Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Someone Like You - Addison Moore

While we all know that New Adult books aren't really my thing, everyone also knows that I love Addison Moore books.  I had Someone Like You on my "to-read list" not only because of my fangirl obsession with Addison Moore's books, but also because I genuinely enjoyed Someone to Love, the first  book in this series.  I was prepared to purchase it when I checked my email one day and was surprised to find that I had won a copy from a Goodreads giveaway.  I love free books, especially from one of my favorite authors!


While Someone to Love follows Kendall on her adventure to college and shenanigans with her class's graduate assistant, Someone Like You follows Kendall's friend Ally and her brother Morgan.  There's still a little bit of Kendall and Cruise in the story, but the lucky couple in this book kind of make Kendall and Cruise seem like a thing from the past.

Ally is tired of being broke and having an unfortunate life.  Her sister's solution?  Become an exotic dancer.  Which would be fine if Ally weren't so shy and clumsy.  Her first night on the job, she plummets off the stage and into the arms of Morgan.  The lovely part of this encounter is that Ally has no idea he is Kendall's brother and Morgan of course has no idea she is Kendall's friend.  So because this is a new adult novel, Ally and Morgan have a pretty steamy one-night-stand.

Later, when Ally is moving out of her apartment and into the RV of her brother, the two meet again and discover who they are.  Ally is naturally freaked out and tries to put distance between herself and Morgan.  Ally's sister always told her she needed to end up with a guy who was rich, and Morgan definitely does not fit that bill.  Through the first part of the book, I kept shouting in my head, "Who cares?  He's HOTTTTT!"  He's also pretty sweet and thoughtful, but it's a book.  I'm allowed to be a little superficial.

Ally and Morgan carry on their summer fling and unintentionally discover each other's deepest secrets.  Rather than pushing them apart, the secrets bring them closer together and they get to team up against the villains in the book, one of which is a villain left over from Someone to Love.

As much as I steer clear of romance and "all that icky stuff," I found myself cheering for Ally and Morgan's relationship.  I was distraught at the thought that Morgan was only going to be around for the summer.  It's been my experience that long distance relationships just do not work (at least for me).  It's a book full of dramatic events and steamy love scenes.  While not my usual genre, I actually did enjoy this book and I can't wait to read any future installments of this series that the author may write.

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