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: Not bad for one of the later Plums
Summary: 4 Stars
I thoroughly agree with all of the reviewers who say that it's time that Janet Evanovich brought the Stephanie Plum series to an end. I can't, for the life of me, understand why Ranger hasn't given up on Stephanie and found someone else; I don't see why Stephanie and Morelli don't just get married; and I want closure on the series. And yet, every time a new Plum novel comes out, I still find myself buying it, reading it, and generally enjoying it. Some of the more recent Plum novels have been less than fantastic ("Eleven On Top" was pretty terrible), but fortunately for Plum addicts, like myself, Evanovich returned to form with "Twelve Sharp" and continues at this form with "Lean Mean Thirteen".
Evanovich's trend in these more recent Plum novels seems to be, in each book, to write a mystery centered on one of her recurring characters. "Twelve Sharp" was Ranger's book, "Lean Mean Thirteen" centers on Stephanie's ex-husband, Dickie Orr, and I've heard that "Fearless Fourteen" is all about Morelli (although I have yet to read this one). I really like this idea and think it makes the mystery more interesting. It also makes the mystery plot and the inevitable sub-plot about Plum's personal life integrate better. In "Lean Mean Thirteen", Dickie Orr is missing, and as his disappearance occurred shortly after Stephanie attacked him in his office, Stephanie is the prime suspect and has to solve the mystery in order to clear her name.
I just finished reading this book about half an hour ago and now that I come to think about it, I realize that there are a number of loose ends not tied up at the end of this novel. Nevertheless, I didn't notice these while I was reading the novel and I had a good time while I was reading it. I still want to see an end to this series, but as long as the books continue to be of this standard, I'll still keep buying them.
Book Review: Back on Track
Summary: 4 Stars
This installment puts the series back on track. There were actually several laugh out loud passages, which had been missing from the last few books.
However, like others have said, it'd be nice to see some forward movement. After 13 books, it's time for Stephanie to make a choice between Morelli and Ranger -- hopefully Ranger, as Morelli has become nothing but a sex-crazy plot bore. At least the tension is still there with Ranger. It'd also be nice to see some of the other long-running characters developed, such as Mama Plum, Tank or Connie.
Looking forward to Fourteen!
Book Review: 4.5 stars
Summary: 5 Stars
This is.... duh.... the thirteenth book in the Stephanie Plum series. Or actually, the 15th, if you include the two between-the-numbers books.
This time, Stephanie's ex, lawyer Dickie Orr, goes missing, not long after Stephanie fought with him while planting a bug in his office for Ranger. And everyone--but most particularly Joyce Barnhardt, thinks Stephanie's responsible. Thing is, he never changed his will after their divorce, and it's not just Dickie that's missing--there's also a LOT of money missing. So Joyce becomes Stephanie's shadow, hoping Stephanie will lead her to Dickie or the money.
Meanwhile, Joe's busy on a hush-hush assignment, Ranger's keeping an eye (and a GPS tracker) on Stephanie, and Steph and Lula are busy tracking down FTAs, including a hilariously wacky taxidermist with an explosive inventory.
I agree with all the reviewers who complain about a lack of character development (or rather, character change--I think the characters are pretty well developed at this point), and the repetitive nature of the books--cars getting destroyed, the love triangle, Grandma Mazur will do something wacky at the funeral home, etc., etc. The thing is, though: I just don't care. I read a Stephanie Plum book maybe once a year (twice, if there's a between-the-numbers book), so there are generally 300 or more books in between. So if it's exactly what I expected, I don't mind. It's become a formula, yes, but I enjoy the formula--once a year. I expect if I read them all back to back, it would drive me batty. But I don't, so I'm happy.
Book Review: Boring
Summary: 1 Stars
Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)
I was looking forward to this new book of Janet Evanovich. Although I was expecting it to be something like those she had written before about Stepanie Plum, I ordered the 13th book and thought I would get a good laugh. The truth is I had read the contents before, but I did not have a big laugh. I'm sorry to say that I did not read the book trough - it was too boring.
Dear Janet Evanovich, pleas let one of the heroes die or merry some one else, and let Stephanie catch up with the other. Too much is too much.
AWL
Book Review: Lean Mean Thirteen
Summary: 5 Stars
Love this writer. She is so funny. Just a wonderful way to relax and enjoy.