Review: Hot Six by Janet Evanovich

Title: Hot Six
Author: Janet Evanovich
Copyright 2000


From the back cover:
Hot Day

Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is faced with her most daunting task yet: bring in the mysterious former Special Forces agent Carlos Manoso (aka Ranger). He's the man who taught her everything about fugitive apprehension, and Stephanie knows she will be testing her skills against the master. But if she does catch him, she's not so sure she can turn in her friend--- even if he's wanted for murder...

Hot Night

And if this isn't enough to keep her up at night, Grandma Mazur is crimping her sex life by moving in with her and keeping her from getting any action from her cop boyfriend, Joe Morelli. Now, with her love life messing with her head, two threatening goons on her tail, and three corpses--- so far--- it's getting a little too hot for Stephanie, whose search for Ranger is bringing her dangerously close to the wrong side of the law...

Hot Six



My Review:

Hot Six is the sixth book in Janet Evanovich’s series featuring Stephanie Plum, the lovable New Jersey lingerie buyer turned bounty hunter. The book is fun, fluffy, and literally laugh out loud funny. If you’re not comfortable laughing hysterically in front of strangers, I wouldn’t recommend reading this one in public. For fans of the series (that would be both my mother and I, amongst countless millions), it’s another thoroughly delightful installment. New readers will doubtless find it enjoyable as well, but I don’t think they will be able to enjoy the full experience without the back story of the previous books.

Grandma Mazur moves in with Stephanie in this book, much to my delight and Stephanie’s horror. Grandma Mazur reminds me a lot of my own maternal grandmother in ways it is probably best not to elaborate on, for the sake of family pride. Let’s just say they’re both, ahem, spunky. Grandma is hands down my favorite character in the Stephanie books, and the more there is of Grandma, the happier I am.

This book also introduces us to Bob the dog. Bob is hilarious. I’m also, I’m unashamed to say, a dog person, so I was delighted to meet Bob. I was just telling my puppy, Cordelia, that all books, TV shows, or movies, are improved by the presence of a dog. (She agrees.)

Anyway, this is not a very complex or hard-hitting review. Suffice it to say that I loved this book, as I have loved all the Stephanie books that came before it, and as I will (according to my mother) love all the ones that come after it.

My Grade: Definitely an A+!



Coming Soon: Reviews of Fast Women by Jennifer Crusie, The Foretelling by Alice Hoffman, The Professor's Daughter by Emily Raboteau, and Faking It by Jennifer Crusie. Plus that Brokeback Mountain discussion, and possibly posts on various topics that I've been contemplating. Also, I did start yet another blog, Finding Myself OMG, which should hopefully prove enlightening, or entertaining, or both.