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Fiction. Mystery. Romance. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER �?� Lizzy and Diesel are back in a wicked adventure from Janet Evanovich and Emmy Award�??winning co-author Phoef Sutton. Before he was murdered and mummified nearly a century ago, notorious bootlegger Collier �??Peg Leg�?� Dazzle discovered and re-hid a famous pirate�??s treasure somewhere along the coast of New England. A vast collection of gold and silver coins and precious gems, the bounty also contains the Stone of Avarice�??the very item reluctant treasure seeker Lizzy Tucker and her partner, Diesel, have been enlisted to find. While Lizzy would just like to live a quiet, semi-normal life, Diesel is all about the hunt. And this hunt is going to require a genuine treasure map and a ship worthy of sailing the seven seas . . . or at least getting them from Salem Harbor to Maine. Greed is eternal and insatiable, and Lizzy and Diesel aren�??t the only ones searching for the lost pirate�??s chest. People who have dedicated their entire lives to finding it are willing to commit murder or make a deal with the devil just to hold the fortune in their hands. One of those people may even be Wulf, Diesel�??s deceptively charming and enigmatic cousin. Wulf desires the Stone of Avarice. He also desires Lizzy. It�??s hard to say how far he�??s willing to go to gain either one. Wicked Charms is a swashbuckling adventure full of raiders, monkeys, minions, and mayhem. Lizzy and Diesel are going to have to do everything they can to keep their heads above water and hope… (more)
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What makes this so much fun are the quirky characters—I don’t believe there is any character we spend any time with that’s not--and the situations they find themselves in. Suspend all belief, add in some sexual tension, a little history on pirates, dead bodies, drama and treasure, and you’ve got a great way to spend a few hours.
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Lizzy is a headstrong woman who has to save the world with her magical abilities and a pastry bag. Diesel is her
Wicked charms is about:
A bootlegger Collier “Peg Leg” Dazzle who more then ninety years ago hid a treasure that not only was vast but it included a Stone of Avarice. Lizzy and Diesel need to find the stone before a crazed millionaire, a demon cult, an insane historian, and Diesel's cousin Wulf beat them to the stone. They also have to make sure to not let the demon mammon of greed awaken and take over the world with the power of the stone of avarice.
Will Lizzy & Diesel be able to save the world....
Well you'll have to read to find out. Hope you enjoyed this as much as I have!
Finally! I waited and waited and waited for this next installment of Lizzy and Diesel to come out, and I was absolutely not disappointed! This series just keeps getting better and better. This story had everything I was waiting for,
Like the two previous books, Wicked Charms takes place in Massachusetts – much of it in Salem, which lends itself nicely to the magical aspect of the book. It also gives the authors some opportunity to add some seafaring-type escapades. While touring a local pirate’s museum, Lizzy Tucker knocks over a “prop” skeleton and uncovers the actual mummified remains of legendary pirate, Peg Leg Dazzle. From there they learn of Peg Leg’s famous hidden treasure. Lizzy and Diesel are off to follow the clues and discover the coins, gold, silver, gems and famous Stone of Avarice. With the help of Lizzy’s friends, Glo, Clara and Josh, they battle against the villainous Martin Ammon, who may or may not be a demon.
Wicked Charms is like most other Janet Evanovich novels. It follows a formula that works. Either you’re a fan or you’re not and I’m definitely a fan. Ms. Evanovich’s books aren’t meant to be literal true to life accounts – they’re written to be tongue-in-cheek, entertaining, engaging fun. And Wicked Charms delivers just that. I would recommend Wicked Charms if you’re looking for an easy, breezy and funny read. Hopefully, Janet Evanovich will continue to provide us with many more books with less time in between publication in the future.
Lizzy is touring the Pirate Museum with Glo (that’s her name) and Glo’s boyfriend, Josh (who talks like a pirate all the time). She touches a cage containing a peg leg pirate and it comes crashing to the ground. Turns out a real skeleton (with a peg leg) was in the cage. Lizzy gets to meet coroner, Theodore Nergal. Nergal is a very nice guy with a special ability of his own (he had never told anyone about his ability before and was glad to find other people with abilities). Turns out there an unusual coin in the peg leg. They will need to find all eight pieces (get it: pieces of eight). They need the full coin to read the map. They can then find the location of the latest stone (Blue Diamond of Babur). Lizzy and Diesel have to battle and outwit Wulf (Gerwulf Grimoire is his full name and is actually Diesel’s cousin) as well as Martin Ammon (a rich and powerful man). Along the way there will be a few hiccups (like Glo using her spell book incorrectly) and almost death incidents (Glo and Lizzy almost drown). Hopefully, good will persevere over evil in the end!
I give Wicked Charms 5 out of 5 stars. I have not laughed so hard in a long time. Doozy, my dog, did not know what to make of my laughing at first. Then he got all excited and starting doing his little jack rabbit jumps all over my bed! There are some great lines and memorable characters (Steven Hatchet is a riot and I loved Glo with her broom) in this book. I have not read any other books in this series, but I will definitely read them now. This is one of best books I have read in quite a while. I was hooked from the beginning and did not want this book to end.
I received a complimentary copy of Wicked Charms from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The reviews and opinions expressed are my own.
