Curse of the Spellmans (Spellman Files Series #2)

Funny Style!

I love this series, but this is my favorite of the three I've read, so far. It's really out there as far as the story line and the characters. The writing is quite funny and I enjoyed it all throughout the series. My favorite recurring line is: "I have no idea what you're talking about." Read it and find out!!

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Love this series

CD/abridged/Chick-Mystery: There are times I get an unbridged audio and wish it was abridged and then there are times I get an abridged and feel it is the right length. However, with the Spellman Files series I wish I had the unabridged. There is so much to like about this dysfunctional family that happens to be private detectives. Izzy is a lot like Stephanie Plum, only Izzy is a little smarter and less girly. I like that the endings aren't so predictable and not everyone is happily ever after. I did see the beginnings of a future love triangle forming in this one. This one starts with Izzy getting arrested for the fourth time in two weeks and the back-story to follow. It's really good stuff and I recommend it.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Spellman's #2 I dare you not to laugh!

The second Spellman book is an absolute treat. You will laugh out loud as the author continues to build the colorful characters.
Once you pick it up, you'll have a hard time putting it down. It's hard not to start anticipating the third book while you're still reading this one! This is a series that I hope lasts as long as Stephanie Plums!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

A great book!

My friend bought me the first book in this series and I've been hooked ever since. The characters are hilarious, but they're crafted to be so human that they pull on your heartstrings. The flow of the plot and the writing style is unique and interesting, but you quickly get pulled into the story and start to enjoy the format. I'm not the type of person who usually laughs out loud, but the antics of the Spellman family had me cracking up!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Great series

I just discover Lisa, and I love this series. The Spellmans, though competent and great PIs are an act in and of themselves and take family dynamics to an all new level. The main character is both funny and slightly sad at the same tine- you are always rooting for her to get her act together.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Waste of time!

The first book in this series, "The Spellman Files" was fun to read. The novel way of adding footnotes to explain past references, etc. was refreshing. When I picked up this second book in the series the same approach was tedious and detracted from the plot and the character development. I kept hoping that some of the characters had developed a semblance of at least a minimal intelligence! The younger sister needs to have a "time out" for the sake of the readers...at least be sent to her room for an extended period. I can't say how disappointed I was in this book. The author needs to change her style. I don't think I would ever buy another book in this series.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

If Stephanie Plum was Jewish...

The Spellman Files books are humorous, if predicatbale, but just a little too similar to the Stephanie Plum series to be called original. There is a different level of dysfunction with the Spellmans than there is with the Plums, and the Spellman females are, frankly, irritating even as fictional characters. The plot of this book is pretty easy to figure out if you can get past the outrageous behavior of the protagonist to actually pay attention to the plot. Her mother is no better, and her sister worse; by the end of the book you will have developed an empathty if not sympathy for those close to them...especially the ones who don't want to be but are having their lives disrupted anyway. Funny series though, easy reading, something light for when you're in that mood.

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Curse of the Spellmans

I found the writing style childish and very difficult to follow. The characters were unrealistic. I felt she was trying to write in the style of Janet Ivanovich but she very badly missed the mark. I read about 50 pages and gave it to the book charity drive at Dominick's.

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Highly Recommended

This was the most "fun" read I have experienced in a very long time...I laughed out loud which is very unusual for me!

Loved it

I just finished this,the second in the series and enjoyed it as much as the first. As soon as I read the last line I went to the shop feature of my Nook and bought the third in the series. Funny, charming escapism reading, not meant to be deep literature or compelling mystery. Fun read.

Laugh til you stop

I read the first, and had to have the second! These are funny funny funny books. Very Janet Evonavitch (sp?) - with a fabulous cast of characters.

I highly recommend the series for anyone needed to really relax and enjoy a dysfunctional family.


KER

Ok

Not the best books. Really wouldnt recommend. Too much writing for such a dull story author could of said the same in 100 pages.

Loving this series!

So worth the read!

Only read if you like clever and unique writing

Book is a quick and entertaining read

Like a book you can laugh with?

First time to read Lutz books. I read all three books of the series and was totally impressed with her style. I would highly recommend this series,it is a fast read and emotions run high!

A great read- enjoyable yet dysfunctional family

All of the Spellman books are fun reads - conversational and as soon as I am done with one I am ready for another. As of the writing of this review, there are 5. I am ready for a sixth. Holding off on reading the last one so that the cupboard is not bare. Izzie (main character) is a hot mess, trynig to overcome her upbringing. Her freinds range from ex-boyfriend dentists to 80 year old retired lawyers. Her teenage sister rules the roost, older brother disarmngly well adjusteed (or so you think..). If you like romance, crime, mystery, family stories, or funny stories, you will enjoy this book.

Fun read

As good as the first

poor plot and writing

one gets weary of the sarcastic one liners that befit a poor standup comedian. this is not a mystery in its true sense. and reader is misled, thinking there are 500+ pages of text when the last almost 200 pages contain a footnote apiece.

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a must read!

a zany, crazy, truly funny and witty read!

Predictable & Annoying

I figured out the ending less than halfway through the book. Writing in the first person can be a downfall when the book focuses too much on the character and not enough on the plot.

The little asides throughout the chapters were a distraction.