Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Review: Something About You by Julie James



This book falls into my Contemporary Reading Challenge.


I really enjoyed Ms. James previous books, Just the Sexiest Man Alive and Practice Makes Perfect (my review here), so I was pretty sure I was going to like this book too. I was not disappointed.

Something About You is about Cameron Lynde, an Assistant US Attorney who witnesses a clue to a murder, and Jack Pallas, an FBI Special Agent who is assigned to protect her. We learn early on these two have a history: Cameron was in charge of bringing charges against a major criminal and her boss squashed it. Jack had been undercover for two years trying to bring the criminal down but was made and had to come back to real life to prosecute. When Jack learned the DA was not going to prosecute, he blamed Cameron and very publicly insulted her. Now, three years later, they're thrown together for the duration of the murder investigation.

I enjoyed this book - Jack was the perfect Alpha male, all broody and sexy and dangerous yet honorable. Cameron was a good heroine with her smarts, thirst for justice, and sense of humor. The sexual tension in this book was good, they had a few starts and stops that kept me as a reader "frustrated" along with for Cameron, LOL! I liked Cameron's two best friends, Amy and Collin, as well as Jack's partner, Wallace. The villian was well-written - he was sneaky and smart.

There were a few scenes where I thought to myself "Never gonna happen", but all in all it was a fun read; I finished it in a day. I give Something About You 4 stars.

18 comments:

  1. Sounds cute...this is definitely on my list.

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  2. I like fun reads :D I wanna try her books one day

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  3. Great review Patti! I have read her first two books and absolutely fell in love with them! Her writing style is very easy going. Her characters are penned very well, they seem real.. like your neighbor real. Although... I must admit, I have never had a neighbor like any of the men in her books.. if I did...well.. evil laughter!!

    I am soooooooo looking forward to reading this one! Hope you have a great day!

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  4. I'm in the middle if thus book as we speak and love it! Great review Patti!

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  5. "Just The Sexiest Man Alive" is still my favorite but SAY was enjoyable.

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  6. Mandi - it was a fun read.

    Blodeuedd - she's an auto-buy for me.

    Cecile - I think I might have liked Practice Makes Perfect the best but this was a fun read too.

    Pearl - glad to hear you like it!

    Buckeye Girl - yes, do try her!

    Scorpio - I thought it was a little bit different from her other two but I liked it.

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  7. I’m looking forward to reading this one. I downloaded it as soon as I finished Just the Sexiest Man Alive.

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  8. I've been reading rave reviews about this book, but I'm not sure if I'm in the mood for a light contemp. Did you feel like this was kind of forgettable or really really good?

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  9. Her first 2 books didn't really appeal to me, plot-wise. But this one sounds cute. I won't rush to buy it, but I might let it lounge around in my Kindle TBR stack for a while.
    Great review

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  10. Chris: I always forget you read contemps!

    Mama Bookworm: I read her first two back-to-back and waited forever for this one :)

    Smokinhotbooks: I really liked it but I didn't keep it, I turned it in at my local used bookstore.

    Danielle: See above - it was cute but didn't make the "Keeper Shelf".

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  11. Easy to forget since I haven't read a m/f contemp for ages! :)

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  12. I read the first one in this series and LOVED IT! Ive heard nothing but goodies about this one and cant wait to continue the series! Thanks for the great review hun!

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  13. Hey Patti:

    Glad you enjoyed SAY. I love Julie James's voice, she keeps me chuckling and turning the pages. lol

    I liked Jack, A LOT.

    Thanks for the review!

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  14. Hmmmm New to me author! Sounds good though...I'll have to check into this one.

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  15. Really liked your review and the sound of this book. Can you read it without reading the previous two books first?

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  16. I haven't tried this author yet but I've heard nothing but good so far.I can't wait to read this!

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