Rosie's Riveters: Blodeuedd & Stephanie Plum

Rosie's Riveters is a weekly posting written by Booklust readers about riveting females in literature. Many readers have strong reactions to the women in the books they read- either very positive or very negative. These are the characters we find riveting, for good reasons or bad ones, and they form the population of Rosie's Riveters. Through this weekly post, we can discuss females we love to hate, or love to love. And maybe, just maybe- we can determine why we react so strongly to them.

If you are interested in participating, please comment on this post, e-mail me, or just fill out the template below and send it to me. I am always looking for more participants!

This week's poster is Blodeudd, from At the Court of Mur-y-Castell.  I think I only met Blodeuedd earlier this year, but we bonded quickly over a shared love of historical fiction and fantasy.  She is the one who urged me to read Poison Study and did a joint review of The Kingmaking with me.  She also lives in Finland, which makes her seem so magically northern and exotic.

Who is your Riveter? 
Stephanie Plum

What book does she feature in?
The Numbers series, and the between numbers books by Janet Evanovich.

Do you love her or hate her? 
Oh I love her.

Describe her personality- how would you describe her to a friend? 
Well she is friendly, spunky, she is a klutz, she loves cake and donuts, spends a lot of time with her family. In a way so is pretty average, in another way not so much.
 
Can you compare her to a celebrity? 
Many want Sandra Bullock to play her, and yes I could see that, but she is too old now. I read that the author envisions Anne Hathaway now. I can see that too, as long as the put some meat on those bones cos she was rather skinny last I saw her.

What makes her riveting? 
I can connect to her; she is an everyday woman, in a not so everyday situation. Yes she might not be anywhere a great bounty hunter, but she tries. She goes to Sunday dinners, and she loves her pet. A hooker has become her best friend. She does give everyone a chance. She is cool, and hey she does not say no to donuts. Sometimes a gal just needs donuts.
 
What do you most admire/despise about her? 
That she can keep her sanity around grandma Mazur, haha, it have to be from her she got that cool attitude. Kidding aside, she is a kick-ass heroine, even if she is the one who mostly gets kicked. But she is a pit-bull and she never gives up.

Would you recommend reading the book in which the Riveter features? 
Yes do read them. They are so funny; you are in for laughs and giggles, and some smokin’ hot guys! But do start at number one, and you can skip the in between novels cos they are not as good.

Do you have a quote by or about your Riveter that you'd like to share?

“Oh good. I love being bait for a homicidal mutilator."

Not a fav or anything, I just had to google quotes so I could give you something Plum-like.