Hot Stuff by Janet Evanovich & Leanne Banks
My rating: **
Cate Madigan is 26 year old college student who is constantly being fixed up with losers. Even though she begs her family to end the blind dates, they insist that she needs a nice boy to settle down with. Cate isn’t so sure. Her resolve is wavering and she is feeling anxious about the whole situation after her latest fix-up with a hairy little man named Patrick Pug. Just when she is about to throw her hands up, things get interesting. A stranger walks into the bar where Cate works… a very handsome stranger who shows interest in her. No sooner than she starts to flirt with him, things begin to go awry. Cate’s cross-dressing roommate begins to get threatening phone calls and then mysteriously disappears. Cate is left to trust the handsome stranger to help her solve the mystery.
I’ll admit it: I’m a huge Janet Evanovich fan. Her novels are cheesy, predictable, and just plain fun. Last year, I started reading her Stephanie Plum novels and didn’t stop until I finished the latest in the series. I just devour them like candy. This wasn’t the same.
Hot Stuff was one of Janet’s earlier novels, and it shows. Her characters are a little cooky, but not in the fun, Grandma Mazur way. They just get irritating. The mystery in this wasn’t all that much of a mystery after all. I felt like the plot was dragging for most of the book and I didn’t really care about the outcome. Needless to say, I was disappointed.
Even if you like Janet Evanovich, pass on this one. I don’t think it is worth your time.
