There is nothing better in the summer than a fun, lively book that actually makes you laugh out loud. That is exactly what I got in the seventeenth installment in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. Smokin' Seventeen takes off right where Sizzling Sixteen left off with the bonds office burned to the ground and Stephanie deep in relationship issues and trying to catch her bad guys.
As always, it's the cast of supporting characters that really liven up the story. Lula, Grandma Mazur, Mooner, and the rest of Stephanie's family make their usually comedic appearances. Morelli's Grandma Bella makes some well timed visits, putting the eye on Stephanie. It's not a Stephanie Plum novel if Grandma Mazur doesn't try to open a closed casket at a funeral viewing and Stephanie doesn't blow up one of Ranger's fancy cars.
Yes it is a formula novel. Yes I finished it in one day. But guess what? It works! At the end Ms. Evanovich leaves us hanging as to where Stephanie will go (literally)! Fortunately she is releasing two Plum books this year. Explosive Eighteen comes out in November. And if you are like me, and don't want to pay for a book you finish in one day, check and see if you can "pre" reserve it via the computer at your local library. At the Columbus library you can sometimes do this if they have advanced notice on a popular release.
Happy reading!
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