Sizzling Sixteen
Sizzling Sixteen (A Stephanie Plum Novel)by Janet EvanovichMy mother lent me her hard cover copy of this book before Christmas and as much as I was longing for the next Plum book I just wasn't feeling like reading it yet. I picked it up at the end of last weekend and read it in a day. I needed comfort food reading due to my stress and unease over my poor sweet dog and I thought maybe the Evanovich book would help pick me up. Happily it did. I was giggling over the dialogue and events as of the first chapter. I knew that was a good indicator of how well the book was going to go.Even though Stephanie and Lula were together the entire time, I didn't feel overwhelmed by Lula very much in this book. Sometimes she can be a little much. So can Grandma Mazur, so I was happy both doses of those ladies were just the right amount.There was not enough Ranger at all. There should always be more Ranger. Heck, Ranger should come over and visit me and let me spend all the time I want with him. *rawr*There wasn't enough Morelli either, oddly enough and when there was they'd argue and walk away. It was sort of sad and irritating at the same time. I know this love triangle, if you want to call it that, has been going on long enough, but for the love of god, woman! Make a decision already! (Feel free to leave me Ranger though.)I loved that Connie had a larger role in this novel and that she was determined to rescue the kidnapped Vinnie, if only so she wouldn't have to try and find another job. I like Connie a lot and I always feel she's not in the stories enough.The alligator and the herd of cows - especially the herd of cows - made me laugh out loud and I enjoyed that SO BLOODY MUCH.I have said this before and I'll say it again - shouldn't Stephanie be a little bit more adept at the bounty hunter thing by now? I mean, sixteen books, plus novellas. Just once or twice I'd like to read a book where she successfully captures her skips and doesn't have some sort of freak event ruin it for her. She deserves that much.Or she could go work with Rangeman... though I see how that would conflict with the Ranger / Morelli romances. Still, I think Stephanie is a smart enough woman that she should be able to apprehend a few skips with no problem. I find it hard to believe everyone in that town is completely insane and incompetent! As funny as the books are it can get a little frustrating at times.I have had ups and downs with the books in this series, thankfully this sixteenth book was quite the up for me!Stephanie Plum series
- One for the Money
- Two for the Dough
- Three to Get Deadly
- Four to Score
- High Five
- Hot Six
- Seven Up
- Hard Eight
- To the Nines
- Ten Big Ones
- Eleven on Top
- Twelve Sharp
- Lean Mean Thirteen
- Fearless Fourteen
- Finger Lickin’ Fifteen
- Sizzling Sixteen
- Smokin' Seventeen
- Explosive Eighteen - Hardcover November 2011
Stephanie Plum Between-the-Numbers Novellas
- Visions of Sugar Plums (between 8 & 9)
- Plum Lovin’ (between 12 & 13)
- Plum Lucky (between 13 & 14)
- Plum Spooky (between 14 & 15)