Plum Spooky (Stephanie Plum: Between the Numbers)
by Janet Evanovich
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Author: Janet EvanovichEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-01-06
ISBN: 0312383320
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Book Review: Actually fun!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow, I wasn't expecting to enjoy this installment of the Plum series as much as I did, what a happy surprise. Although, I will state that I enjoyed Fearless Fourteen a lot more than many fans have, indicating that I maybe burnt out and got annoyed with the Plum series earlier on than others (the breaking point for me was Book 11 or 12), and then slowly limped back to the series at around the time that other fans are getting disgusted. Fearless Fourteen was more like the Plum books that I like best, and Plum Spooky sort of echoes that. I thought I was done with the Plum books for good--but I can never seem to stay away, and I am glad I checked this book out.
The good: Lula and Tank, yay! I LOVED Tank's revelations in this book, I thought they were actually good for his character development and made me enjoy him a great deal. Pretty good for a character who only gets about one line of dialogue per book. And Lula was fun, as always, if a little forced. This time around she's into having her "numbers" done, and consults with a psychic/astrologist. Fun.
Also, Stephanie, if I recall correctly, isn't as incompetent as she has been and actually gets out of a bad scrape on her own, instead of needing to be rescued. I admired her smarts and her determination in this book.
The bad: The book zips along, but I wasn't compelled to read it in one sitting, like I used to be. I read this off and on over a week. It just didn't have much juice, much energy. I don't know what the difference is between the zaniness of previous books and this, since they have the same writing style and the same plot elements and basically the same antics, but it does feel less high-octane, more sleepy. Maybe the fact that this book does use the same writing style, the same basic elements, the same basic antics is what makes it so sleepy: there's not much here that is fresh. Come on. No more destroyed cars, PLEASE. No more zany family dinners where something zany happens in a zany way, PLEASE.
I finishes the book yesterday and already I can't really remember a lot of the book. I think the fact that much of it is recycled from the rest of the series might be the cause.
Also, Diesel kind of turned me off in this story. I think what was supposed to read as flirtatious ended up reading as jerk behavior. Too bad.
The hugely improved: Steph no longer makes me want to stab myself repeatedly with a toasting fork whenever she cheats on Morelli/does something mind-bogglingly stupid/blows up a car/lets the bad guy escape again/etc. Wonderful progress! Wonderful!
My wishes for the next book: actual character development, fresh material. It's sad when TANK is the character who grows the most in a story, and he's not even a secondary character. Sheesh. Lula also seems to change and, if not grow, then at least not stagnate, with her wedding plans and her new interests and hobbies. Maybe Stephanie, Ranger, and Morelli can be allowed to do the same? Still, having the secondary characters doing new things does keep the story feeling alive, so having Grandma Mazur get salsa lessons or Stephanie's mother start taking art classes or train to be a nurse or Stephanie's father doing something interesting might go a long way toward making the books fun and dynamic again. Then again, sometimes the new things Grandma Mazur or Lula, etc., do in each book seem limp and forced.
Recommendation: if you're heavily invested in the romantic dynamic of Stephanie and Ranger, this book will probably disappoint or annoy you. You can skip it without worries. If you're heavily invested in the romantic dynamic of Stephanie and Morelli, there's a little bit here, but not much. If you just want a fun, light read, this book should do the trick. And if you want to be rid of this series but just can't seem to break the habit, then you have my sympathies, and hey, you might be pleasantly surprised.
Summary of Plum Spooky (Stephanie Plum: Between the Numbers)
The First Full Length Stephanie Plum Between-the-Numbers Novel from #1 Bestselling Author Janet Evanovich.
Turn on all the lights and check under your bed. Things are about to get spooky in Trenton, New Jersey.
According to legend, the Jersey Devil prowls the Pine Barrens and soars above the treetops in the dark of night. As eerie as this might seem, there are things in the Barrens that are even more frightening and dangerous. And there are monkeys. Lots of monkeys.
Wulf Grimoire is a world wanderer and an opportunist who can kill without remorse and disappear like smoke. He?s chosen Martin Munch, boy genius, as his new business partner, and he?s chosen the Barrens as his new playground.
Munch received his doctorate degree in quantum physics when he was twenty-two. He?s now twenty-four, and while his brain is large, his body hasn?t made it out of the boys? department at Macy?s. Anyone who says good things come in small packages hasn?t met Munch. Wulf Grimoire is looking for world domination. Martin Munch would be happy if he could just get a woman naked and tied to a tree.
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum has Munch on her most-wanted list for failure to appear in court. Plum is the all-American girl stuck in an uncomfortable job, succeeding on luck and tenacity. Usually she gets her man. This time she gets a monkey. She also gets a big guy named Diesel.
Diesel pops in and out of Plum?s life like birthday cake ? delicious to look at and taste, not especially healthy as a steady diet, gone by the end of the week if not sooner. He?s an über bounty hunter with special skills when it comes to tracking men and pleasing women. He?s after Grimoire, and now he?s also after Munch. And if truth were told, he wouldn?t mind setting Stephanie Plum in his crosshairs.
Diesel and Plum hunt down Munch and Grimoire, following them into the Barrens, surviving cranberry bogs, the Jersey Devil, a hair-raising experience, sand in their underwear, and, of course . . . monkeys.
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