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Weaker than One for the Money, and less funny, but it works as an in-between read. Or palate cleanser, if you will.
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Decided to try another one of these for some light reading. This one was less cringe-worthy than the first one. An OK read for what I wanted - an audiobook that was easy and humorous while reading another print book, and it did the trick. But she's still too much a helpless female who manages to be smart sometimes. Her grandmother still adds extra comedy that I like.
She's a bit more competent than in the first book, which is to be expected I guess due to more experience. And she needs a certain degree of competence to stay alive, but she still relies on the men to help her out a lot.
She's a bit more competent than in the first book, which is to be expected I guess due to more experience. And she needs a certain degree of competence to stay alive, but she still relies on the men to help her out a lot.
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*** 4 ***
A buddy read with the BBB buddies in December 2015
Stephani is a bounty hunter in training. In her own words: Ranger and I had a sort of loose partnership. Ranger was a genuine, cool-ass, numero-uno bounty hunter. I asked him to help me because I was still learning the trade and needed all the help I could get. His participation was in the ballpark of a pity fuck."
Stephani is blessed with marvelous relatives and they all reside in a hopping neighborhood: Grandma Mazur reads the obituary columns like they're part of the paper's entertainment section. Other communities have country clubs and fraternal orders. The burg has funeral parlors. If people stopped dying the social life of the burg would come to a grinding halt." and The traffic light turned green, and we all took off with our foot to the floor. I cut over two lanes to line up for the turnoff, beating out a Beemer. The driver flipped me the bird and blew his horn. I responded with some derisive Italian hand gestures and commented on his mother. Being born in Trenton carries a certain responsibility in these situations.
Stephanie's' men are Ranger: As far as I knew, Ranger wore only two colors: army green and bad-ass black. As always, he wore a jacket. This time the jacket was black leather. One could only guess what was hidden under the jacket. Probably enough firepower to wipe out a small European country.
and Morelli , with whom she has some history...: "You're lacking some critical attributes of a good bounty hunter," Morelli said.
"Like what?"
"Patience. Look at you. You're all tied up in knots."
He applied pressure at the base of my neck with his thumb and inched his way up to my hairline. My eyes drooped closed, and my breathing slowed.
"Feel good?" Morelli asked.
"Mmmmm."
He worked my shoulders with both hands. "You need to relax.""If I relax any more I'll melt and slide off the seat."
His hands stilled. "I like the melting part."
I turned my face toward him, and our eyes held.
"No," I said.
"Why not?"
"Because I've already seen the movie, and I hate the ending."
"Maybe it'll have a different ending this time."
"Maybe it won't."
His thumb traced over the pulse in my neck, and when he spoke his voice was low and cat's-tongue rough. "How about the middle of the movie? Did you like the middle?"
The middle of the movie had smoked. "I've seen better middles." Morelli's face creased into a wide grin. "Liar."
My, my, my.... Ooo, and there are bad guys, funerals and funeral homes, guns, perverted cousins and explosions as well... And Morelli... And Ranger...
Janet Evanovich is a master of the light and engaging mystery full of laughter, emotion, and characters which pop off the page and drive the story straight into our hearts. Nothing too complicated for a plot, nothing too tragic, and the tough moments are perfectly balanced with moments of tenderness and humor. When I read her books I can almost picture the people in them, since I have their counterparts among my family and friends. Once again, if a serious and deep suspense is your thing, this is not for you. However, if you like to read for the pleasure of relaxing with a book that brings a smile on your face and does not leave stains of darkness in your soul, this is what you need in your life - a Stephani Plum Book:):):)
A buddy read with the BBB buddies in December 2015
Stephani is a bounty hunter in training. In her own words: Ranger and I had a sort of loose partnership. Ranger was a genuine, cool-ass, numero-uno bounty hunter. I asked him to help me because I was still learning the trade and needed all the help I could get. His participation was in the ballpark of a pity fuck."
Stephani is blessed with marvelous relatives and they all reside in a hopping neighborhood: Grandma Mazur reads the obituary columns like they're part of the paper's entertainment section. Other communities have country clubs and fraternal orders. The burg has funeral parlors. If people stopped dying the social life of the burg would come to a grinding halt." and The traffic light turned green, and we all took off with our foot to the floor. I cut over two lanes to line up for the turnoff, beating out a Beemer. The driver flipped me the bird and blew his horn. I responded with some derisive Italian hand gestures and commented on his mother. Being born in Trenton carries a certain responsibility in these situations.
