Series: Lizzy & Diesel
Audio CD
Publisher: Random House Audio; Unabridged edition (June 23, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553551469
ISBN-13: 978-0553551464
Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1.1 x 5.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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YAAAY AN EVANOVICH BOOK!! WHOOP WHOOP!SPOILERS*BEWAREThere was quite a long hiatus between the last book of this series and this latest installment, but it was worth the wait. Only Janet Evanovich (and whichever co-writer she's got tagging along at the moment) can pull off something this fantastically ridiculous. Her books aren't full of hidden meaning or saturated with detail, but that's okay. They're fun reads, "summer" or "beach" reads as some like to call them, mostly light-hearted and hilarious--but they can have their dark moments where all of a sudden you're like, Whoa. This sh*t just got real.Lizzie strongly reminds me of Stephanie Plum from Janet's most popular series, and Diesel seems like a delicious mash-up of Ranger and Joe Morelli. I'm okay with that, because I can't get enough of any of those characters. Glo is Lula, Clara is Connie, Cat is Rex, Carl is Bob. Hatchet could be Vinnie or Joyce Barnhardt. There are fancy cars and explosions--classic Janet. (Hey, if you've found a formula that works, why mess with it?) The characters aren't one-dimensional cardboard cutouts, but they aren't particularly deep, either. The only thoughts and emotions the reader is privy to are Lizzy's, and those are pretty low-key unless she's about to drown or has a gun pointed at her. Then she gets a little worked up. But for all the crazy stuff that happens, the characters' reactions are remarkably blase. It's fitting in the context of the book, though, which is meant to be a cartoonish, fast-paced adventure. You're not supposed to have time to think about the logic--or lack thereof.
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