Eleven On Top

The continuation of reading about the adventures of Stephanie Plum I can say Eleven On Top is pretty good besides Stephanie's 1st book.

I thought this book was funny. She still does her crazy things although she is trying to be good and quit the bounty hunter job. Though crazy bad things follow her. I'm liking that she is still with Morelli and Bob. I didn't think that I would see Morelli loving Stephanie and it seems like a commitment there. On the other hand Stephanie finds it hard.

Job to job she goes. And honestly I think most of the time Lula is the problem of getting Stephanie in trouble. Needless to say Lula is one of my least favorite characters. And Stephanie bumbling through her life makes the books good. Even with her obsession with sugar.

I'm glad to see that she took a job with Ranger. I think she excels at that. And I hope to read that she stays with Rangerman.

Intriguing that someone from her past is out to get her. And Stephanie's way, she finds out the truth. With Ranger to the rescue Stephanie at the end does a valent hero thing and saves the day. With Bob!

Just an afterthought!

I remember One for the Money came out on the big screen. I thought Morelli and Ranger was not a good fit. Both of them weren't what the characters were on paper. Even who played Stephanie was questionable.

I give Eleven On Top 5

Looking forward to continue reading about Stephanie Plum

 

 

The Housemaid

After reading a short story from Frieda McFadden I knew I wanted to read more. And it was not a disappointment.

At first I thought this was Handmaid Tale meets Devious Maids. For sure it gave off to me those kind of vibes. I wasn't wrong.

When Nina hires Millie as a housekeeper and brought her up to the room she was going to stay at, I thought wow like Handmaid Tale. And as the story moves on, Millie likes the room that she is in, I didn't realize that Millie was staying in a cramped place to start because of her checkerd past. What gave me the feeling that this was no ordinary mystery is when Millie shut the door and saw scratch marks on the door. Oh my! What is Millie getting herself into?

Every which way Nina tries her best to keep Millie and her husband, Andrew away from each other. As hard as nails Nina was, Millie just couldn't help herself. And there Devious Maids comes in at.

What I couldn't figure was why Nina's daughter, Cecilia was weird. I can understand her not liking Millie the new housemaid, but just the things she would do was strange.

Millie can't get rid of the feeling she should get out. Even the landscaper was trying to help. 

Maid and husband relationship, Nina, husband, and child relationship, you would think the wife is crazy. Putting up with everything that Nina is putting out. And here is the twist. A ride to hold on with your life. It gets crazy after that.

Millie's past comes in handy for her to survive. Andrew, and Nina what is Millie to do and instinct takes over.

After someone gets hurt (dead) an apology goes out to Millie.

Millie becomes Housemaid for hire. Thanks to her employer.

I give The Housemaid 5

A very good book. Even though I thought it was going on a path and then a twist. Can't wait to read more from Frieda McFadden

 

The Revenge List

 

A first book for me to read from Hannah Mary McKinnon. It was a book that I won from a giveaway from my book club. And I'm glad to read a good book.

I have to say that the protagonist of this story was annoying in ways. Frankie Morgan always angry was annoying. To push herself so far to lose her wits again was very frustrating. Some of that anger was justified. When she was angry that she lost her mom. And her dad didn't handle the situation so well. Although the way she projected that anger was unhealthy. Frankie would just go off. Like throwing  coffee cups off a table, getting so angry that she accused another that was in her anger management class that he stole her notebook. With all of that she lost sight that it wasn't a real Uber taking her home, or who really took her notebook. Also getting so upset that she thought someone was out to get her on a run.

Thought it was sad that Frankie had all this guilt about her mother's death just because she didn't want to go with her that night. Her dad didn't make it any easier on her by not talking to her.  Her brother sadly couldn't help so much for Frankie. He was trying to put his own life together. In turn what she felt off of her father made her feel even worse.

I think Frankie would have grown up happier if her mom had lived. I think she would thought better of herself. I don't think she would have spiraled the way she did. 

What Frankie thought, "Truth is, we all carry some anger in us"yes we do but again it's how we use it. And when we channel it. It does become useful.

The way Frankie was displaying her anger it was all about how she outwardly expressed it. That you see some men do. Where women tend to take it internally, they seek more communication, more support socially.

I want to say the story shifted when Frankie's life was on the line. She finally saw what a blessing that she had with her family. Dad, brother, in law, and niece. Even Evan was good after all. Trying to do right by her of his own mother's fault of killing her mother.

Allegiance did change with Evan making good with something tragic. Her brother saw her differently, she was a lot calmer. And made peace with her dad. Frankie thought she was doing right thing by clearing up things with her son. She thought to seek him out to protect him. Instead he had other ideas.

Nothing really shocked me in this book.  The end was a twist. After Frankie going through all the characters in the book. There could only be one other that would not fit in. Her son! Just because his adopted parents wouldn't tell him about his birth mother. In some warped way he did crazy things.

I think Frankie should of told the cops all about what happened with her son. I would do anything for my kids and grandkids. Shielding the adopted parents, Sherry and Lawerence was a noble things to do. Why put them through the heartache of seeing someone they raised a killer.

The ending was tied up in a nice bow. Until that doorbell rang Jermey-1 Frankie-0 was a good twist. I think the author could probably squeak another story about Frankie and Jermey out.

I give The Revenge List 4

Looking forward to reading another of Hannah's books. This time I hope I don't catch on to anything.