Stephanie's' men are Ranger: As far as I knew, Ranger wore only two colors: army green and bad-ass black. As always, he wore a jacket. This time the jacket was black leather. One could only guess what was hidden under the jacket. Probably enough firepower to wipe out a small European country.
and Morelli , with whom she has some history...: "You're lacking some critical attributes of a good bounty hunter," Morelli said.
"Like what?"
"Patience. Look at you. You're all tied up in knots."
He applied pressure at the base of my neck with his thumb and inched his way up to my hairline. My eyes drooped closed, and my breathing slowed.
"Feel good?" Morelli asked.
"Mmmmm."
He worked my shoulders with both hands. "You need to relax.""If I relax any more I'll melt and slide off the seat."
His hands stilled. "I like the melting part."
I turned my face toward him, and our eyes held.
"No," I said.
"Why not?"
"Because I've already seen the movie, and I hate the ending."
"Maybe it'll have a different ending this time."
"Maybe it won't."
His thumb traced over the pulse in my neck, and when he spoke his voice was low and cat's-tongue rough. "How about the middle of the movie? Did you like the middle?"
The middle of the movie had smoked. "I've seen better middles." Morelli's face creased into a wide grin. "Liar."
My, my, my.... Ooo, and there are bad guys, funerals and funeral homes, guns, perverted cousins and explosions as well... And Morelli... And Ranger...
Janet Evanovich is a master of the light and engaging mystery full of laughter, emotion, and characters which pop off the page and drive the story straight into our hearts. Nothing too complicated for a plot, nothing too tragic, and the tough moments are perfectly balanced with moments of tenderness and humor. When I read her books I can almost picture the people in them, since I have their counterparts among my family and friends. Once again, if a serious and deep suspense is your thing, this is not for you. However, if you like to read for the pleasure of relaxing with a book that brings a smile on your face and does not leave stains of darkness in your soul, this is what you need in your life - a Stephani Plum Book:):):)
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This book was just as good as the first. I love reading the different adventures that these characters are going on, the funny dialogue, and the seemingly unconnected events that somehow all tie together at the end. Plus, I love all of these super cute titles.
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Buddy read with the BBB group starting December 1, 2015
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"Il mio retaggio del New Jersey premeva perché rispondessi con qualche commentaccio di mio, ma per una volta considerai la discrezione la parte migliore del coraggio, perciò tenni la bocca chiusa e oltrepassai di fretta le forche caudine."
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Bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, is trying to track down Kenny Mancuso apparently shot his best friend. Along the way she becomes tangled up in a case of 24 stolen coffins and someone stealing body parts from corpses in a funeral home. A hilarious and at times laugh out loud mystery.
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Stephanie is after another bail jumper and half racing, half teaming up with Morelli to the see who can solve the mystery and catch Kenny first. But when Kenny threatens Grandma Mazur, all bets are off...
I really enjoyed this installment and after 2 books I have to say..... Stephanie really needs to invest in some home security equipment, and I just love her Grandma!
I really enjoyed this installment and after 2 books I have to say..... Stephanie really needs to invest in some home security equipment, and I just love her Grandma!
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Light and amusing read. 2,5 stars
In this volume Stephanie and Morelli are chasing weapon thiefs, while Grandma Mazur wreaks havoc in funeral homes.
I very much enjoyed the Grandma bits of the story. The bounty hunter parts tend to get a bit repetitive with time, though.
This was my third novel from the Stephanie Plum series and I think I will take a break now.
In this volume Stephanie and Morelli are chasing weapon thiefs, while Grandma Mazur wreaks havoc in funeral homes.
I very much enjoyed the Grandma bits of the story. The bounty hunter parts tend to get a bit repetitive with time, though.
This was my third novel from the Stephanie Plum series and I think I will take a break now.
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Entertaining mystery listening
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I think there is no need to rehash the synopsis of "Two for the Dough." All you need to know is that it is about military ammo, caskets, and severed body parts, all delivered with a unique burg flare. Otherwise the mystery (if it can even be called that) was unremarkable and never ended with a big revelation like you always expect mysteries to end. Basically, there was no real climax.
