jokususa reviewed The heist by Janet Evanovich (The Fox and O'Hare novels)
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3 stars
Caught up again with my Goodreads reading challenge for the year, yay!
Although this book was a bit more "nay"
Obviously this reminded me of Evanovich' other series, but a lot of this book too:
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Stephanie Plum series are wacky, a little dumb but in a way that makes me laugh. Fox and O'Hare gave up some of the wackiness for a little less ridiculous crimes and criminals. Which could be good. A good mystery is a good mystery, you know. But since the characters are a lot more competent with what they do, it's not as much fun. And honestly, there's a lot of characters introduced but I don't really feel much for them. I don't know what is it that's missing, but something is missing.
And Nick Fox - he's not the kind of perfect you really fancy. He's …
Caught up again with my Goodreads reading challenge for the year, yay!
Although this book was a bit more "nay"
Obviously this reminded me of Evanovich' other series, but a lot of this book too:
[b:The Hot Rock|596576|The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1)|Donald E. Westlake|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1424652145s/596576.jpg|980279]
Stephanie Plum series are wacky, a little dumb but in a way that makes me laugh. Fox and O'Hare gave up some of the wackiness for a little less ridiculous crimes and criminals. Which could be good. A good mystery is a good mystery, you know. But since the characters are a lot more competent with what they do, it's not as much fun. And honestly, there's a lot of characters introduced but I don't really feel much for them. I don't know what is it that's missing, but something is missing.
And Nick Fox - he's not the kind of perfect you really fancy. He's exactly the type of perfect you want to hit with a bus, and I'm disappointed that didn't happen more in this book.
In the end, it's alright. You might not particularly regret spending your time with this book, but in the end, you'll know you could've done better.