One for the Money

As I go through all the books I've read that I want to review, this one has to be next. One of my all time favorites, this book (Romance/Mystery) puts a smile on my face just thinking about it. I should preface this review with the fact that I love to laugh- and this book had me laughing so much, my family eventually asked me to read somewhere else, because I was disturbing them. To me, that's the sign of a great book- when you're enjoying it so much you can't help but let everyone around you know it!

Here's my review of:

One for the Money

One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

One for the Money is hilarious. Hands down one of the funniest things I have ever read. Janet Evanovich has some of the most interesting, demented, over-the-top, ridiculous, delicious, and crazy characters I've ever read and somehow, it works! The situations Stephanie Plum gets herself into (and out of) will make you laugh out loud.




*SPOILERS START HERE*




Stephanie Plum is living in New Jersey, and down on her luck. Divorced and barely scraping by she seeks out her sleazy cousin Vinnie for a job in in bail bonds business. Needing money, she decided to try her hand at it and begins chasing down criminals so they can appear in court. She charges into the unknown and hilarity ensues. Add to it, the hunky Joe Morelli, a local cop who gets himself accused of murder and jumps bail. Stephanie somehow finds herself on his case and over her head. The two of them have a bit of unfinished business from high school that leads them into a laugh out loud game of cat and mouse.

What I liked:
The characters are over the top and fantastic. Joe Morelli makes you melt, Grandma Mazur steals the show time and time again. Lula gets better as the series goes on and you love her more and more. Stephanie's poor parents just want her to get married again, and are mortified by her outlandish shenanigans. The plot moves, is funny, and it's a yummy romance with a little mystery thrown in.

What I didn't like:
At times I would skim the mystery to get back to the romance. I liked the interactions between the characters so much more than 'solving the mystery.'


In the end, what I wouldn't give to have dinner with the Plum family, with a little Joe Morelli for desert ;)

Great read, fun read. If you've had a bad day, THIS is the book to pick up for an escape and a laugh.

Thanks for Reading my Mind!

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