Tammy S. reviewed on 2/20/2012 + 113 more book reviews

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I know, I know... why do I keep torturing myself? I have no answer save that after reading 18 Stephanie Plum books, I want so badly for something to happen relationship-wise between her and either one of her guys that I delude myself into believing character growth is somehow still possible in the Evanovich world. It has to be... books 9 - 13 were rich with it. So..... there are no explanations for the constant, recent disappointments.

This book opens with Stephanie flying home from Hawaii after what promised to be a riveting development in her love life at the end of book seventeen. Unfortunately we don't get to see any of what happened, all the exciting events are only alluded to, then somewhere along the way we get a paragraph explanation after the fact. Now, given the explanation (don't want to spoil but it involves chasing bad buys, Ranger love, Morelli surprise and a big fist fight) THAT sounds like a GREAT book!! Why didn't we get to read it?!?!?!

Instead, we - once again - get the same old recycled, day to day (albeit amusing) nothingness that is Stephanie's life. No change, no growth, no romance. Morelli is - again - too busy to care. Ranger is - again - there to back her up and support her anytime she calls but has "issues" with commitment (another item alluded to from the mysterious vacation we never get to know about). The only difference in the scenario is all three are jumping each others bones wherever and whenever the opportunity avails itself (don't get your hopes up, folks, none of it is given more than a passing sentence) which makes them all look - well... just trashy.

Guess I need to stop complaining and quit reading. Still don't know why I can't.

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