Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13) by Janet Evanovich
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Book Reviews of Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)
Book Review: A Flamethrowing Villian!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum adventure series. It's not a traditional mystery, and she mixes danger with comedy and a unique cast of oddball larger than life characters just a tiny bit over the top from people readers can relate to. She has two romantic interests. Joe Morelli, cop and lifelong friend. And Ranger, wealthy bounty hunter who lives life on the edge of dark and light. Ranger reminds me of the Jason Quartermaine Morgan character on General Hospital. He has few words and he is apt to grab Stephanie, kiss her hard and leave her panting. Everyone I know loves Morelli. Me, I'm a Ranger girl. Cops don't do it for me. Bad boys do.
In Lean Mean Thirteen, Stephanie and Morelli are forced to deal with Stephanie's ex hubby, a smarmy attorney who's gotten himself mixed up with some dirty dealings and a lot of money. The villain executes via flamethrower, which once I got past the shock, found fascinating. Great story, great ending, bravo again Ms. Evanovich!
Five Stars, of course.
Book Review: In the Top Three of the Series
Summary: 5 Stars
I have nothing but respect and admiration for the author of this excellent series and many other books, however, as with anything, some are better than others. This is definitely within the top three. Of course there is an outstanding plot and setting. Me, along with millions of others, could probably successfully navigate all the way from the Tasty Pastry Bakery to the Personal Products factory on Rt 1, after reading several of these hilarious novels. The plot spins on through the use of several past characters. But what made this one so enjoyable for me was watching Ranger come into his own. See Morelli realizes he may have Stephanie, but does she have him? Lots of steam coming from the "simple" kisses from Ranger to Stephanie and only JE could create an entire sexy scene out of a guy (Morelli) zipping up his jeans while going commando. Just great fun, supa-dupa writing and a great auto-buy addition to the series.Book Review: As always - fun lovin' reading with Plum
Summary: 5 Stars
Another great book in the series. There are so many reviews here already - I'll just toss in my short one for the star average. These books are a great getaway when you just want to escape in some entertainment for a little while. Lots of laugh-out-loud wit and intelligence without the deep brooding conspiracy and blood and gore of many best sellers. Fun sexual tension without the anatomy lessons. Oh- the taxidermy scenes? OK - I love animals and all (yay Rex and Bob!), but the entire taxidermy thread had me practically in tears from laughter every time it appeared. I saw mention of a screenplay once. I actually hope these books don't go to screen. Most of the laughs come from Stephanie's internal wit and I enjoy every outrageous moment of it!Book Review: Still one of the best
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with some other reviewers that things are getting a bit repetitive, and I wish something would happen one way or another with the men in Steph's life. But these are minor quibbles with a great series. It's still laugh out loud funny and one of the best mystery series out there. It's hard to find books with genuine wit and a good plotline; the closest to this I've read recently are fantasy, Karen Chance's Cassie Palmer novels. So yeah, this is still five stars for me!Book Review: Lean Mean Thirteen
Summary: 5 Stars
Janet Evanovich is back to the humor between the characters that was missing from the 12th book of this series. I have gotten tired of most writers switching to murder/mystery. After you have read so many, you can guess who did it before the end. That's why I like this authors books.
If you want to be entertained, you like characters that are funny, then you should enjoy reading Lean Mean Thirteen.