Love Overboard

By: Janet Evanovich

Narrated by: C.J. Critt

Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

Stephanie Lowe decides Maine schooner captain and pirate descendent Ivan Rasmussen deserves to be called Ivan the Terrible. The house she just bought from him is falling apart and possibly haunted. He complains about her fish-eye stew and burnt chocolate chip cookies. He makes fun of her hair after she's had to comb it while using a toaster as a mirror. And on top of all that, he has the nerve to be charming, handsome, and overboard in love with her. This is one pirate captain who is determined to acquire the treasure of a lifetime.

©1989, 2005 Janet Evanovich (P)2005 HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.

Overbored? Read This!

Love Overboard is a quick, fun listen! Evanovich amazes me with the quality of the books she turns out. I do wish she would use a different narrator though, Critt's voice is annoying and difficult to take seriously.

Boo hoo

I'm so sorry that I paid for this listen. I would normally get this kind of fluffy Harlequin-type romance free from the public library but it's Evanovich and I expected better.

I agree that the reader does not do the story justice; in fact, she is driving me nuts. But I am also frustrated at how many times the author repeats the same appositives -- like she is writing for a readership with short term memory loss.

If this is your first outing with Evanovich, start elsewhere. This is not her best. In general, I find her stuff delightful and always a safe choice when I'm looking for light and light-hearted reading. This one just didn't click for me.

Classic

I love the way Janet Evanovich can make hard stressful moments seem so easy and light- hearted. She is very talented and writes go wholesome romance novels. This one is no different. I smiled and laughed and completely enjoyed it.

Fun romp!

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I'd recommend this book to someone looking for a fun fluff read. If this book were a television show it'd be a good sitcom.

What does C.J. Critt bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

C.J. Critt is one of my favorite readers. She does such a great job of communicating all of the different nuances of the characters she is reading. I actually selected this book because I had just recently completed listening to another book she read.

Critt & Evanovich keep me laughing!

After reading all of the Stephanie Plum series I have to disagree with the other reviews. I have listened to the Abridged versions with celebrity readers who don't do the books justice. It was a nice read while I wait for the next Stephanie Plum book. The reader knows the author so well!

Love the content, not the reader

The story is perfect Evanovich, but the reader is completely wrong for the story. She mades Stephanie seem old and goofy, not the character projected in the book. Her tone doesn't match the moods of the scene at all.

Dont try to listen and read

This audiobook does NOT match the book at all. The audibook is only 4 chapters but the book is 10+? Theres random breaks in between paragraphs where music plays (stupid loud) and it doesnt even match the vibe of the book. The writing is a failed attempt at dual POV from third person. And why is there a ghost involved? Is this a pirate ship or a cruise ship? 1900's or 2010 i cant tell... this is my first and last book by this author. There were a few lines that just gave such SA vibes that were supposed to be "sexy" and it was disgusting

Great Book!

This was a great light hearted read! The characters were great and the story moved along nicely!

Love Overboard

The story was cute. It was both entertaining and interesting. The characters were very charming.

Fun listen

Janet Evanovich strkes again. What a fun writer her stories are light hearted, romantic and sometimes silly too.