Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13) by Janet Evanovich Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)
Book Review: All good things must come to an end.
Summary: 2 Stars
After reading Lean mean Thirteen, I felt a little disappointed. This installment in the Plum series felt like a major downshift after the last few books were full-steam-ahead toward what could have been a spectacular ending to a great series with book 14.
I really wanted the Plum series to end at its peak performance. Like a great TV sit-com, that you always have fond memories of. At this point these books could go on indefinitely. For those of us readers who have been with the plum family from the beginning, it feels as if we are stuck in a perpetual time warp with Stephanie and the gang never moving forward.
Book Review: Killer
Summary: 5 Stars
I took Janet's "Lean Mean 13" and "The Call Girl Actress, Confessions of a Lesbian Escort" by Erica Black to the beach last week. What fun I had with both reads. Simply wonderful.Book Review: Thirteen is as good as the first Twelve.
Summary: 5 Stars
How does she do it? In thirteen books, Stephanie Plum is still upbeat, with a mouth that won't stop. She isn't repetitive or a clone. Janet Evanovich is a very clever writer. Stephanie, Joe, and Ranger are all 'dimensional' characters with feelings and dreams and, well, character. I really enjoyed the latest romp...and I can't wait to see what Joyce Barnhardt (the archnemesis) comes up with next. Each book can stand alone, but I re-read the first 12, in anticipation...and it was worth it...I couldn't put this down. I was laughing out loud. It just made my day--yes I bought and read it the first day it hit the stands....Book Review: Very Disappointing!
Summary: 2 Stars
If you were expecting to have questions answered from Plum Lovin about who sent the roses and what did Ranger want to talk to Stephanie about, you will not get them. I feel like Janet Evanovich just threw this book together with ideas from previous books because she is too busy co-authoring and going to NASCAR races to try and get ideas for her Motor Mouth series. Janet has just thrown her Plum fans to the side. Why do we have to wait a whole year for another Plum installment. If you are looking for answers and more meat like her previous installments, you won't find it in Thirteen. The only thing you will find is a slob of a boyfriend and a predictable story line.Book Review: Decent Summer Read
Summary: 3 Stars
More of the same type of Stephanie's antics. I did have several laugh out loud moments, as I always do. The triangulation between Steph, Joe and Ranger remains status quo. I'm a big Evanovich fan, have read everything she's written. Honestly, I think it's time to hang this series up though and I have thought that for the past couple three books. I don't know what else she can do with these characters and as pretty much painted herself into a corner. There doesn't seem to be any character development either. Joe continues to put up with Steph's unwillingness to commit, she remains unsure who she really wants and Ranger seems to be most interested in bedding Steph. It would be refreshing to see Steph figure herself out and make some moves in a positive direction. She tends to just float along on the tide and for this reader that has gotten annoying. Not sure I will buy the next book, may wait for the library to get it and save my $.