- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Penguin (7 Feb 2008)
- Language Unknown
- ISBN-10: 0141035404
- ISBN-13: 978-0141035406
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 98,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Hooray for Janet Evanovich who continues to enliven the literary crime scene (Sunday Telegraph )
Janet Evanovich's characters are eccentric and exaggerated, the violence often surreal and the plot dizzily speedy: but she produces as many laughs as anyone writing crime today (The Times )
Janet Evanovich's characters are eccentric and exaggerated, the violence often surreal and the plot dizzily speedy: but she produces as many laughs as anyone writing crime today (The Times )
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Stephanie Plum takes adventure, action, suspense - and love! - to new heights in this Valentine's Day novel...
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When I first heard about this book, I was confused. What could Plum Lovin' be all about? Surely there should be a number in the title, shouldn't there? When the book arrived, I found that it's a "Between-the-Numbers NOVEL" whatever that means. I was still guessing.
As I read the book, everything felt out of kilter. The usual suspects are there, but they behave differently than usual. It's as though someone cast a spell over Stephanie Plum's universe in honor of Valentine's Day.
The best explanation I can give is to cite the James Bond movies and the way that they began as action adventures and then retreated into self-satire. That's apparently what Plum Lovin' does. There's no progression in the relationships of Stephanie with Morelli and Ranger . . . and Stephanie is now roommates (and sometimes shares a bed) with Diesel ("I'm a jerk . . . but I'm lovable") and Bob. Instead, we see the normal bounty hunting business reduced to pet-detective-level humor.
Here's the story's premise: The bounty hunting business is slow and Vinnie needs Stephanie to track down Annie Hart, who has disappeared, so he can afford to take his long-suffering wife on a cruise (pretty bizarre for Vinnie). Stephanie is having no luck finding Annie when Diesel (attractive, but sloppy) reappears in her life. He offers to turn over Annie if Stephanie will run Annie's business that helps people solve their relationship problems. Diesel and Annie turn out to be something out of Men in Black, but the references are so vague that the point isn't fully developed.
So instead of tracking down criminals, Stephanie is working on playing cupid's role before Valentine's Day: Helping a shy butcher talk to the woman who serves him coffee every day; getting the wedding-phobic Albert Kloughn to the altar with her sister, Valerie; finding the perfect man for an overwrought divorced mom who has given up on men; introducing a shy veterinarian who has been dating a gold digger to a woman who loves kids and pets; coaching a 35-year-old virgin into how to sexually initiate a relationship; and patching up a marriage that's been disturbed by snoring.
In keeping with the Valentine's Day theme, Grandma Mazur takes a leap into the world of physical upgrades with humorous results.
Where did I end up on the book? It's cute overall, and funny in a few places . . . but the pacing is off . . . the story isn't as spare as it could be . . . and the humor is more restrained.
So if you need a Stephanie Plum fix, read it. But if you want the usual Plum feast, you'll be disappointed.
As I read the book, everything felt out of kilter. The usual suspects are there, but they behave differently than usual. It's as though someone cast a spell over Stephanie Plum's universe in honor of Valentine's Day.
The best explanation I can give is to cite the James Bond movies and the way that they began as action adventures and then retreated into self-satire. That's apparently what Plum Lovin' does. There's no progression in the relationships of Stephanie with Morelli and Ranger . . . and Stephanie is now roommates (and sometimes shares a bed) with Diesel ("I'm a jerk . . . but I'm lovable") and Bob. Instead, we see the normal bounty hunting business reduced to pet-detective-level humor.
Here's the story's premise: The bounty hunting business is slow and Vinnie needs Stephanie to track down Annie Hart, who has disappeared, so he can afford to take his long-suffering wife on a cruise (pretty bizarre for Vinnie). Stephanie is having no luck finding Annie when Diesel (attractive, but sloppy) reappears in her life. He offers to turn over Annie if Stephanie will run Annie's business that helps people solve their relationship problems. Diesel and Annie turn out to be something out of Men in Black, but the references are so vague that the point isn't fully developed.
