I REALLY want a cupcake!

I recently finished Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich, and now all I can think about is how badly I want a cupcake. 

This story focuses on Lizzy Tucker, a pasty chef at a small bakery in Salem, Massachusetts.  Lizzy is living a normal life until one day when a smokin' hot blonde named Diesel struts into the bakery and tells her that she is an unmentionable.  Together, Lizzy and Diesel, must find all the SALIGIA stones which represent the seven deadly sins, and keep them from Wulf.  Lizzy and Diesel work throughout the novel to find all the stones related to gluttony.   

The story takes some unusual twists that include a one-eyed cat, a flying broom, and an incredibly crass monkey named Carl.  Told with Evanovich's usual humor, this story is a fast-paced read.  It is a good summer read, but I don't know if it would be my first choice of novels to pick up off the shelf.  Since it is such a quick read, I finished the novel in just one day, but even though it ended in a cliff-hanger, I didn't find myself wanting more.  And I usually hate when a novel ends in a cliff hanger! 

It is obvious that Evanovich wishes for this to be a new series of novels, and I can't help but compare it to similar novels by J.R. Ward.  Ward writes "The Fallen Angel" series.  Her series had more action the Evanovich's  and it causes the reader to turn the pages at a faster pace.  Ward also has more romance in her novels, and she has the ability to create loveable characters in which ever characters she can think up.  The characters Evanovich has created in this novel are likeable, but I didn't find myself rooting for them.  I was only reading to complete the story.  I could have cared less whether the good guys won or lost.            

This novel is a great read for the beach or your summer vacation because it is such an easy, fast-paced read.  It is also great for lover's of Janet Evanovich.  You will had a hard time not noticing her characteristic humor throughout this new novel.  I just don't see this new novel having the success of Evanonvich's other popular series.