I started the first plum book a few times and never got past the start , but then I got # 2 from the library and then had to go back and read #1 and was hooked , but yes they aren't as exciting as the earlier ones.

In my mind , Ranger & Joe are a lot hotter looking than those actors LOL

I can easily picture Sandy Bullock as Stephanie too.
I imagined the gramma as a thin wiry old lady.