Hard Eight

Im at my limit with Stephanie not using her gun. Its imbecilic but I guess she couldnt get into her ridiculous situations if shed been prepared in the first place. Every scenario is predictable. And every single new friend is an utter and complete moron. Its not creative, its stupid.
And the cliffhanger in the last book was a complete disappointment and a huge let down. She lets men fondle her and stick their tongues in her mouth, she has very low self esteem and the books filled with fat shaming, homophobic slurs, and stereotypes. Its sad. She has one black friend that is constant,y shamed and constantly reminded she was a ho. I mean was this written in 1955?

I am just now writing this review because I have read ALL of this series up to and including 25 by holding the hardcover books not on Kindle. Now I read mainly Kindle books. This series is so cool and I want to go to New Jersey and meet all of the main characters!!!
I have also read MOST of Janets earlier books and really enjoy them too! One of my favorite authors, along with Les Roberts 2 series and other books he has written including Wet Work, Roxanne St Claires books, Toby Neals books, Spencer Quinns dog series, Stephanie Lamb, and many more!!

I’ve read quite a few of the Stephanie Plum series, starting somewhere in the teens. I then went back to read the first few and skipped to 8.

This book completed everything about the characters for me. Spoiler alert. I walked away from this book feeling angry about just how stupid she is. And don’t get me wrong – I had a lot of laughs during the book to the point where I dumped a bottle of water in my lap. But in this book, Ranger, Morelli and Lula all call her out on what is obviously more than bad luck. And she’s only alive because of luck.

The character development was awesome. In depth. I finally knew how Ranger was. And Morelli. And Mrs. Plum for that matter.

I guess I need a break from the characters. I love the author’s writing – it’s fun, light hearted, and easy to listen to while I drive. I think I’ll skip the pre-teens and wait for the #22, due out this fall.

Stephanie Plum is the most delicious heroine in all of chick lit. This book is halfway through the expected series of sixteen numbered books.

In this book, Stephanie agrees to help out Mabel, a lady who lives next door to her parents by looking for Evelyn, Mabel’s granddaughter. It’s an unpaid job, and Stephanie still has to earn her living working as a bounty hunter for her creepy cousin, Vinnie. Stephanie still has difficulty busting and bringing in the lowlifes and a lot of good comedy ensues from Stephanie trying to make a buck, such as the time she goes after Andy Bender and winds up buying a t-shirt for two dollars. It might be a losing proposition for Stephanie but it is a plus for the reader.

But searching for Evelyn and her little daughter Annie has its dangers. Evelyn’s abusive husband Steve and criminal landlord Eddie Abruzzi start making it hot for Stephanie.

She’s also worried because her mentor and very hot friend Ranger made a deal with her and now the deal has come due and what’s her on-again-off again boyfriend Joe Morelli going to say about that?

Stephanie endears because she isn’t perfect but she is persistent. You have to love her, unless you sell car insurance. The car that bites the dust in this is a Honda CR-V, first by goose attack and then a bear and a rabbit throw a bomb in it. (No, I’m not going to explain. You have to read this book.)

Mabel Markowitz is worried when her daughter Evelyn Soder disappears with her daughter, it means she may loose her house. She asks Stephanie Plum to help her find out what happened. Should’nt be too hard for a bounty hunter from Trenton, NJ only problem Stephanie Plum isn’t the best bounty hunter out there. She comes into conflict with a crime lord named Eddie Abruzzi. He warns her to stay away from the Soder investigation, when she doesn’t he declares war. Eddie Abruzzi, likes to play war games. Abruzzi’s henchmen leaves a bag of snakes on her doorknob and tarantulas in her car, and followes her around while wearing bunny suits and Clinton masks. Ranger is called in to help out since her on-again off-again relationship with Morrelli is currently off.

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