Hot Stuff
by Janet Evanovich, Leanne Banks
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Book Summary Information
Author: Janet Evanovich, Leanne BanksReader: Lorelei King
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-04-03
ISBN: N/A
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged
Book Reviews of Hot Stuff
Book Review: Not quite Plum, but not a prune either
Summary: 3 Stars
I love Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books (the numbered ones, not the in-betweeners) because the characters are entertaining and vivd, the dialogue is lively and believable, and the writing is crisp. Hot Stuff was more like lukewarm. The characters were up to Evanovich's quality and the story had a fun twist to it, but the writing was rushed and the dialogue was ridiculously sophomoric at times. I could take a highlighter and show where Janet was doing the dialogue writing versus someone else. You can't fake witty!!!
Having grown up in the Boston area, the descriptions of the locations were familiar but could have been in just about any U.S. city. Janet and her co-author, Leanne Banks (who I suspect did most of the book) failed to capture the flavor of Boston, and particularly "Southie", the Irish neighborhood where the main character grew up.
While the actual outcome wasn't 100% predictable, it was close. The happily-ever-after ending for all seemed rushed. I would have been open to a sequel to tie up more loose ends. Hopefully, in a second installment, Janet and Leanne could have developed Cate Madigan into an up-and-coming Stephanie Plum.
Even on her worst day, Janet Evanovich is more entertaining than so many other writers of her genre. "Hot Stuff" may not live up to its name but it's still a fun, quick read.
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