I liked this book slightly less than "One for the Money" and if I could, I'd rather give it 3.5 stars instead of 4. Everything about it - Grandma Mazur's antics, Morelli's smoldering hotness, Stephanie's happy-go-lucky attitude - were simply no longer fresh. The story was still entertaining and engaging in every possible way, but I just didn't find it as funny as its predecessor. It took Evanovich more than 150 pages to squeeze some chuckles out of me and I was seriously wary of Grandma's lines by the end of the book.
However, I still enjoyed "Two for the Dough" quite a bit and will continue on with the series, but it is obvious to me that I can only take both Stephanie and the burg in small doses, with long breaks between the books.
I liked this book slightly less than "One for the Money" and if I could, I'd rather give it 3.5 stars instead of 4. Everything about it - Grandma Mazur's antics, Morelli's smoldering hotness, Stephanie's happy-go-lucky attitude - were simply no longer fresh. The story was still entertaining and engaging in every possible way, but I just didn't find it as funny as its predecessor. It took Evanovich more than 150 pages to squeeze some chuckles out of me and I was seriously wary of Grandma's lines by the end of the book.
However, I still enjoyed "Two for the Dough" quite a bit and will continue on with the series, but it is obvious to me that I can only take both Stephanie and the burg in small doses, with long breaks between the books.
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"I really didn't want [my late] Uncle Sandor's car. It was a 1953 powder blue Buick with a shiny white top, whitewall tires big enough to fit a backhoe, and gleaming chrome portholes. It was the same size and shape as a beluga whale, and probably got six miles to the gallon on a good day." -- Stephanie Plum, stuck with said hand-me-down after her new Jeep is impolitely stolen, on page 111
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum - still in her inaugural year 'on the job' - returns to the colorful back streets, backrooms, and backyards of Trenton, NJ in another comic crime drama with Two for the Dough. Ms. Plum's newest assignment has her pursuing a local boy gone very bad, Kenny Mancuso (and with a name like that it seems that even his own parents knew he'd grow up to be big trouble), who is hiding out after murdering one of his lifelong best friends. True to Plum's usual luck - or dependable lack thereof - the situation turns increasingly complicated, involving her staking out a funeral home run by a slickly creeptastic undertaker, being hired on the side to investigate the disappearance of several coffins from a storage facility, and (my least favorite part of the plot, for its supreme ick factor) occasionally being sent - courtesy of the deeply unhinged fugitive Kenny - limbs excised from corpses. Fortunately, all of the family and friend supporting characters from the initial volume return to help or sometimes hinder Plum, with even streetwise prostitute (is there any other kind in crime fiction?) Lula - now legitimately working as a clerk at the bail bonds office - pressed into service at one point as Plum's assistant . . . when they are burglarizing a house! Anything for the success of the investigation, right? It is hard to take any of it seriously, but we're really not meant to - a reader can kick back, check their mind at the door, and enjoy the humorously suspenseful story.
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum - still in her inaugural year 'on the job' - returns to the colorful back streets, backrooms, and backyards of Trenton, NJ in another comic crime drama with Two for the Dough. Ms. Plum's newest assignment has her pursuing a local boy gone very bad, Kenny Mancuso (and with a name like that it seems that even his own parents knew he'd grow up to be big trouble), who is hiding out after murdering one of his lifelong best friends. True to Plum's usual luck - or dependable lack thereof - the situation turns increasingly complicated, involving her staking out a funeral home run by a slickly creeptastic undertaker, being hired on the side to investigate the disappearance of several coffins from a storage facility, and (my least favorite part of the plot, for its supreme ick factor) occasionally being sent - courtesy of the deeply unhinged fugitive Kenny - limbs excised from corpses. Fortunately, all of the family and friend supporting characters from the initial volume return to help or sometimes hinder Plum, with even streetwise prostitute (is there any other kind in crime fiction?) Lula - now legitimately working as a clerk at the bail bonds office - pressed into service at one point as Plum's assistant . . . when they are burglarizing a house! Anything for the success of the investigation, right? It is hard to take any of it seriously, but we're really not meant to - a reader can kick back, check their mind at the door, and enjoy the humorously suspenseful story.
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