Stephanie Plum Fun

Title:   Stephanie Plum Series 1-16
Author: Janet Evanovich
Series: Stephanie Plum
Type of book: Romantic mystery, comedy, mayhem
Why did I read it? In anticipation of number 17 coming out in June of 2011 I reread them all in order.
How did I read it?:  Kindle eReader
Level of captivity: Not able to stop until finished and completed them all in about a week.
Scale of Fun         (1-5, 1=not so much,  5=so much fun I want more.)           4.6
Insomnia Scale

(1-5, 1=can stop reading and go to sleep at the proper bed time, 5=can’t sleep ‘til I am finished)                                                                             4.9

What I got from the books: I love fun and I have given up television recently. These books are better than a TV series. I would not mind it if a made for TV series came of them. For some the books read very similarly but for me they were fun all the way through though many times I was frustrated at the endings. Fortunately, for me I only discovered these books this year and could jump right into the next one right away. Okay its true I have no life right now. Still if you need some light and fun reading you cannot go wrong with this series. I like reading a series in order but each one can be taken on its own. I do recommend that you start with One for the Dough if you haven’t read them yet. This does set the tone for Stephanie and wets the appetite for all the missed opportunities that happen throughout the books. I also recommend reading the first because it is about to be a movie coming out in January of 2012. No movie does a book full justice and I believe that having read the book will help fill in blanks that will undoubtedly be in the movie because of time constraints that are part of the media form.

Characters are richly developed and easily rooted for or hated in this series. Many of them arc through several books nicely. A few are present in all of them. There are also the in between stories as well that introduce a character that is starring in his own set of books beginning with Wicked Appetites by the same writer. Having completed 16 in the series it will be difficult to wait for 17 but I will be reading it on my Kindle as soon as it downloads.

Not One Clue

Title:   Not One Clue

Author: Lois Greiman

Series: Number 6

Type of book: Romantic Mystery and Suspense

Why did I read it? I have read all six of these and would read more if they existed.

How did I read it?:  Kindle eReader

Level of captivity: Had to read this one completely straight through

Scale of Fun

(1-5, 1 = not so much, 5 = so much fun I want more.)        4.8

Insomnia Scale

(1-5, 1=can stop reading and go to sleep at the proper bed time, 5=can’t sleep ‘til I am finished)                                                                             4.8

What I got from the book: Reading through this series featuring a Psychologist and a LAPD cop was like reading through five novels of foreplay before finally getting some satisfaction of a sort. Witty banter and SAT worthy vocabulary abound throughout all of the Christina McMullen series. None of them turns out the way you think they will, but they always make sense at the end. I do expect to have more of Christy and Jack in the future. If you like the fun and adventure of Evanovich’s novels you will want to give These a read while waiting for the next Plum adventure.
Not One Clue: A Mystery Unzipped Unplugged One Hot Mess Unmanned Unscrewed

What Looks Like Crazy, Nutcase, High Anxiety

Title:   What Looks Like Crazy, Nutcase, High Anxiety

Author: Charlotte Hughes

Series: 1, 2 and 3

Type of book: Romantic Humor

Why did I read it? This genre is a favorite and the descriptions promised funny and a little romantic.

How did I read it?:  On my Kindle eReader

Level of captivity: All three were easy to keep going right from the start. Fortunately, for me the books are short enough to complete in a day, as they are hard to put down.

Scale of Fun

(1-5, 1=not so much,  5=so much fun I want more.)           4.3

Insomnia Scale

(1-5, 1=can stop reading and go to sleep at the proper bed time, 5=can’t sleep ‘til I am finished)                                                                             4.7

What I got from the book: Told in first person, I again enjoyed the inner-workings of the protagonist’s thought processes as she dealt with her everyday world. She has the almost expected slightly functional family issues and borderline neurosis as most of my heroes do. Our lead character is a psychologist and has a parade of delightful and some less than delightful clients. I also am happy to feel the author has not finished with this character so I am looking forward to maybe at least one or two more books to read in the future.