Review of Being Jamie Baker by Kelly Oram

Title: Being Jamie Baker
Author: Kelly Oram
Pages: 353
Publication Date: June 14th, 2010
For: 13+, mild sexual content

Back Cover
An accident that should end in tragedy instead gives seventeen-year-old Jamie Baker a slew of uncontrollable superhuman abilities.

To keep her secret safe Jamie socially exiles herself, earning the title of Rocklin High’s resident ice queen. But during a supercharged encounter with star quarterback Ryan Miller she literally kisses anonymity goodbye. Now the annoyingly irresistible Ryan will stop at nothing to melt the heart of the ice queen and find out what makes her so special.

Unfortunately, Ryan is not the only person on to her secret. Will Jamie learn to contain her unstable powers before being discovered by the media or turned into a government lab rat?

More importantly, can she throw Ryan Miller off her trail before falling in love with him?


First Lines

"Most superhero stories start with a meteor shower or a nasty insect bite, but mine actually starts with a kiss""'

In a Sentence

Being Jamie Baker is an impressively fun debut novel with a loveable heroine.

My Thoughts

I was lucky enough to be given a copy of Being Jamie Baker for review, so a huge thanks goes out to the author, Kelly Oram, and to her publishing group at Bluefields!
Being Jamie Baker was the perfect summer read for me. It was light and fun, but it still had serious undertones. The first line was pretty catchy, so I had no trouble getting into the book, and the plot moved at just the right pace.
I loved that Kelly Oram decided to give her heroine comic book-like super powers instead of making her some sort of supernatural creature. Not that I don't love my paranormal romance/urban fantasy books (trust me, I DO!), but the way the author gave Jamie her powers made this book really stand out. Speaking of comic books, this book would make for a GREAT comic or graphic novel. Or even a movie adaptation...(Yes, that was me dropping not-so-subtle hints to the powers that be).
Jamie Baker was a great main character, and I fell in love with her almost immediately. She has such a snarky, I-don't-care-what-you-think attitude, but underneath, she's just as vulnerable as the rest of us. The love interest of the book, Ryan, helps her to realize this, and as a result, Jamie does a bit of growing up, which is part of what being a teenager is all about.
I was impressed to find out that Being Jamie Baker is Kelly Oram's debut novel. I think she did a pretty great job with it! I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more titles by her in the future!
And for those of you who are interested, the Kindle version of this book was just recently released. You can purchase it by clicking here.
You can also read the first chapter of Being Jamie Baker by visiting the author's website.


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And I couldn't post my review without including the AWESOME book trailer for Being Jamie Baker. Seriously, it's one of the best I've seen! I actually decided to review this book based SOLELY on the book trailer, so I highly recommend you take a look!



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