Review: Something About You by Julie James

  Title: Something About You

  Author: Julie James

  Publisher: Berkley

  Publication date: 2nd March 2010

  My rating: 4 stars

 

Of all the hotel rooms rented by all the adulterous politicians in Chicago, female Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron Lynde had to choose the one next to 1308, where some hot-and-heavy lovemaking ends with a death. And of all the FBI agents in Illinois, it had to be Special Agent Jack Pallas who gets assigned to this high-profile homicide. The same Jack Pallas who still blames Cameron for a botched crackdown three years ago- and for nearly ruining his career.

Work with Cameron Lynde? Are they kidding? Maybe, Jack thinks, this is some kind of welcome-back prank after his stint away from Chicago. But it's no joke; the pair is going to have to put their rocky past behind them and focus on the case at hand. That is, if they can cut back on the razor-sharp jibes- and smother the flame of their sizzling-hot sexual tension.

With my last couple of books I found myself reading just for the sake of reading; however this was not the case with Something About You. I found it ridiculously hard to put my book down that without realising I’d devoured this book in just one day.

On her first relaxing weekend away in a long time Cameron finds herself caught up in a murder investigation. Her hotel room being next door to where the murder took place she ends up being the only witness that can clear the person being set up. Not only is her whole weekend ruined; she has to remain in her room until further questioning and she’s not allowed to make contact with anyone until she’s done so. To make matters even worse the man leading the FBI investigation is none other than Jack Pallas. Cameron and Jack have had a rocky relationship; with Jack still holding a grudge for Cameron ruining his chances of bringing down a major drug lord, and also nearly wrecking his career, Cameron isn’t too happy about Jack being back either, he made a complete fool out of her on national television. But as she’s the only witness, there is no choice but for both of them to bite their tongues and to work in co-operation with one another.

I loved the love/hate relationship between Jack and Cameron, when they weren’t sniping at each other the sexual tension between them you could cut with a knife. Jack where shall I start with him? I’ve always had a thing with cops/ FBI agents or any type of law enforcement officers, especially hot ones like Jack.

“With predatory brown eyes, nearly black hair,

and dark facial scruff, he looked like the

kind of guy that women and men should

avoid in dark alleys”

I loved his over protectiveness, his charm, the ruggedness about him, the way he took charge and especially his glowering looks that he threw. I also adored the banter between him and his partner Wilkins, how Wilkins was always clued up on what Jack was thinking, and knew what would get Jack riled up.

In a lot of ways this book reminded me of Meg Cabot’s Heather Wells series; it had the similar humour, romance and mystery about it. However the reason for not giving this book 5 stars is because I didn’t like the fact that we found out who the killer was so early on in the book (we were treated to a pov from them). I think I would have rather preferred having the suspense of guessing who it could have been and then discovering it at the end.

Overall however I thoroughly enjoyed Something About You, I will certainly be picking up more books by Julie James as soon as possible as she certainly knows how to create a gripping read full with scrumptious characters.

This counts as book 2 of my 100+ to read list. You can check out my list here.