Twelve Sharp (Stephanie Plum, No. 12)
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Although I still intended to buy the next in the series I was rather disappointed with this one (and the last). I didn't laugh out loud once whilst reading this book and that is a fist for me. Reviews for 13 do not inspire.
I don't know if Janet (or someone on her behalf) reads these reviews, but she should certainly take note of some recurring criticisms.
The first is the "love" triange issue. The only character maintaining any integrity is Morelli. Ironically this makes his character a little less appealing as a sex god because he is being duped and you feel a little sad for him. It has gotten to the point that although I'm firmly in the Morelli camp, it is beginning to feel unpleasant because of the lying and cheating and for Steph to finally choose him over Ranger doesn't really address this issue. There needs to be a point where Morelli finds the two of them together and possibly walks away, especially as he has shown so much misguided faith in Steph. If the Steph/Morelli characters are to end together the Morelli character needs to get his dignity back, possibly by Steph making a big sacrafice. Steph's reaction to almost being caught in bed with Ranger is not what you would expect from a woman that supposedly loves Morelli. This is a low point in the integrity of this character.
I think JE missed a trick here where Steph could have finally realized that out of the two men there was one that she preferred to be entering into her room to be shot.
Obviously, this point doesn't appear to effect Ranger followers, but you do have to wonder at the lack of moral direction with regard to this issue. It does appear that Steph and Ranger are more in tune with their more shallow attitude to a relationship. The problem with this senario is that the characters have become increasingly dislikeable. Rangers less than honourable behaviour towards a "good man" leaves his integrity damaged aswell.
JE should have left the Steph/Morelli relationship lighter, where he was trying to get her naked and she was resisting - sometimes. Ranger's attempts to also get Steph naked would have then appeared more light-hearted and afforded opportunity for humour.
The second is that some of the antics of the characters are tired. I found the behaviour of grandma Mazur at the funeral home a little disturbing. The use of the body as bait was in bad enough taste to begin with, without having grandma displaying the carved up corpse for entertainment. I couldn't help but think of the distress to family members. It wasn't one of JE's finest moments. It feels like the Mazur character is becoming forced and increasingly less plausible.
One thing that wasn't the same was that Lula's character was developing. The plus side to this was that the slapstick comedy of Steph being on the receiving end of Lula's antics was removed. The negative side was that classics like Lula running down the street with a pack of dogs running after her or setting a car on fire with doggy do were also left out. Lula is probably my favourite character. I love the misguided self-confidence that gets herself and bad guys into trouble. The Tank character and Lula together is definitely a possitive. Tanks deadpan reactions and seeming invincibility (apart from to women) make a good foil to Lula's outgoing pesonality. I would love to see the comedic side of this relationship flourish.
Another positive was that some of the support characters were weeded out. Though the new character Pickle seemed very similar to the Kloughn character. I would have also liked to have seen more of the cop friends.
I hope the next book will reward both mine and Morelli's faith. |
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