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Title: You've Got Male
ISBN: 0373772769
Author:
Elizabeth Bevarly
Publicate Date: 2008-04-01
Publish: 2008-04-01
List Price: $4.99
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: Elizabeth Bevarly is back!
I'd stopped reading Ms. Bevarly for a while because the books had become almost a parody of her distinctive writing style. She's toned that down so it's again humorous not intrusive and teamed that with a great heroine and a funny plot.
I really, really enjoyed this book and look forward to the 2nd and 3rd books.
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2: Funny romantic suspense
After spending time in jail for creating the mother of all computer viruses in vengeance for a bad break up, Avery has become a bit of a recluse and corresponds with an on-line lover who she soon finds cyber cheating on her. Soon she is back to her old tricks creating viruses and captures the attention of the Office of Political Unity and Security (OPUS). OPUS agent Dixon is hot on the trail of the Sorcerer, a former fellow agent gone rogue who seems to be soliciting a virus, and he suspects that Sorcerer is contacting his female quarry for nefarious deeds.
Dixon gets her name and address from an on-line grocery request, and acts as the delivery man, only to discover that Avery is indeed creating a virus. After discussing it with the director, arrangements are made for Avery to return to her estranged family's estate. Dixon returns to take her into custody, unaware of the reaction an agoraphobic has to leaving their comfortable environs, and the family estate turns out to be a very unwelcome sanctuary. As Dixon finds himself falling for his charge, he wants to protect her from both the Sorcerer and the family which doesn't appreciate her.
Bevarly takes the cultural phenomenon of on line romance and gives her own spin to it, resulting in a unique and funny romantic suspense. A secondary May-December romance with Dixon's young partner Tanner and Avery's older and spoiled sister Carly adds additional zing to the storyline. Followed up with "Express Male."
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3: Cute and Busy
Firstly, there are some typos especially the worst kind which is the usage between "your" and "you're". Secondly, the writer is trying to cover two heated relationships with different dimensions which might make a reader questioning the direction of the whole story. Thirdly, introducing a late dilemma to cast suspicion on the loyalty of a partner is quite intrusive. Overall, the plot is moderately thought of. The characters fit nicely with romance type requirements - strong and beautiful, even the tomboy computer geek. Although some happenings throughout the book could seem to be disconnected, it is still an easy read which could have been created with a smoother flow.
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4: Repetitive, cutesy, weak plot
This is the second Bevarly I've read, and it will be the last. "Just Like A Man" was repetitive, cutesy rather than funny, the plotting was weak, and the characters were elaborately described but not 3-dimensional. I thought Bevarly had potential to do better. After reading "You've Got Male", I give up. The two books were nearly identical - formulaic as well as repetitive.
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5: Not usual romance cheese
I liked the sarcasm in this book because, let's face it, these days everyone is sarcastic. I liked that the romance in this book wasn't super cheese like the romance of my mother's day. You know what I am talking about. The ones that leave women looking like dumb, weak victims that need the big strong man to survive.
If you look past the gov. agency (which was a bit cheesy) and don't get too technical on computer stuff (because it isn't always accurate and is stretched a little to work for the author for the sake of story line, which the average person wouldn't even notice) it was a good, contemporary book. Written in this era, this society, not some throbbing manhood, please help me; I'm just a girl, world.
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