valerie and her children. OK, so the latter have nothing to do with the main storyline of smuggled cigarettes and other stuff being transported and lost, but, as ever the subplots and family arguments add to the mayhem. I think I finished this one just after lunch ...

Just when you think Stephanie Plum might settle down with Joe Morelli, she steps back from the brink, and Ranger . . . Well, let's just say this love triangle is just getting revved up. Steph has the worst luck trying to collar her bail-jumping senior, Eddie DeChooch and so much more.

In Steph's own summary: "I was after a depressed senior citizen who was making me look like a dunce. Two of my friends were missing without a trace. I looked like I'd just gone a round with George Forman. I had a wedding gown I didn't want to wear and a hall I didn't want to use. Morelli wanted to marry me. And Ranger wanted to . . . Hell, I didn't want to think about what Ranger wanted to do to me. Oh yeah, and there was Melvin Baylor, who, for all I knew was still on my parents' couch." And that just the first half of the book!

I didn't care for this book as much-not sure why. So glad I have all the books in a stack....she does have a knack for crazy cliff hangers!

"BLOWN UP-All New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has to do is bring in semi-retired bail jumper Eddie DeChooch. For an old man he's still got a knack for slipping out of sight--and raising hell. How else can Stephanie explain the bullet-riddled corpse in Eddie's garden? Who else would have a clue as to why two of Stephanie's friends suddenly vanished? For answers Stephanie has the devil to pay: her mentor, Ranger. The deal? He'll give Stephanie all the help she needs--if she gives him everything he wants...MESSED UP-As if things weren't complicated enough, Stephanie's just discovered her Grandma Mazur's own unmentionable alliance with Eddie. Add a series of unnerving break-ins, not to mention the bombshell revelation leveled by Stephanie's estranged sister, and Stephanie's ready for some good news. Unfortunately, a marriage proposal from Joe Morelli, the love of her life, isn't quite cutting it. And now--murder, a randy paramour, a wily mobster, death threats, extortion, and a triple kidnapping aside--Stephanie's really got the urge to run for her life.."

This series reminds me of watching your favorite TV sitcom. When you turn on the TV, you know exactly what to expect...the same central core of characters in familiar surroundings. However, you know that no matter how many times you have seen these people sitting in their living room, somehow each week something will happen or a dialogue will ensue that will have you roaring with laughter. I feel the same way whenever I pick up a Stephanie Plum book.

Bob the dog is still around. Mooner, the dejected stoner is still around—although his roommate seems to have turned up missing and Mooner just might have to move in with Stephanie for protection when the bodies start showing up. Mooner’s roommate, by the way is called Dealer because, despite his penchant for administering your standard cocaine derived drugs to the neighborhood, he supplies vast amounts of Metamucil to the senior citizens and an incredible discount. So you can see why all hell breaks loose in the Burg when Dealer goes missing.

Wait a minute. Did Morelli propose? Did Stephanie accidently set a date? What the heck is the real case Stephanie is on anyway? Does it matter? Not really.

This is the continuing saga of an inept (but sexy, no doubt) eccentric bounty hunter written in light breezy style. I am not even sure you need to read the first six. There is enough quick exposition you could pick this up as a stand alone and have just as good a time as if you started from the beginning.

The running gags just keep getting better and better.

Once again, you must tell no one I am reading this series. Thanks.

“And he left, slamming the door behind him. I like to think I’m a pretty stable person, but this was too much. I cried until I was totally cried out and then I ate three doughnuts and took a shower. I toweled off and still felt overwhelmed so I decided to bleach my hair blond. Change is good, right?” p.302
Relatable

Eh.

Not sure I'm able to tell these sequels apart.

Oh, yes, this one is the one where Stephanie cheats on Joe.
(I did not appreciate the way Janet decided to make this book stand out. Down with the Ranger, Morreli for the win!)

OK I didn't add reviews to the last several books in this series because I was out of town (stuck in a snowstorm back east)& didn't get to my computer until today. I made two trips to Barnes & Noble while we were back east because I couldn't wait to get more of these books. This series in hilarious!!! Very quick reads too - perfect for passing the time in an airport with nothing else to do. I can't decide who my favorites are yet - either Grandma Mazur or Lulu. They both crack me up. I had several people several times give me strange looks in the airports and on the planes because I would just crack up laughing. My family is now used to it and just shake their head no longer embarrassed. I just started #7 and already have #8 waiting for me when I am done.I have never read a series that is this long and that I am still enjoying and can't wait for the next one.