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Another Year Another Stephanie Plum

A Book From the Library:
Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich

Fun Fact: I read all of the Stephanie Plum books in chronological order in about a month and a half. That took me all the way up to book 15 at the time. Now we're on 22. And while 20 and 21 sucked and really were just not worth it, I was excited to give 22 a try. Around page 5 I was hooked. It had allllll the classic makings if a good Stephanie Plum novel.


For those of you who don't know Stephanie Plum is a former lingerie buyer turned inept bounty hunter out of Trenton, NJ. She's got a sidekick named Lula (who used to be a hooker/wears a lot of spandex), a hamster named Rex, a sorta bf named Morelli, and a side piece named Ranger. Oh and her Granny packs heat. Just a normal, typical 30ish year old woman.

Janet Evanovich has created a timeless world where Steph never ages, somehow she still has auto insurance, and you can never decide between Ranger and Morelli. These books are also hilarious, yes some of the jokes are recycled and Lula asking for fried chicken  every time she attempts to shoot someone is overly predictable, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to read them all. I don't really take much away from them. They're really just a fun read and I'm glad that Tricky Twenty-Two went back to its roots and made me giggle.

Something big is brewing in Trenton, N.J., and it could blow at any minute.

Stephanie Plum might not be the world's greatest bounty hunter, but she knows when she's being played. Ken Globovic (aka Gobbles), hailed as the Supreme Exalted Zookeeper of the animal house known as Zeta fraternity, has been arrested for beating up the dean of students at Kiltman College. Gobbles has missed his court date and gone into hiding. People have seen him on campus, but no one will talk. Things just aren't adding up, and Stephanie can't shake the feeling that something funny is going on at the college - and it's not just Zeta fraternity pranks.

As much as people love Gobbles, they hate Doug Linken. When Linken is gunned down in his backyard it's good riddance, and the list of possible murder suspects is long. The only people who care about finding Linken's killer are Trenton cop Joe Morelli, who has been assigned the case, security expert Ranger, who was hired to protect Linken, and Stephanie, who has her eye on a cash prize and hopefully has some tricks up her sleeve.

This wasn't my favorite of Steph's adventures, but this one felt very updated. First off Morelli and Steph were in a serious relationship, multiple people were catfished, and somehow we only lost 1 car along the way. Yeah she has a tendency to get her cars blown up, sometimes up to 5 a book. There was no favorite moment, well any moment with Ranger is a favorite moment, but nothing stands out. Overall there isn't really much to say. I enjoyed it, it was extremely easy to read and if you're looking for a laugh I suggest picking the series up and starting. One for the Money is a true classic. And don't watch the Katherine Heigl movie, it'll only make you mad. That's all for now.

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