sandyfrancesca's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked the heroine, at least at first, she's portrayed as smart, strong no non-sence, savvy sassy woman with great intuition and a keen ability to read people. And in time in the middle of book she is turned into a babbling teenager unsure of herself and is easily influenced by the wrong person.
I seriously detest love triangles, the blurb saw conveniently deceptive as no this fact. Is an infuriating concept and i have little patience to read a story i when i know not just how it turns out but how it'll progress.
It angers me because for the first 80 pages into the book, its a brilliantly well constructed story, the draws you in. Then it all goes to shit.
Until... we skip to the mid-way to the end, and its an amazing read again. Plus ending was cute though.
I have a feeling I need to re-read this book though. The infuriating bit blind-sided me a bit.
I seriously detest love triangles, the blurb saw conveniently deceptive as no this fact. Is an infuriating concept and i have little patience to read a story i when i know not just how it turns out but how it'll progress.
It angers me because for the first 80 pages into the book, its a brilliantly well constructed story, the draws you in. Then it all goes to shit.
Until... we skip to the mid-way to the end, and its an amazing read again. Plus ending was cute though.
I have a feeling I need to re-read this book though. The infuriating bit blind-sided me a bit.
hager87's review against another edition
3.0
The book is fairly good... The dialogue between Taylor and Jason is super smart and at times amusing the novel had a lot of potential to develop into sth more profound
Overall I enjoyed reading it although I don't fancy reading books as pdfs but I couldn't leave it without finishing
Overall I enjoyed reading it although I don't fancy reading books as pdfs but I couldn't leave it without finishing
c3liaiswhoiam's review against another edition
4.5
LOVE THIS BOOK SO FUCKING MUCH
IT'S HILARIOUS AND THE BANTER IS AMAZING AND I JUST, IT WAS SO SO SO GREAT
(I know it has the cheesiest title ever in the history of titledom, but like, the book is SO. GOOD.)
IT'S HILARIOUS AND THE BANTER IS AMAZING AND I JUST, IT WAS SO SO SO GREAT
(I know it has the cheesiest title ever in the history of titledom, but like, the book is SO. GOOD.)
dukefn99's review against another edition
4.0
Read my review at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/229407031
devilll's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
lineeb's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
lizzy_22's review against another edition
3.0
Fluffy, fluff, squishy, squish, mushy, mush..but cute.
budde526's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this one! The story was great and I found myself laughing out loud often. The story was fun and the leading female was strong .
michellesantiago's review against another edition
3.0
I finally read the one book by Julie James that I haven't read and now I've read ALL the books she's published. YAY!!
JtSMA is Julie James's debut and it was apparent she was still finding her footing in the genre. Still, it was well-written (even if the hero leaves much to be desired), with the wit and spark that is purely Julie James was very evident.
I did like JtSMA--for me it's impossible *not* to like a Julie James book--but in my mental ranking of her books I'd put JtSMA at the very end of the list. I liked Taylor's character--she was smart, sassy, quick-witted, and she made the Sexiest Man Alive, Jason Andrews, work for it... well, at least until the end when she lost her fire and went after Jason. I was so upset when she gave up her firm's partnership offer to be with Jason. Ugh. Why Taylor why?!?!
As for the Sexiest Man Alive himself, he is most definitely my least favorite of Julie James's heroes, as in he's way last in my mental ranking. I didn't like him at all--I never warmed up to him and thought Taylor could do *waayyy* better. He came off as self-centered, spoiled, and eye-rollingly such a big baby. I finished the book thinking their HEA is only for-now and eventually (hopefully) Taylor will wise up and dump his spoiled actor ass.
Julie James remains one my favorite contemporary romance author, though. I think the reason why I avoided JtSMA for so long was because I knew I wasn't going to like it as much as her other books. But, if you're a Julie James fangirl like I am I still recommend you pick it up. Jason sucks, but the writing is still on-point.
I listened to JtSMA in audiobook and once again I am reminded of how Karen White's narration is the ABSOLUTELY perfect match for Julie James's writing and voice. Karen White's narration even made Jason's character slightly palatable. No one could've done it better than Karen White and her performance is 5/5 stars!
Out of all her books though, JtSMA is the most similar in tone to Practice Makes Perfect, my all-time favorite book by her Practice Makes Perfect, which made me want to reread Practice Makes Perfect for the millionth time. And by "reread" I mean re-listen to the audiobook because Karen White + Practice Makes Perfect = listening GOLD
Overall:
Book/story: 2.5/5 stars
Audibook/narration: 5/5 stars
JtSMA is Julie James's debut and it was apparent she was still finding her footing in the genre. Still, it was well-written (even if the hero leaves much to be desired), with the wit and spark that is purely Julie James was very evident.
I did like JtSMA--for me it's impossible *not* to like a Julie James book--but in my mental ranking of her books I'd put JtSMA at the very end of the list. I liked Taylor's character--she was smart, sassy, quick-witted, and she made the Sexiest Man Alive, Jason Andrews, work for it... well, at least until the end when she lost her fire and went after Jason. I was so upset when she gave up her firm's partnership offer to be with Jason. Ugh. Why Taylor why?!?!
As for the Sexiest Man Alive himself, he is most definitely my least favorite of Julie James's heroes, as in he's way last in my mental ranking. I didn't like him at all--I never warmed up to him and thought Taylor could do *waayyy* better. He came off as self-centered, spoiled, and eye-rollingly such a big baby. I finished the book thinking their HEA is only for-now and eventually (hopefully) Taylor will wise up and dump his spoiled actor ass.
Julie James remains one my favorite contemporary romance author, though. I think the reason why I avoided JtSMA for so long was because I knew I wasn't going to like it as much as her other books. But, if you're a Julie James fangirl like I am I still recommend you pick it up. Jason sucks, but the writing is still on-point.
I listened to JtSMA in audiobook and once again I am reminded of how Karen White's narration is the ABSOLUTELY perfect match for Julie James's writing and voice. Karen White's narration even made Jason's character slightly palatable. No one could've done it better than Karen White and her performance is 5/5 stars!
Out of all her books though, JtSMA is the most similar in tone to Practice Makes Perfect, my all-time favorite book by her Practice Makes Perfect, which made me want to reread Practice Makes Perfect for the millionth time. And by "reread" I mean re-listen to the audiobook because Karen White + Practice Makes Perfect = listening GOLD
Overall:
Book/story: 2.5/5 stars
Audibook/narration: 5/5 stars