Book review dump of doom

[kalquessa]

Okay, I haven't caught up with book reviews since...before Lent? That can't be right. Well anyway, a long time. So I'm going to just do these at the speed of light and just get it out of the way. I'm not posting reviews of everything I've read since Lent because first of all I do, contrary to popular belief, have a life and secondly I can't even

Comments

[raecarson]

Yes, to everything you said about the Evanovich book. I read books 2 & 3 too, and Plum remains Too Stupid To Live. After book 3, there should be *some* character development, right?

[kalquessa]

This is what I'm saying. And I have a huge thing about people carrying handguns when they're not sure they can/will use them when the situation warrants. She hits the giant psychopath rapist with her purse instead of shooting him. What is that?? No amount of funny can make up for how frustrated I was with her throughout the whole book.

[orominuialwen]

I've read up through the 10th Plum book, and it doesn't get any better. I gave up on the series when all the books started to run together in my head--if I can't tell the plots apart, then they're getting too formulaic! Plus, I really hate how Stephanie and Morelli never seem to grow up in their relationship at all--they're permanently stuck on immature, since the characters don't really age

[kalquessa]

Yeah, I have a hard time reading books when the main character needs to be smacked all of the time. I liked some of the secondary characters (the big guy that helped her buy her gun and bailed her out a couple times, frex) but not enough to make up for the fact that I really wanted to shake Stephanie most of the time. Gah.

I need to read more Laurie King. I have the second Russel book, I just haven't gotten to it, yet.

[izhilzha]

Speaking of...um...detective stories, have you read Dorothy Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries? (not to spoil you, but I have a specific reason for asking in reference to this comment of yours.)

[kalquessa]

No, I have the first Lord Peter mystery but haven't gotten to it, yet.