So instead of tracking down criminals, Stephanie is working on playing cupid's role before Valentine's Day: Helping a shy butcher talk to the woman who serves him coffee every day; getting the wedding-phobic Albert Kloughn to the altar with her sister, Valerie; finding the perfect man for an overwrought divorced mom who has given up on men; introducing a shy veterinarian who has been dating a gold digger to a woman who loves kids and pets; coaching a 35-year-old virgin into how to sexually initiate a relationship; and patching up a marriage that's been disturbed by snoring.
In keeping with the Valentine's Day theme, Grandma Mazur takes a leap into the world of physical upgrades with humorous results.
Where did I end up on the book? It's cute overall, and funny in a few places . . . but the pacing is off . . . the story isn't as spare as it could be . . . and the humor is more restrained.
So if you need a Stephanie Plum fix, read it. But if you want the usual Plum feast, you'll be disappointed.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I love the Stephanie Plum novels and buy them as soon as they come out. However, I was extremely disappointed with this one. It is far too short and not a great deal happens. Despite some funny parts it lacks the humour of all the other books and the plot is dull. This is a shame as Janet Evanovich is a talented author. However, I feel that overall this is a blip and I am looking forward to reading the next one.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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This is another short novella of the same type as 'Visions of Sugar Plums'. The possibly supernatural Diesel returns, and this time he wants Stephanie to help him sort out the love life of various Trenton residents, since Annie Hart, the lady who is supposed to be doing this job, is on the run. To make matters more complicated, Stephanie should be hunting Annie down and handing her over to the police. Being a Bounty Hunter and playing Cupid don't exactly go together, but being Stephanie, she gives it a try.
Like 'Visions of Sugar Plums' this is a whimsical story with fantasy elements, but unfortunately is not nearly as funny as the earlier book. I am getting slightly tired of the whole Morellie/Ranger thing, and the addition of Diesel to the mixture just makes it too sickly sweet. There's too much romance and not enough action in this book. Reading it passed the afternoon pleasantly enough, but the book is totally unmemorable.
Like 'Visions of Sugar Plums' this is a whimsical story with fantasy elements, but unfortunately is not nearly as funny as the earlier book. I am getting slightly tired of the whole Morellie/Ranger thing, and the addition of Diesel to the mixture just makes it too sickly sweet. There's too much romance and not enough action in this book. Reading it passed the afternoon pleasantly enough, but the book is totally unmemorable.
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plum lovin
I would have liked to know that it was a slightly different story line to the neumerically named books. Read more
Published 4 months ago by dexter
Fantastic
Loved this book, could not put it done until it was finished. Recommended it to anyone who loves the Plum novels.
Published 19 months ago by GEMMA
Very Funny. What real Valentines day is all about.
This is the third Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter, book I've read. I'm doing it all wrong and reading them out of sequence depending on what the library has on offer but I found this... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by debbie8355
Love Plum
Great little inbetweener -- I love these books! I feel like I know all of the characters in the Stephanie Plum books -- used to live in The Burg and Janet Evanovich describes it... Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2009 by D. Hart
Completely average
This book did not show Janet Evanovich from her best side.
Stephanie and the rest of the cast were too two-dimensional. Read more
Stephanie and the rest of the cast were too two-dimensional. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2009 by bookaholic
Enjoyable
This is a between the numbers book. It isn't really a novel, more of a novella, probably a couple of hours worth of reading at most. Read more
Published on 17 April 2008 by Mrs. K. A. Wheatley
Good little read
This is exactly what it claims to be, a between the lines. Not quite the finished class as the numbered books but something to read between them. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2008 by Bowdove
nice little story
this one is a little filler novel, fitting in between 12 sharp and lean mean 13. its valentines day and stephanie needs to help diesel (from visions of sugar plums) with some... Read more
Published on 1 Aug 2007 by Lindymck
Get a "Do Not Distrub " sign
Read this the day it arrived and it is great!A true Plum classic. the story really develops quickly and Janet manages to keep Diesel and his fellow Unmentionables on this side of... Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2007 by Aileen Wallace
Plum Lovin' - Bit of a taster For Things to Come
Well, this is just a taster of the proper Stephanie Plum series, it is an entertaining read, while you are waiting for the next installment - No 13 I think? Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2007 by Reedy
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