Hi. My name is Kristin, and I’m addicted to Stephanie Plum novels.
What did I tell you? After reading Four to Score (see the .nightsandweekends.com/articles/03/NW0300128.php>review), I had to run out and read another one of Janet Evanovich’s novels. This time, it was the seventh book in the Stephanie Plum series, Seven Up.
Not-so-professional bounty hunter, Stephanie Plum, has never really had a normal life (she wouldn’t have had to beg her cousin Vinnie to give her a job as a bounty hunter if she did). But now she’s dealing with something resembling an engagement to the lust of her life, Joe Morelli — and trying to keep her mother and grandmother from planning everything when she’s not looking. Meanwhile, her “perfect” sister, Valerie shows up with her two kids. One of her old high school friends has disappeared. And she’s trying to chase down senior citizen/bail jumper Eddie DeChooch, who has a bit of a relationship (one Stephanie’s family would rather not discuss) with her grandma.
Once again, I couldn’t put this book down. I couldn’t. Evanovich is a genius at creating wonderfully and lovably odd characters. This book is overflowing with action and quirkiness — and ends with a cliff-hanger, which means I’m just going to have to go out and buy the next book in the series…
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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