So I’m guessing that this was originally going to be the final Spellman book since its first title was The Last Word. The edition I read, however, had been re-titled The Next Generation, and since the last chapter was written by Rae, not Izzy, I’m assuming that the series will be having a major change come the next book. That makes sense. Izzy has kind of run her course, and putting her in charge of the agency, while fun for the purposes of the book, did not […]
Trail of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
This is one of the more twisty, harder to guess Spellman books. Izzy’s family has gone nuts on her: Mom is participating in every extracurricular activity known to man, Dad is hiding something, David and Rae are fighting over something but Izzy can’t figure out what. While she’s investigating her family, she’s also got real cases going on. The main one involves her spying on a husband on behalf of his wife, but then also spying on the wife on behalf of her brother. As usual, […]
The Spellmans Strike Again by Lisa Lutz
Yep, the Spellmans are back. This time, wild child Izzy Spellman is making an attempt to grow up a big and take over the family business. She’s got a few cases floating at once: trying to dig up dirt on Rich Harkey, her family’s arch nemesis; uncovering the truth behind the disappearance of a valet by sneaking her actor friend into the role; plus, her mother is blackmailing her to get her to date lawyers (as mothers do). Honestly, I’ve read six Spellman books in […]
Revenge of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
“The next week she withheld my paycheck until I signed a document (drafted by David) in which I promised not to marry Connor. Ever. I signed the document, took the check, and had David draft another document forbidding all Spellmans to practice any form of blackmail. David tried to explain to me that a contract in which you promise not to break the law is ultimately redundant, but I didn’t care.” Yes, the Spellmans are back, with all of their crazy, backstabbing, surveillance-ridden ways. Izzy […]
Curse of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
This weekend, I finished the second and third of Lisa Lutz’s Spellman Files books, and I’m mostly finished with the fourth. Yes, I was on a road trip and had lots of time for reading, but also, they are quick reads. This is not a bad thing however — The Spellman Files are a lot of fun and keep you interested enough to flip those pages as fast as you can. In Curse of the Spellmans, we join Izzy Spellman once again as she fumbles her […]
the Spellman Files
I can’t decide what I thought about The Spellman Files. Isabel definitely reminded me of Veronica Mars, which I loved, but there was just one too many story lines going on that the whole novel felt a bit ADD. “I liked finding dirt on people. It made all my trespasses seem trivial.” There is boy drama, family drama and one last case. Like Veronica, Isabel is a private investigator who works for her family and has a natural knack for the profession. Her family is […]