Review: About That Night

About That Night by Julie James

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



3.5 stars

Mmmm... Well, I was excited going into this book, but I wasn't all too excited as the book progressed. There is definitely that all too familiar witty banter and humor between our main couple, but other than that, not much else seems to happen. This is more or less a contemporary romance first and foremost with law and proceedings coming in at a close second. I was kind of expecting some suspense and crime thriller type (since the first two were sort of in that genre), but there wasn't much action going on.

Nonetheless, if you look at it as a standard contemporary romance, it's an excellent book. The characters are wonderful, intelligent, fun, and lovable; the story line is cute and trendy. But since I went into the book expecting a side dish of suspense and crime and thrill, I came out of it a little conflicted... and feeling kind of meh.

I tried giving the book two days to sink in before deciding how I REALLY felt about it, but since the excitement was lost on me while I was reading it, I don't think I ever got it back. And honestly, I know it's unfair to this book since it IS written well, and it DOES have excellent characters.

On a side note, I find it really strange that my interest in Kyle when I was reading the second book kind of deflated after he became center stage in this third book. On the other hand, while I was reading A Lot Like Love I didn't really feel like Nick McCall stood out too much outside of being the hot, hero, FBI agent type. However, in THIS book, I found that I fell in love with Nick as a side character.

Stranger things have happened, I must say.

A few things I DID appreciate about this book:

- Rylann's law geek tendencies.

- The sibling banter between Kyle and Jordan.

- Sam Wilkins and his "meet cute" line.




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Review: A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love by Julie James

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Another good one from Julie James with one of my more favored story tropes: Pretending to be a couple for whatever reason. So much potential for sizzling romances to begin this way. These FBI/US Attorney ones aren't as intense and action-packed as the I-Team novels, but what I love about Julie James are the characters and their witty, insightful, intelligent banter. These are great characters you can't help but fall in love with.

I think I liked the chemistry and the dialogue exchanges between Jordan and Nick more so than when I was reading the first book with Cameron and Jack (also witty and fun, but not as sassy). I also loved the relationship between Jordan and Kyle and hope to see more interaction between the twins in the next book as well.

Lots of fun to read and highly entertaining.

Also... Tall, Dark, and Smoldering...? lol That's a good one. But I think I also liked Kyle's description of "Tall, Dark, and Sarcastic". It fits, and it also gave a little foray into Kyle's character, which I immediately took a shine to, so I'm looking forward to seeing how his story pans out in the next book.



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Review: Something About You

Something About You by Julie James

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



This was a cute and fast-paced crime thriller romance with sizzle (which I've been enjoying a few of lately), and took me a whole of eight hours to finish reading, with some breaks for bathroom and food and sleep. Considering my track record, this means that I highly enjoyed the book and that it had my attention from beginning until the end.

It helps when the story has a good dose of romance, action, crime thrill and the like included. It helps a lot when you really like the characters because they are created quite beautifully and have that lovely spark, even if it's just on paper.

Of course, I walked into this book looking for a mystery and a little bit more of a thrilling ride than I got; the book itself was a little more tame than I had been expecting, both plot-wise and character-wise. But I must say, I DO enjoy a good witty banter every so often between characters, and witty banter I got LOTS of from both Cameron and Jack, as well as the rest of the supporting characters. All of the characters I loved, especially the friendship between Cameron, Collin, and Amy.

The writing style could have been a little smoother, and the story progression was predictable and not so much a mystery like I would have preferred, but nonetheless, I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I will definitely move onto the next one if the characters continue to be sassy badasses and witty charmers. Characters created wonderfully, of course, is something that stands out among others in any book I thoroughly enjoy.



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