I love the Stephanie Plum, Bounty Hunter books. From Grandma who loves to go to the local lay outs and is a disaster at funeral homes and with guns to Stephanie who has 2 hunks in love with her and so many things happen that it makes you laugh out loud.

Love this series!!! Re-reading it!!!

This series is hilarious ; books 4 & 5 on hold at local library !

"Sometimes I amazed even myself. How could a person's instincts be so wrong and at the same time so right?"-Stephanie Plum

...that sums the girl up rather well. ^_^ This third novel in the Stephanie Plum mystery series was a decent installment. It had an interesting take on vigilantism and the sliding slope of morality and justice. For one I got a kick out of how it seemed like everyone in Trenton was packing heat. Old ladies and blue steel Glocks. What a combo. ^_^

There were some maddening moments, though. I can handle some inanity from a book's heroine, but I try to draw the line at TSTL tendencies. Fortunately, Stephanie (mostly) realizes her idiot moves and self-censures accordingly. Any measure of self-awareness is good. ^_^

Another minor gripe is that the book seemed to take a good long while to really interest me. After several rounds of detail on Stephanie's morning and pre-bed routine, I was a bit lacking in enthusiasm. The story picked up eventually, though. That was good.

I've got to admit...Lula, who for all intents and purposes was this book's main "sidekick," wasn't all that funny (or compelling?) to me. Maybe I'm just spoiled for Grandma Mazur. As always, her appearances are comedic gold.

Though the book didn't bowl me over, I enjoyed it just the same. I'm even rather eager to read the next installment. There's something quite comfy about Stephanie's world. I like.

Stephanie Plum makes me want to be a bounty hunter. I can't be any worse than her.

Ok, Stephanie Plum is still stupid. You want to hit her over the head with that gun she never has, but the story in this version still entertains. The main problem with number 3 is that Joe Morelli isn't really in this one as much. He is definitely missed. I enjoy Stephanie's conversations with her hampster. Those are funny and quirky and different from anything else I've read. I also love her relationship with Ranger. Is there something there, or isn't there? But NEVER get rid of Joe. He's the perfect character. I still love her entire family dinners as well.

Some of the situations are far-fetched; however, since she's only been a bail bond person for a short while, I'll let that go. It would be nice for her to learn some more techniques, though. As for she and Lulu together, that's a fun time.

More Stephanie Plum silliness. This time she is after a well loved candy store owner who misses his court date.

Mindless and entertaining; silly and slapstick. If you need a light filler book, this series usually fits the bill.
[Edited bc I forgot GR doesn't recognize ampersands.]

I was enjoying this book until I got to the final chapters. While I appreciate that the Stephanie Plum books are meant to be humourous light reading, Evanovich downplays what the Candy Man (Uncle Mo) has actually been doing and even seems to want you to feel sorry for him. I'm probably in a small minority here especially among Stephanie Plum fans but this has really put me off reading any more in this series.

Lula's character development was good and Lula also provided most of the humour in the book. Especially as Grandma Mazur took a back seat this time.

Stephanie is absolutely hopeless, a bounty hunter that forgets her gun...

The main characters are funny and exciting to read. I don't get bored while reading.

*** 4.40 ***

The buddy read devoted to fun!!!

Stephanie Plum, an international spy!!! No, no, she is a mob assassin... No? Wait, I got it, a supper scary bounty hunter in crime torn Trenton, New Jersey!!! At least the place and profession are correct, the scary part not so much....

Third book in the series and we know the setting well. The only thing changed in the Trenton area is that because of some unavoidable circumstances, it has one less funeral parlor (it burned down, but it is being rebuilt). All else is the same - the Burg is full of traditional family units, there are the business districts, Stark Street with boarded up buildings and crime, blue color working neighborhoods, The Mall, the docs, and the shoes factory... The home of Stephanie, Lula, Ranger (possibly also known as Batman), and Morrely. Doesn't it already feel like home? :-)

For a long running mystery series with an emphasis on chick lit and romance, this is one which has earned, cemented, and endured its reputation and notoriety. This is what makes it so hard to write reviews on its instalments. Everything has already been written, people either love it or hate it, and most anyone has made up their mind as to which way they are inclined. I fall into the group of Loving it!!! And anything I put in writing would seem like fan-girling, so I am going to be very short.

Stefanie is on the hunt for uncle Mo, neighborhood's favorite ice-cream shop owner and potential Saint. A new guy on the force stopped him on the road and found an unregistered weapon on his person. Cousin Vinny bonded him out and he did not show for his cort date. Since it is a simple job, his apprehension is assigned to the newest bountyhunter - Stephanie Plum, a woman of mystery!!... No, OK, not really mysterious. She is new and quite frankly, she sucks at her job.... The real mystery and what keeps readers coming back for more, is how the hell does she stay employed??? And how hasn't she gotten herself killed by now??? And how can a person so incompetent keep bringing perps in? See, and people say these books don't have real mystery in them, HA!

Well, Trenton's population is angry with her for trying to put saintly uncle Mo in jail, as well as a young and cute man who works in a fast food chicken restaurant. So she becomes the target of public scorn and no one wants to assist her. It doesn't help that dead bodies keep popping all around her and a group of vigilantes make her life miserable...

We get to have some more interactions between her and Morrely, which is kind of hot, and she embarks on a regular exercising routine with Ranger, which is a whole a lot of pathetic...!!! Lula is trying to earn her bountyhunter in training stripes and is as absurdly hilarious as always! O, and Grandma has decided she needs to start dating... Yep, if that doesn't make you want to read the book, you really need to chill!!!

This series is one I recommend to anybody who has a sense of humor! There are always things one can find to be offended by, if they are looking for such, but if you do, then you are missing the point. This series is created with laughter and joy in mind, all else is incidental ..

I hope you guys pick up the series to discover, or to remind yourself of why we read such light books - enjoy!!!

This is such a great series to read. So far, I have only read 3 of them but I have loved each one. It sucks you in right from the beginning. Each book has made me laugh. Can't wait to see what else Stephanie gets into.