Book Review: Just My Type by Synithia Williams

Title: Just My Type
Author: Synithia Williams
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Sensuality Rating: Steamy
Source: review copy provided by publisher
Published: June 2, 2014 by Crimson Romance

Janiyah Henderson may be an adult, but her dad doesn’t see it that way. Granted, she’s enjoying her post-college life of little-to-no responsibility, but when her dad announces at a family meeting that she can’t handle working a “real job,” there’s only one thing to do: land a desk job and prove him wrong. When her brother’s best friend, Fredrick Jenkins, needs a new assistant, she knows she’s the perfect candidate. So what if she’s had a crush on the conservative accountant since she was nine? She’s the last woman Freddy would fall for.

But Fredrick is far from impervious to Janiyah’s charms. Though he can’t help but be attracted to her, he knows Janiyah is more interested in eating his cereal and teasing him than viewing him as more than the good guy next door. When he offers her the job, he can’t imagine her giving up her late mornings and colorful outfits for 8:00 a.m. meetings and pantyhose for too long. But as Janiyah excels as his employee, he fears he’s in danger of falling hard for a woman he shouldn’t care for.

Pretty soon the attraction they’ve tried to ignore boils to the surface. And after Fredrick shows Janiyah the man behind the numbers, she’s ready to show him that she’s just the type of woman he needs.

Reviewed By: Babs

Why I Read This Book: Best friend’s brother/sister trope is a favorite of mine.

In a Nutshell: I thought this story was okay. I have some issues with the heroine.

The Set Up: Freddy and Janiyah have known each other since they were kids and currently live across the hall from each other. Their relationship becomes something more.

What I Liked: I liked Freddy. I think he was trying to do what he thought was the right thing. He is attracted to Janiyah but doesn’t want to act on it for a couple reasons.

The serious scenes where Freddy wasn’t avoiding Janiyah and she wasn’t pretending everything was good were pretty wrenching for me. He doesn’t know if he can trust her after seeing her in action all these years. She just wants to be taken seriously and wants Freddy to love her for who she is.

The power play between them when they first get together—“Freddy,” “no, Fredrick”—was hot. They had great chemistry.

I liked the flow of the book. Intertwining her family with Freddy and Janiyah’s changing relationship. And Freddy and Janiyah’s romantic relationship with it’s stops and starts was well done.

What I Didn’t Like: I wasn’t a big fan of Janiyah. I think she needed to grow up when it came to her family and love life. She wanted to be taken seriously but still acted immature and was still taking money from her dad. She eventually gets there but it was rough going for me for most of the book.

Overall Impression: Just My Type was an okay story for me. I liked Freddy. I was rooting for Freddy and Janiyah to get together in the end.

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