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All Hallows Eve – BOOK REVIEW: Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
by Carolyn • Posted in 3 Star Reviews, All Hallows Eve 2010, Authors E-H, Book Reviews, Janet Evanovich, Paranormal Mystery
Title: Wicked Appetite (Unmentionables #1)
Author: Janet Evanovich
Publisher: Headline (UK) / St Martin’s Press (US)
Publication Date: Sept 2010
ARC: 313 pages
Genre: Paranormal Mystery
RATING: 6/10 – good
SUMMARY:
Life in Marblehead has had a pleasant predictability, until Diesel arrives. Rumor has it that a collection of priceless ancient relics representing the Seven Deadly Sins have made their way to Boston’s North Shore. Partnered with pastry chef Lizzie Tucker, Diesel bullies and charms his way through historic Salem to track them down—and his criminal mastermind cousin Gerewulf Grimorie. The black-haired, black-hearted Wulf is on the hunt for the relic representing gluttony. Caught in a race against time, Diesel and Lizzie soon find out that more isn’t always better, as they battle Wulf and the first of the deadly sins.
REVIEW:
“Wicked Appetite” has everything I was hoping for from Evanovich: quirky characters, fun plot and a smidgen of romance. This is an incredibly light read but it’s entertaining and amusing. I liked the characters, who are all a bit nuts in their own way.
Lizzy is a pastry chef working at Dazzle’s Bakery in Salem with friends Glo and Clara. Her life if pretty ordinary until two mystery men enter the bakery a few minutes apart. From here her life changes and she’s swooped along on an adventure, which turns out to be quite fun and reveals she has certain abilities of the magical kind.
There’s lots of ridiculous antics and rushing from one place to another (which happened a bit too frequently) an interesting magical mystery to solve, but there are a few additions that I didn’t like (such as Carl the monkey!).
Everything happens a bit too quickly in “Wicked Appetite“, and Lizzy and her friends except everything without as much as a blink. I think the magical element should have been drawn out more for it to be credible and therefore more realistic. I also wish the magic could have been more obvious, it’s all a bit too subtle. I really didn’t understand the addition of Carl the monkey and because of this I found him irritating instead of funny.
Other than these few points this is a fun book to read and as it’s the first book in a series, I will definitely keep a look out for the next instalment.
VERDICT:
“Wicked Appetite” is a book filled with fluffy goodness. If you want a light, quick read with elements of the paranormal then this is the book for you.
SOURCE: Thank you to Headline for sending me this book to review.
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3 Comments
Ooh, I'm intrigued! I've always love the concept of "the 7 deadly sins". I remember picking a book about it, but it wasn't as good as I expected. I'll definitely try this book though!
Great review. =)
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I love her Stephanie Plum they always make me chuckle, so I think I'm going to have to give this one a go
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Dazzling Mage – This book is a fun but very light read. It's good for days when you don't want to think too hard!
Laura – I have only read a couple of the Plum books but I really enjoyed them. As I mentioned it's very light, not too much to think about, great for rainy days
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