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Devil's Food (2000)

by Anthony Bruno(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

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Loretta Kovacs

review 1: Reviewed by MarissaBook provided by the publisher for reviewReview originally posted at Romancing the BookWhat a fun book! A light, easy read with a little action and a lot of humor.Loretta is a plus-size woman with a snarky inner voice. She thinks the same things I often do when confronted by peppy, young, skinny people. When she goes undercover at a Florida weight loss center she is confronted by a bouncing aerobics instructor who can’t stand still and a waiter with a calculator to tally her calories as she orders, not to mention the woman she is trying to arrest and the biker who is trying to kill her. But behind the snark, Loretta has some very valid points – “So what’s wrong with being fat?…It’s not like being stupid…”Joe Marvelli is her new partner at... more the Jump Squad, a nickname given to the Parole Violators Search Unit). His wife is dying of cancer so his mind is split between doing his job and helping Loretta keep hers, and his wife and family and how he will cope once she’s gone. Internally, Joe proves to be a strong man with a good sense of humor. And he’s loyal to Loretta even though they’ve only been partners for a day. His only drawback is that he occasionally thinks things like, “Too bad she’s so heavy.” However, this is honest – people think like this in real life – so I can’t be too critical.One character I would love to learn more about was Roger Laplant. He was a pseudo-bad guy, owner of the weight-loss center, and in trouble with the IRS. But it seems that underneath he’s a good guy. When he finds Loretta death in a sauna, thinking she is an undercover IRS agent out to arrest him, he could have left her but he saved her life. He sputters about his early life and I kept thinking, “There’s another story here.” I hope it gets written.
review 2: Devil’s Food is a comic crime caper and a fun read. With an oddball set of characters, a slightly screwball plot, snappy dialogue, it rattles along at a quick pace. The first couple of chapters were excellent, before it settles down into a mostly solid read, occasionally sparking back into top form. There are a couple of places where the plot becomes a little threadbare or overly farcical, but they soon pass. The condition of Marvelli’s wife adds a welcome slice of pathos to contrast with some of the madcap action, but nonetheless I spent a lot of time reading with a smirk on my face and occasionally guffawing aloud. Overall, an enjoyable piece of non-weighty reading that provided a bit of much needed light relief. less

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