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Originally Posted by FizzyWater
One of the things I love about the JD Robb series is the way you get to see the characters grow and change.
Do *not* expect the same for the Stephanie Plum books (with rare exceptions). I wish I'd known when I started the series that Evanovich was never going to let Steph grow up or choose her "forever guy". I stopped buying that after ... I think ... the 14th book. Stopped borrowing them after the 18th. It just drove me crazy that she's the same ditz - if not worse - that she was on day one. (There was one book where I thought - finally, she's showing that's she's learning and growing! - then the next book it was back to "Lucy, you got some 'splaining to do!"
I might have been able to enjoy them if I'd known going in to treat them like "I Love Lucy", but I built up too many expectations that never were realized and just ended up disgusted....
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I went into the series knowing there was no real characterization. I do treat them as I love Lucy episodes. Notorious Nineteen was a real let down but it had enough Ranger to keep me happy and we got to learn a little more about his Army days. My review for the book is
here.
If you read the series you realize that the 12th book was probably the end to the series. I think the fans particularly Team Ranger fans couldn't accept it. So JE decided to keep the series going. It has been suggested the last few books have been written by her daughter or another ghostwriter. I tend to agree. There are too many inconsistencies. I did like 18 though but 19 was a step back.
I think she wants to end Plum series but she can't because of her publisher and her family. Right now her son is going through Leukemia I believe it is, so she just doesn't have the energy to write. Now I see the book The Heist is coming out. JE needs take a vacation and take care of herself. Book 20 will be out in November. I suspect it to be another ghostwrite.