The Thing About Love pairs undercover FBI agents Jessica Harlow and John Shepard in a case to catch a crooked politician. The problem: Jessica and John know each other previously. Specifically from their FBI training six years ago. They didn't get along then, and it doesn't seem like they're going to get along now. But they are both professionals and they put aside whatever tensions lurks between them in order to get the job done. Along the way, they discover that what they thought they knew about each other, and about what happened during their training, was based on misinformation and biases. 
 As they work together their animosity starts to turn into something different, but both are facing different aspirations when it comes to their jobs. Aspirations that could tear them apart. 
 The Thing Above Love is a classic enemies-to-lovers story trope. Julie James knew just which buttons to push and how to push them in regards to Jessica and John's relationship. And what results is a suck-you-in story complete with witty banter, and a romance that slowly heats up the page. 
 I loved the perspectives we get on both Jessica and John's side in regards to what exactly went wrong in their first meeting. I didn't feel like one person was right and another wrong. Instead it was just a differing of viewpoints and coming from different places. Jessica trying to prove herself in what is majorly a man's profession. John trying to prove that he's more than just muscle, that he can cut it in the interrogation and smarts department. 
 I also really liked the build up of the relationship between Jessica and John. I mean, the tension between them, even when their fighting, is sexually charged right from the beginning. There's no denying it. And as they slowly move away from hating each other into looking at each other with different eyes, the chemistry just ratchets up from there tenfold. 
 Overall, I think this is a great standalone read. Everything about it just kept me glued to the page and I'll be honest when I say I'm a little surprised at how much I really enjoyed this book, but if you're looking for a great romance read right now, you can do no better than The Thing About Love. 
 *Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.