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So (Very!) Much More than the Girl Next Door by Julie Kenner

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ssejig's review against another edition

3.0

Zoe Smith is turning 25 and is about to come into her super powers. Actually, she's a halfling, so she's registering to take the test to become a full-fledged Protector. Her powers are going a little hay-wire as she comes into adulthood, all of her senses are amping up, super-sharp hearing, x-ray vision, and super taste buds that do a full-fledged flamenco when she eats chocolate.
Into her school library walks George Bailey Taylor who is trying to esrablish his PI business and has been reduced to taking a divirce case to help pay the bills. He's investigating Zoe's coworker for the smarmy ex -husband and Zoe, with her superpowers, catcheshim in the act.
They're attracted to each other and are thrown together when both are asked to find the stone from Aphrodite's girdle, Zoe by the High Council (the good guys) and Taylor by Hieronymous Black (uber bad guy).b
Great supporting characters who will show up in subsequent books of the series. Fast, fun light read.

pacey1927's review against another edition

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3.0

I stumbled across this series recently for a penny a piece except for this first one, so I grabbed if up off here so I could start at the beginning. My expectations weren't great because although I adore Ms.Kenner's most recent works (Ghouls series and Demon's series), I found her earlier book 'Cat's Fancy' pretty sub-standard fare. I will say that this one far surpassed that one in both plot and writing style. Still Julie Kenner's writing style has continued to grow and flourish. The start of this story felt stilted, to the point where I almost considered this a lost cause. The plot seemed fabulous and original...a librarian who was really half SuperHero? Awesome! Zoe is the daugher of a superhero father and a human mother. She has until her 25th birthday, which is drawing near, to admit to her mother she has superhero powers and prove her superskills so that she can be accepted into the superhero elite, the Council. If she fails at either one, she can choose to be an Outcast of the council or a mortal. Zoe runs into all kinds of action and romance along the way. She falls for a mortal who may or may not be alright with her powers and duty to mankind. And she still has to fight for her place on the Council. After about the first 75 pages I couldn't stop reading. I found Zoe likeable and loved reading about the other quirky characters. Zoe's mother's story felt very real to me to along the way. After finishing the 1st in this Aphrodite series, I can say not only do I plan to read the next books, but I also think here we can see a nice glimpse of what is to come in the future from Julie Kenner.

rosebridetb's review against another edition

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4.0

I read this series years ago. I'm still a fan of comic book heroes and this novel had everything I needed to quinch my thirst. This super powered series is full of laughs Orgasmic chocolate accidental ex-ray peeking and a couple good enough to laugh with.

emterf's review against another edition

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2.0

I got this as a Kindle freebie and, well, it was okay. Not fantastic.

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

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4.0

very cute read!

asphaltcowgrrl's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a very fun and humorous romp through Los Angeles with two aspiring super heros and their cohorts. A fast and fun read, one that will certainly keep you entertained. Can't wait to get the next in the series.