Janet Evanovich, One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, No. 1)
Okay, I admit it: I tried to read this when I was either in late high school or early college and hated it. HATED IT. But apparently I have developed a taste for bitter banter, because I enjoyed the CRAP out of One for the Money this time around.
So. Stephanie Plum is out of money and out of luck; she’s been jobless for six months, her car’s just been repossessed, and her only real option is working as a bounty hunter for her pervy cousin Vinnie. She’s trying to bring in Joe Morelli, a cop accused of shooting an unarmed man at point-blank range. Oh, and he also happens to be the first guy she ever slept with, and the first one to write a dirty poem about her in a sub restaurant.
Yeah, he’s a charmer.
Anyway, I enjoyed the crap out of this, but there are probably all kinds of race and class issues that I’m not picking up on fully because I’m really, really tired. Whatever. I’ll be picking up the second book–although probably not until after the move.
Le sigh.
Recommended for: If you like your heroines snappy, sarcastic, and realistically quick on the uptake, this is probably for you.
i feel like there probably are some manner of race/etc issues, but those books read like crack and usually don’t require much thought, which is why i love them.
Yeah. I’m not having the greatest week ever, and I’ve just raced through most of them. It’s been good. I REGRET NOTHING.
I’ve read the whole series. They are not amazing, but are great mindless crap reading.
Seconded.