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Smitten By Janet Evanovich ( HarperTorch )
Release Date: 2006-07-25
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Product Description
Single mom Lizabeth Kane isn't exactly carpenter material -- she's never picked up a hammer in her life. But she desperately needs the construction job that builder Matt Hallahan is offering. And even though he knows trouble is ahead, Matt can't refuse Lizbeth's irresistible smile. Matt Hallahan isn't exactly relationship material -- he has always been too busy working on other people's houses to make a home of his own. And even though she knows better, Lizabeth can't stop thinking about the rugged carpenter. Is the relationship Matt and Lizabeth are building solid -- or more like a house of cards?
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 One-dimensional, annoying characters
"Because I'm a Mooooooooom!"... You know, even though I'm not a child lover, I can usually tolerate them in books and movies. But this one, with the attitude of Lizabeth throughout the book and the ramming down your throat of the responsibilities of motherhood, was so annoying I almost didn't finish it. If it hadn't been so short and so quick to read, I probably wouldn't have. I certainly couldn't identify with Lizabeth, and didn't even like her. The plot was sad, even for a romance novel. There was nothing interesting about the book at all.
I love Stephanie Plum with all my heart, but that's really the only thing Evanovich has done well.
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 Smitten ( halijo )
Lizabeth Kane was desperate to find a job. After getting divorced, she needed to find some way to support her two boys, but she had no experience at doing anything. When she saw the construction site near her home advertising a help wanted for a carpenter, she thought it would be perfect, and within walking distance from home. Matt Hallahan couldn't believe it when she told him her story about needing a job, but couldn't bring himself to turn her down. He knew he would find something for her to do. As Matt got to know Lizabeth and her kids, the more he found himself unable to stay away. He wasn't Mr. Commitment, but found himself wanting one with her. Only to his surprise, she didn't want to get involved because she wanted to learn to be self-sufficient and on her own. Matt couldn't fault her for wanting to make it on her own, but he was determined to change her mind because as far as he was concerned, she was already his. He just had to figure out how to get her to love a guy that has a Harley and a tattoo. When a flasher makes nightly appearances at Lizabeth's house, Matt has the perfect excuse to move in!
Enjoyable read. This is an earlier work of JE, and you can see character similarities from this book incorporated into the Plum series.
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 Decent.
In the beginning, I was a dedicated "Stephanie Plum" fan but from the last past few books, I was very disgusted in the reused plots. But I have always had faith in Janet Evanovich and writing, so I gave her another chance and I checked out the audiobook of this story from my library. If you looking for a book with in-depth character development and a good plot, this isn't the book for you. But if you looking for a light fluffy read, this is definitely the book for you.
I give this book two stars because of the characters! Now that I know this is a re-release, I can definitely see that the characters in this story are definitely the inspiration of the characters of her other stories and it kind of annoys me. She reuses the characters and the plots. So she let me down with this book and this is probably be the last book I will read from her.
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 Smitten
I have read all of the Janet Evanovich books starring Stephanie Plum, but I had not realized that she wrote romance novels. I ordered all and read them all! I absolutely loved them. Within the first page or two you always knew who was going to fall in love, but that did not ruin the fun in watching get to the end of their journeys together. These are books that I will lend to all of my friends and family!
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Fun, fast read
This is not meant to be a believable situation...just plain fun and frolic. I smiled all the way through the book and gobbled it up in about 2 hours. With rain outside, a dog in my lap and a box of malted milk balls, life is good.
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