This is, obviously, the 16th book in the Stephanie Plum series. Evanovich writes fun books. They follow a similar pattern each time - Stephanie, the worst bounty hunter ever, gets into lots of trouble and, with lots of luck plus a little help from Ranger, Lula, Morelli or any other friend who is unlucky enough to come across her path, gets out of it again.
It's why I like the books. They're comfort books where you know what will happen and there are no surprises. Sometimes you just don't want a book to challenge you and make you think. Sometimes you want a book to make you laugh and whisk you away into someone else's life where the problems are on a different scale to normal life and the race to fix them is chaotic, ludicrous and utterly hilarious. My favourite character has to be Grandma Mazur. I'd love to have a nutty bright pink lycra wearing Grandma like her. There's never a dull moment when she's around, especially when she's got her gun. Just keep her away from the roast chicken if you ever want to eat it.
I love the Stephanie Plum books. I've read some bad reviews where people complain that nothing changes - but we don't want change! Stephanie Plum fans love Evanovich's books because she knows what we want and she gives it to us, with a side order of Cluck-in-a-Bucket and a large box of donuts. Oh, that reminds me - don't read these books if you're on a diet. The constant eating in them will break any will you've mustered and have you dining at the nearest donuts shop. Mmmmm, donuts!
