I've read this book three times and I just realized I haven't yet reviewed it.Let me start by saying that I'm a sap. & a true sucker for love stories. I'm not sure if this author didn't have an editor, or what.... but aside from the spelling errors, the comma splices, the certain errors in paragraph play, and the twice misplaced consonants of a semi-supporting character's name, I have nothing to complain about.It needed serious polishing but outside of the grammar world, the story was adorable.I actually found my self rooting for the male antagonist-turned-protaganist.I loved the fluff this story offered and I loved the main character who was grounded, and thoughtful, as well as emotional where she needed to be.Sigh.It was just adorable; I loved it.& I pull out my Nook whenever I need a little dose of some romance.It's a great cozy day read. Something More was a beautiful road to true love; when your arch nemesis becomes the one person you can't live without and all that hate you've been feeling is really just love in disguise. We all had a nemesis in high school, maybe a boy that picked on you far too much. Well, Jameson is Nyla's bully. She finally feels free from the immature constraints of high school and as a college freshman she can become the person she's destined to be. Until Jameson pops back into her life, of course. Nyla is such a remarkable character and very relate-able no matter your age. Even with life sucking around her and things not going the way they should she never judges others or thinks bad of them. (Aside from Jameson of course).Ok, so I did get majoring PO'd by this book and that was the abrupt shift in POV's. Normally, there is a start of a new chapter, paragraph or even the character name between paragraphs to signify a change, well, Something More had none of these. One second your following along Nyla's world and suddenly your thrown for a loop because not only does what she say not fit, your not even reading about Nyla anymore. Very Annoying. And it happens A LOT, and not just Jameson and Nyla's POV at a few points we get an extra thrown in as well. Jameson, was hard to both love and hate. He has very little regret for much of the book because he never viewed his action through Nyla's eyes or thought they were wrong. At times I wanted to kill him for making her high school experience all the more suckier. But at least he begins to feel regret and realize his actions were selfish and hurtful.There were quite a few spelling and grammar errors that normally could be overlooked, but there were too many. Many times the mistakes were so obvious a five year old could spot them. Shame Shame. A little proofreading never hurt anybody. This angered me more than anything because I kept being taken away from the story. this mixed with Jameson's continued torture on Nyla had me baring my teeth like a viscous PitBull. I did not like the minor love triangle in the story. I really liked Jameson's roommate and though I knew him and Nyla were not meant to be, it was hard to want her to push him away for Jameson who tormented her for so long. But oh man, watching Jameson slowly realize why he's so fascinated with Nyla for so long was beautiful. The flashbacks to their shared childhoods really helped paint a picture of 'their beginning.'Something More was definitely part of the YA genre and plays out like a romantic comedy. If you can make it through the awful POV transitions than you won't be disappointed.
What do You think about Something More (2012)?
3.5 StarsThis one was really sweet and cute. One sit read.
—Pebbles1968
