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Two For The Dough by Janet Evanovich
Nov. 26th, 2014 10:25 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
This one’s double the fun!
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is still learning the ropes at her cousin VInne’s bail bond office, so when she sets out on the trail of Kenny Mancuso – a suspiciously wealthy, working-class Trenton boy who has just shot his best friend – the stakes are higher than ever. That Mancuso is distantly related to vice cop Joe Morelli – who is trying to beat Stephanie to the punch – only makes the hunt more thrilling …
Taking pointers from her bounty hunter pal, Ranger, and using her pistol-packing Grandma Mazur as a decoy, Stephanie is soon closing in on her mark. But Morelli and his libido are worthy foes. And a more sinister kind of enemy has made his first move … and his next move might be Stephanies last.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Janet Evanovich’s crime sequel is another sharply plotted and at times hilarious novel that has numerous plot strands that come together in a satisfactory way at the end. Grandma Mazur is by far my favourite character who steals every scene where she’s in and has all the best lines and I loved the funeral home scenes where she frequently spreads mayhem wherever she goes. I also love the Plum family dinner scenes, which are deft and light and completely believable. Where the book falls down for me is in the romance between Stephanie and Morelli and that’s mainly because Morelli is such an arrogant, double-crossing jerk and the way he tries to ‘protect’ Stephanie at times made my skin crawl. I also dislike the way Stephanie turns into such an idiot around him and while she does have a couple of good moments where she stands up for herself, it’s not enough to take the bad taste away. This is a shame because there’s a lot of fun here (and I was genuinely worried for Stephanie’s hamster at times). There’s enough here to ensure I’ll keep reading on with the series but I think the Morelli/Stephanie romance could rapidly become a deal breaker for me.
Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is still learning the ropes at her cousin VInne’s bail bond office, so when she sets out on the trail of Kenny Mancuso – a suspiciously wealthy, working-class Trenton boy who has just shot his best friend – the stakes are higher than ever. That Mancuso is distantly related to vice cop Joe Morelli – who is trying to beat Stephanie to the punch – only makes the hunt more thrilling …
Taking pointers from her bounty hunter pal, Ranger, and using her pistol-packing Grandma Mazur as a decoy, Stephanie is soon closing in on her mark. But Morelli and his libido are worthy foes. And a more sinister kind of enemy has made his first move … and his next move might be Stephanies last.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Janet Evanovich’s crime sequel is another sharply plotted and at times hilarious novel that has numerous plot strands that come together in a satisfactory way at the end. Grandma Mazur is by far my favourite character who steals every scene where she’s in and has all the best lines and I loved the funeral home scenes where she frequently spreads mayhem wherever she goes. I also love the Plum family dinner scenes, which are deft and light and completely believable. Where the book falls down for me is in the romance between Stephanie and Morelli and that’s mainly because Morelli is such an arrogant, double-crossing jerk and the way he tries to ‘protect’ Stephanie at times made my skin crawl. I also dislike the way Stephanie turns into such an idiot around him and while she does have a couple of good moments where she stands up for herself, it’s not enough to take the bad taste away. This is a shame because there’s a lot of fun here (and I was genuinely worried for Stephanie’s hamster at times). There’s enough here to ensure I’ll keep reading on with the series but I think the Morelli/Stephanie romance could rapidly become a deal breaker for me.
