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TURBO TWENTY THREE - Evanovich

Tinkrbl44 — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:43:51 GMT

Janet Evanovich's new Turbo Twenty Three came out on November 15th.

Will you be reading it?

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SWEET — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:02:23 GMT

I used to read hers religiously but I haven't read the last 2 or 3. They are getting to be the same thing over and over again. They don't make me laugh anymore.

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dancingwoman — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 18:42:15 GMT

I'm next in line to read it from my online library...being sent to my kindle app on my devices...

I did read the first two chapters on the internet and also read reviews on Amazon for it...

It really does sound like the same old stuff...I never pay for her books anymore...haven't since about 5 or 6...

I thought the 21st book should have been...TWENTY ONE AND DONE..lol...

But I still read them anyway...hoping they will get better...DW

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beckyb1012 — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 19:43:33 GMT

Oh yes Mam!! I found this series by accident on the new release section at the library not realizing it was #13. I soon saw that it was a sequel but I continued on reading. I was pleasantly surprised later that day when I discovered there were 12 before hand. I read on my bike and that first read of hers I almost fell off a couple of different times I was laughing so hard. Janet makes my daily crack of dawn bike riding go by in a blink of an eye. Thanks for the update Tink!!

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Catty2 — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:39:08 GMT

Yes, I'm on the waiting list at 2 different libraries. I never buy books, always get them from the library. Her books are getting too predictable and I'm hoping her new one has more Stephanie/Ranger. For those of you who don't know, there is a site called fanfiction.net. People write their versions of different authors/book. You can find many stories on there about JE characters. Excellent!

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sandy53 — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 03:07:28 GMT

I am 60% through this book. I do not find it a compelling read. Toward the beginning of the book I found myself thinking it would be the last one of the series that I would read. I am kind of tired of Lulu and the "ho" jokes. And tired of Stephanie not being able to decide between the two men in her life. The characters just seem stuck. I'll see how I feel by the end of the book.

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SWEET — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 09:30:08 GMT

@sandy53 wrote:
I am 60% through this book. I do not find it a compelling read. Toward the beginning of the book I found myself thinking it would be the last one of the series that I would read. I am kind of tired of Lulu and the "ho" jokes. And tired of Stephanie not being able to decide between the two men in her life. The characters just seem stuck. I'll see how I feel by the end of the book.

Well said re the "ho" jokes and Stephanie deciding between Joe & Ranger.

I saw on one of my book websites (probably Amazon) that #24 is coming out next year) and don't think I'll be putting it on my tbr list.

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Judaline — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 13:50:56 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
Janet Evanovich's new Turbo Twenty Three came out on November 15th.

Will you be reading it?

I am reading it. I've heard so many people say it's the same ol', same ol'. Well, that's what I liked in the first place and if it continues the same I'll be glad. That being said!!!!! Too much Lula right off the bat. I mean, give it a rest, Lula. And you know what else? This one seems different. The same but different. I wonder if she let her daughter write some of it. Yes, we love Lula (and Janet knows this) but wow, don't shove her down our throats. And I can't see Joe and Steph getting any more serious-seems like animal attraction. That gets kind of old. But Grandma Mazur-don't ever change her. I am torn on these. Should I go on to 24? I probably will.

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debic — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 15:41:17 GMT

They are getting redundant for me. I think 21 was the last I read Yo babe was cute for awhile, and Morelli is a chauvinist pig IMO. He hasn't got a clue since the first book. Neanderthal. Lulu, well she speaks for herself.

The only books that are worse are Joanne Fluke's Hannah Swenson. Leads these guys on, doesn't really want either, but doesn't want anyone else to have them. I know she run off and married someone else, but I quit reading long before that so I don't know if they got better.

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DiAnne — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 16:17:20 GMT

It is waiting for me at the library. I will pick it up on Wednesday.

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Tinkrbl44 — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 00:50:16 GMT

Personally, I would much rather she was with Ranger than Joe Morelli ..... actually, I would rather that I was with Ranger, rather than Stephanie! LOL

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sandy53 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 03:08:34 GMT

Well, I finished the book yesterday. It was ok. I probably won't give up on the series, but I won't buy them for my kindle in the future. I read many series because Iike on-going themes, settings, and characters. I just wish these characters would grow.

Now I am reading The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark. It is the new book in her Under Suspicion series. It is very good so far.

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PamelaSue72 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:29:21 GMT

Not even remotely interested in the Plum series anymore. It does nothing at this point. I used to buy them. Then I stopped that and simply got them from the library. Then I started to get them as ebooks from the library.

After the last one, I said enough was enough. I'm done.

Somebody mentioned the Joanne Fluke series with Hannah Swenson; I gave up on that series, too. I don't know; after a while, they got boring.

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Tinkrbl44 — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 17:23:13 GMT

I think what's contributed to Janet's shift from the Stephanie Plum series are the novels she has co-authored with Lee Goldberg the past few years.

Has anyone read any of them? The Scam and The Heist come to mind, but I know there are others. Anyone?

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beckyb1012 — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:05:29 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
I think what's contributed to Janet's shift from the Stephanie Plum series are the novels she has co-authored with Lee Goldberg the past few years.

Has anyone read any of them? The Scam and The Heist come to mind, but I know there are others. Anyone?

They are awful. I have not finished the last one and barely the one before that so I will pass them by from now on. Each one as gotten worse than the one before and I wonder how much time she actually devotes to the collaboration. It was so disappointing. I love Janet. Granted the Plum series is not as good as the beginning but usually something fresh and new is but not with Goldberg books.

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beckyb1012 — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:14:01 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 Tink I like the below collaberation better that she does with Phoef Sutton.

Wicked Charms: A Lizzy and Diesel Novel (Lizzy & Diesel Book 3)

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Tinkrbl44 — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 19:12:01 GMT

A few posters mentioned they thought Janet was "phoning it in" with her writing. Now that I think about it, perhaps that's exactly what she's been doing. I remember reading a while back that some appearances were cancelled after her son was diagnosed with cancer. Hope he's okay.

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Catty2 — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 23:03:43 GMT

Just got it from the library today and am looking forward to reading it. Even though her books can be disappointing - same old, same old - I still have to read them because I just love some of the characters, i.e. Ranger, Grandma, Stephanie.

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DiAnne — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 02:25:29 GMT

I just read this and was a little disappointed.

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Judaline — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 13:06:44 GMT

@DiAnne wrote:
I just read this and was a little disappointed.

OH, me, too. I am just finishing it and I can't wait. It was lacking but I don't know what in! It just didn't have that ring a ding flavor as they say. It was placid for me, to say the least. I believe I've finally outgrown them.