Full House (Max Holt No. 1)

by Janet Evanovich

Book Overview

Full House Janet Evanovich Polo instructor Nicholas Kaharchek senses danger the minute he sees Billie Pearce. She represents everything he's always avoided. Happy in her home life, a divorced mother... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312983271
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: St Martins
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.9" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Rather trite and often annoyingly inconsistent

This is evidently an early work by this author. Really? Although is starts out well it quickly devolves into a hodgepodge of minor plots and irrelevant overdrawn characters. The h is inconsistent to a ridiculous extent - a so called responsible stable mother, sleeping with a womanizer after knowing him two days? And pushed into a wedding without actually being asked!! And the H is a cliche too - said rich womanizer suddenly reveals he’s really the all round family man. I actually gave up about 3/4 way through this book.

I love it

This book has wonderful twists and turns in it. It is like any other book by Janet Evanovich, it is laugh out loud funny and you will not be able to put the book down!!! If you are like me, you will fall inlove with the charaters and feel like you are with them when there lives turn upside down!!!!

A "nice" review of a fun book

Well, well, well...with everyone being so harsh on Ms. Evanovich, figured I'd be nice. I liked this book. It's not one I'd put on the shelf next to classic Faulkner, Hemingway, or Thoreau, but it was definitely a nice "light" read. I call her books "airplane books" because they're typically witty, fun, and can easily be read on a 3-hour flight.This book was simply put, a romantic mystery. Sure, it was predictable, but Evanovich did throw in some curves to add doubts to your predictions. Billie (the divorced mom of two) and her crazy romance with Nick (the rich man) was highly unrealistic, but hey, the story made me laugh out loud, cry at times, get my anxiety all worked up, feel all icky (spiders...eww), even make me hot and bothered.Sure, it had some typos and some major editing mistakes (particularly with character names), but hey, I'm sure Evanovich will hire a new editing team for the next book. I'd DEFINITELY RECOMMEND Full House for a fun, "light," afternoon read!

Fun at the Zoo

Fans of the Plum series seem to find the more classic romantic comedy in FULL HOUSE unsettling. They look for Ranger and he just isn't here. But what is here is a zooful of colorful characters, a sweet romance (the heroine is a housewife, not a bounty hunter) and a book with more depth and fewer car explosions than Plum fans have come to expect. If you are looking for a warm and funny reading experience, then Full House will bring a smile to your lips. I loved it.

Full of Fun- Full House Is Charming Romantic Suspense

Billie Pearce is a girl next door- divorced, mother of two kids, bakes chocolate chip cookies, and the biggest problem she faces is an overbearing mom. Until she meets wealthy playboy, newspaper moghul and her polo instructer Nick Kaharcheck. Nick brings temptation and a family of zany characters that puts Billie on a roller coaster ride of feelings.One of these characters, DeeDee, moves in with her. DeeDee never rises before noon, has been married a zillion times, and is engaged to Frankie Fontana- a wrestling star. DeeDee is a vintage Janet Evanovich character and fans of Janet will love her and her cousin Max Holt. Max is a do-gooder and a genious, and he blows up things around Nick's House, mostly because he is a passionate environmentalist and wants to get Nick to support his causes. Both of these characters are so enjoyable they overshaddow at times Billie and Nick who seem mundane by comparison.While the original book by Ms. Evanovich is a simple romance, the new book adds depth and motivation to the romance, and a mystery. While, like many of Janet Evanovich's books, who dunnit is somewhat beside the point, it is never the less a gripping yet funny race to the end of the book.Both of these accomplished collaborators bring assets to the book. Miss Hughes, who helped with the rewrite has penned a number of sweet romances in Loveswept, some Maggie winning mysteries with Avon, and most recently two really excellent romantic comedies for MIRA. Her touch is in the depth and the fast pace at the end (see the pace in HOT SHOT for a similar feel). Janet Evanovich is a truly brilliant writer when it comes to developing memorable secondary characters, and she does so again here. The book's romance is still closer to the kind we would expect in Janet and Charlotte's Loveswept days, so don't expect the compelling sexual tension in the Plum series, but if a lovely, warm and fun romantic comedy is your desire, with a dash of suspense, then Full House is the book for your nightstand.