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Fearless Fourteen

Author: Janet Evanovich
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

15 reviews
Sales Rank: 152

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 5.9 x 1.3

ISBN: 0755337603
EAN: 9780755337606
ASIN: 0755337603

Publication Date: June 17, 2008
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4 out of 5 stars

Lacking sexual tension and grandmas antics! July 15, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

I was disappointed with this book as it lacked along the sexual tension of the love triangle and the grandma's mad antic's which I have come to enjoy and look forward to within all these books.

The addition of a couple new charactors added a new dimension to the book although they didn't realy grab me.

Saying this I will still look forward to the next Stephanie Plum novel and if a Stephanie Plum fan it is still a must book to have.

3 out of 5 stars

Lacking fizz but won't give up... July 12, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

Unlike some other reviewers I won't stop reading the series because number fourteen didn't measure up to many of the past volumes. This latest volume is still fun - just not outstanding. To me the writing lacked fizz and felt a bit contrived and forced. It's hard to define what's missing from Fearless Fourteen - perhaps the romantic tension with Ranger and Morelli? For me it has never been the over-the-top humour of Grandma or Lulu that made me laugh. It's the more subtle touches like Plum lusting over Morelli's Wal-mart bunny boxers. Anyway, if you've enjoyed past Plum books then read this, though I wouldn't suggest forking out for a hardback unless money is no object in your life. And if you're new to the series then it's best to start with an earlier volume (at least they're numbered so it's easy to know the order!).

2 out of 5 stars

Should have been called FOURTEEN GREEN as this was recycled from earlier books July 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The Plum series is a victim of its own success and it is hard for an author to come up with something new whilst satisfying her readers with the zany situations and clever dialogue that have made Stephanie Plum so successful.

Let me say right from the start that I have loved a lot of the Plum Series, and 1-6 are brilliant, but the last few have demonstrated that the bottom of the barrel has well and truly been scraped. The editing in the later books is pitiful and while recycling might be good for the planet, with novels it should be restricted to the paper and not the plot and dialogue.

Fearless Fourteen is not a bad book, but it is definitely no better than okay. There are some laughs, but it relies too much on old lines and situations. Stephanie is still monumentally hopeless at bounty hunting, and surely after 14 books she would have been fired or killed if she was really that incompetent. Apart from Morelli, everyone has become quirky caricatures of their former selves and it simply doesn't satisfy.

This book has a plot with totally ridiculous situations, but I'm used to that with the Plum series and I can accept it. I suspend belief and just go with the flow, enjoying Stephanie and friends using clever devices and sheer luck to triumph. There's a bank robbery, missing millions, kidnapping, search for the millions by the ex-con and others, but the ending was very poor and I felt rather cheated. It was wrapped up in such a stupid way that if I hadn't borrowed the book from the library, I would have thrown it into the rubbish bin on the train in total disgust.

Stephanie is starting to grate on my nerves as she becomes even more self centred. Joe has matured and his domesticity was rather endearing and I warmed to him in a way I hadn't particularly in earlier books. Any chemistry between Joe and Stephanie, despite being together for most of the book, has fizzled out and that is a real shame. Joe has cheated on Stephanie, and however much I despair of Stephanie these days, it seemed very seedy.

There was almost no Ranger, but I find him a bit sinister sometimes and surely too clever for Stephanie, so I can't say I missed him as much as others. He's definitely worthy of his own series but not with Stephanie.

Lula was in great form, pushing poor old Tank into an engagement. Tank came across as a bit of a wuss which was disappointing. The engagement saga was quite ridiculous and implausible at times, but funny nonetheless. There is a ex(?)-druggie called Mooner who appeared in book 12 or 13,and he is back for 14. He is pretty funny and made up for the lack of Sally Sweet, who I adored. Grandma Mazur as a super-gamer was stretching things a bit, but she is always good value.

There were a few chuckles in this book, not a lot of laugh out louds, but that's okay, but what really annoyed me was that much was recycled from the earlier books. There were quite a few pages which I would have gladly skipped because the storyline and dialogue was so inane. Stephanie did not get her car blown up in 14 - hurrah!!! I was so sick of that.

The description of some places, such as the Cluck in a Bucket, were hilarious, but overall the book lacked the brilliance that personified the earlier books. Stephanie is becoming tiresome, and I felt I had heard it all before. She can still be useless at some things, but it needs to be at something new, not the bounty hunting, maybe she could finally have some competence at bounty hunter but is riding a motorbike which she can't quite to get to grips with, as long it is something outside the stuff we hear book after book after book.

After 14, I re-read Books 1-4 in the series and they are sooo much better.

I hope book Fifteen is a return to form, and not rushed out, even if it means delaying publication.

If you want a good read, get T for Trespass by Sue Grafton. It is excellent, not zany or filled with humour, but it is totally gripping. The Alibi Man from Tami Hoag is also good, as are the Mojo Sheepshank books by Linda Lael Miller. All at on Amazon.co.uk, good bookshops or a library near you. There are lots of reviews on Amazon.com for these books.

5 out of 5 stars

Plum Chaos July 10, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich - June 2008

I thoroughly enjoyed this latest offering from Janet. I have laughed and sniggered my way through the whole Numbers series. The new characters always bring freshness and interest to the books. This is no exception.

The usual suspects are all present giving continuity to the series. The long suffering parents, especially Mother, continue to be bewildered by their daughter's choice of job and the antics of Grandma Mazur. When Dad disappears behind his newspaper or his food trouble cannot be far away.

The defence of Morelli's home is the focus of fun this time, especially the potatoes!

Long may the chaotic life of Stephanie Plum continue.

I `m already looking forward to Fifteen ... and hopefully many more thereafter.

1 out of 5 stars

cashing in on a once brilliant series! July 7, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Janet must be laughing all the way to the bank! She should be ashamed of herself. She has taken what was a fantastic series and blemished it with this pathetic tale. No real plot, a parody of itself: there is nothing good about this book. I thought the 'in-between the numbers' books were the most pathetic, clearly I was wrong. This book is terrible. I will not be purchasing anymore of her books. Its up to Charlaine Harris to keep series writing going!