Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14) (Stephanie Plum Novels) by Janet Evanovich
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Book Reviews of Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14) (Stephanie Plum Novels)
Book Review: Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
Summary: 5 Stars
As always Janet Evanovich gives you many opportunities to laugh out loud. Outragous characters and situations.Book Review: Perfect transaction
Summary: 5 Stars
Perfect from start to finish. Really good. I love Stephanie Plum and I can't get enough of this series.Book Review: Fearless
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved it just like every other Stephanie Plum book. You will laugh so hard, you'll cry.Book Review: JUST AS GREAT AS THE REST!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this book just as much as I did every other Stephanie Plum novel.Book Review: Extremely light on substance but filled with delightful silliness
Summary: 4 Stars
I have read every novel in the Stephanie Plum series up to this point. I don't rush out and buy them the moment they come out and, in fact, I generally tend to forget them until I see one at the store or in the library, and then I pick it up. The fact of the matter is that the Stephanie Plum novels have about as much substance as whipped cream but, like whipped cream, they are quite a treat. Whenever I've been reading too much heavy literature, I can pick up a Plum novel and be provided with hours of mostly mindless entertainment.
Now, I am a big reader of very literary novels and, if I take these novels in the same vein as more literary works, I can see how this series isn't really working all that well anymore. They lack an overall story arc. Stephanie doesn't seem to be building toward anything and, as a character, she is entirely static. The Stephanie Plum of book fourteen is exactly the same Stephanie Plum as that of book one. As with all of the books in the series, the plot of this one is very slim. In fact, it didn't seem to really get going until somewhere around halfway through the novel. This isn't something I'd forgive in a more serious work of literature, but I will forgive it in a Plum novel for the simple fact that I read these purely for enjoyment. Like mom's home cooking, these novels are consistent in that they lack any real surprises and that is likely what makes them so comforting and satisfying for me. If I want really in-depth character development and plot, I'll read something else.
That said, while I do enjoy these books, it is a bit hard to review them because they are all basically the same--with just a few variations. In this one, we get the characters of Brenda, an aged country superstar; Gary, her odd cousin/stalker; and Zook, a teenaged MMORPGer that Stephanie and Morelli take in. All of the old staples are here as well, such as Lula and the ever-wacky Grandma Mazur. This rag-tag cast of characters is trying to figure out why people keep running in and out of Morelli's basement.
Reading the Plum novels for the plot is likely to leave the reader unsatisfied, and this installment is no exception. The real reason to read these books is for the characters. Evanovich excels at creating characters who are really off-beat. There were many times while reading this book that I found myself laughing out loud--and I had to do so quietly because I was frequently reading it in public places. It is the characters that make these novels, especially the fantastic Grandma Mazur, who really goes all out in this novel.