Lean Mean Thirteen

I absolutely loved this one. I thought Eleven and Twelve were great as usual and the funny bits made me smile, but I didn’t outright laugh like usual with a Stephanie Plum book. This one had me laughing so hard that I got “the look” from my husband. You know, the “she has lost her mind” look.

In other reviews some readers have issues with Stephanie’s bounty hunter flaws or with the Joe/Ranger triangle. In my opinion, these are the things that make the series what it is. If Stephanie were to wake up one morning less accident prone, more efficient in her job, or were to marry Joe or dump him for Ranger then we wouldn’t be reading any more.

On to Fourteen.

Ranger asks Stephanie to plant a bug on her ex Dickie Orr. It all goes according to plan, except for a minor fight and the fact that Dickie goes missing afterwards, which makes Stephanie the prime suspect. Of course Stephanie also has her hands full of entertaining FTAs that range from a grave thief to a taxidermist.

I woke up to a massive headache, so I decided listening to this book would at least improve my somber mood. It worked because even though I felt miserable, I could not help but laugh out loud at some parts. Lula and Grandma Mazur are always a big hit, but the taxidermist and his “bombs” were hilarious! Evanovich knows what she is doing. Her books are written to entertain, and not exactly to move the plot forward when it comes to Stephanie’s personal life. She wrecks cars, runs from exploding buildings ( and sometimes exploding animals), while falling for Morelli or Ranger – and that is exactly what I need every now and then. I love this series and I secretly hope the taxidermist appears again.

The Stephanie Plum series never disappoints! I never tire of the main characters and enjoy the relationships between each of them. Grandma Mazur and Lula are my favorites! They are hilarious! Same characters in each book but new FTA’s to apprehend. And calamity always insues and keeps the reader entertained. There are the occasional curse words and sexual innuendos. So be aware of that. I enjoy these books and Janet Evanovich does an excellent job in each one to catch the reader up on characters if they happen to forget or pick up a book mid-series.

Once again the best selling author Janet Evanovich and her fun and lovable bounty hunter/sleuth Stephanie Plum deliver absolute literary perfection. If you love Evanovich and her quirky bunch of characters you’re guaranteed to love this book which just may be the best Plum novel to date.

I got this out of curiosity, as it kept being recommended on the Amazon pages I visited. My mystery fill were Sue Grafton books, but they will be no more so I reached for this one. I though it was a relaxing enjoyable reading. Nothing hugely memorable though.

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