Length: 6 hrs, 12 mins (unabridged)
Narrator: Lorelei King
Stars: 2/5
This is the continuation of cupcake baker Lizzy and Diesel's adventures regarding the hunting down of the Stones of SALIGIA. In the third book of the series, Lizzy and Diesel must combat a greedy businessman who
After reading the books in this series, I'm starting to get tired of the characters. Sure, the plot and storyline can be diverting at times. But Diesel lacks real substance and Lizzy seems shallow and horny as a teenager. She's weak and almost never stands up for herself (and you would think by now she would have pepper spray with her or something to defend herself)... Anyways, Carl the monkey only flips people off and Glo seems to have the memory of a goldfish, never remembering her past mistakes when it comes to casting spells and causing trouble.
The other thing about the book that bothered me was the pacing of events. In the past two books, the pacing was okay and we could get a sense of urgency in dangerous situations. But the pacing in this book is extremely terrible. I had to go back several times to understand what happened because the progression wasn't natural and I felt parts of sequences were missed. Based on what I've listened to this time around, I think I'll skip the rest of this series.
When it comes to her other series, however, I am on top of things. Fox and O'Hare? Check. Lizzy and Diesel? As of just today, check.
Wicked Charms is the latest installment of Evanovich's Lizzy and Diesel series, which combines mystery, comedy, and paranormal with a dose of baking. (This one was co-authored with Phoef Sutton.)
If you read my previous post, I made no secret of the fact that I like funny. I like witty repartee. I like slapstick (in books). Janet Evanovich knows how to do this and do it well.
In the first book of the series, Lizzy, a pastry chef who lives in Salem, Mass. (of all places), discovered that she has a power to detect magical objects, which leads to her introduction to Diesel and endless situations in which the world's fate hangs in the balance. Oh, and her power also extends to her baking so that her cupcakes are out-of-this-world. Now that's a superpower!
In Wicked Charms, Lizzy and Diesel must track down coins that fit together so that they can find a treasure and the greed stone. There's madness. There's mayhem. There's mystery. There's mirth. And who can beat a good dose of mirth?
Put mirth together with a monkey who likes to give people the finger, a magical broom called, oddly enough, "Broom," a would-be witch named Glo whose spells never quite work out and Diesel's cousin, Wulf, who looks like a vampire minus the fangs and is also out to get the stones that Lizzy and Diesel are after, and what you have is a book version of a "romp." (Oh, and for clarity's sake, the romp I mean is the traditional one, not the one you find in Urban Dictionary; thanks.)
While Wicked Charms is probably not going to be number one on a best literature site, it is great at what it does: it provides the reader with several hours of amused escapism and some definite lol-ing. There's never anything wrong with that.
Review: This is a great romp. The plot is interesting, as are
The series arc revolves around 7 stones "of power", each representing one of the seven deadly sins. Each book's plot
What follows is an adult version of The Goonies, only totally NOT as good as The Goonies (nothing is as good as The Goonies). I gave it three stars because it kept me entertained, but I was more than happy to come to the end and be done. Light and fluffy, with no aftertaste.
Upon discovering that the caged pirate mannequin in the local Pirate Museum, is really the mummy of "Peg-Leg", a local gangster & prohibition era rum-runner; Lizzie Tucker, cupcake maker extraordinaire and "sensitive", once again teams up w/ Diesel. This time to find the Avarice stone, 4th of the 7
The stone is said to activate the demon mammon (who multi-millionaire & sociopath, Martin Ammon, believes he is to become).... The chase for the 8-part coin, that will decipher the map, that will locate the Blue Diamond that will find the stone is on!
Lizzie, Diesel, his cousin Wulf, Wulf's minion Hatchet, Lizzie's friends Glo & Clara are all in on the chase..... Add in Glo's friend Josh the pirate, a whacked out historian, Martin's minions, Carl the Monkey, Cat, a psychic coroner who knows the last thoughts of the deceased & Clara's grandfather who inherited several pieces of the coin, and you have mayhem & laughter.
The story was interesting, light, and amusing.... It held my interest, but wasn't as enthralling or as funny as the first in the series.....
I will probably go back to read books 1 & 2 now to really catch up.
I love the Janet Evanovich books. They are all fun, yet each series is very different. In this series, Lizzy Tucker is a baker in Salem. She has a couple of gifts, one is to bake magic cupcakes, the other is to sense the
In this story, Lizzy and Diesel are trying to recover the Avarice Stone (greed). Martin Ammon is also trying to recover the stone. He believes he is the Demon god Mammon. Of course Wulf, Diesel's cousin is also in the hunt. There is a treasure map that can only be read using a coin that has been cut up into 8 pieces. Once Lizzy and Diesel find all the pieces, they are able to begin the search for the Stone. AS well as the stone, there is a treasure worth millions of dollars at stake. While all this is going on, Lizzy and Diesel are developing a relationship that could result in one of them losing their powers. There is a lot of sexual innuendo and some murders along the way, but it is a fun read.
As in any Janet Evanovich book, you have a cast of incredible supporting characters. Here we have Glo, a witch in training with Broom and a Magic 8-ball, Josh, a Buccaneer American, Martin Ammon, psycho eccentric billionaire with big delusions of owning the world and lots of others.