I Think I Might Love You

May 1, 2019

I Think I Might Love You. Christina C. Jones. 2019. 130 pages. [Source: Kindle Unlimited.]

I haven’t enjoyed a book quite the way I enjoyed I think I Might Love You in a while. I mean put the Kindle down, guffaw, and wipe tears from my eyes laughing. This book is so fun and so real.

I Think I Might Love You doesn’t start off like you’d think a romance would. Jaclyn, a bit tipsy, strolls into her sister’s apartment only wanting some good ice cream to ease the pain of finding out her boyfriend has a whole wife and family he’s been hiding. She finds the ice cream, but also finds a naked dude in the kitchen. She punches him and locks herself in the bedroom, only to wonder where the hell her sister is. She later finds out Kadan is actually a legitimate subletter … awkward. That’s just the first of many awkward and uncomfortable — if not completely hilarious — interactions between the two.

Their “courtship” is anything but. I mean, she intended to use him as DoD* and saved him in her phone as “Dicky McStrangerballs.” (Shoutout to Mrs. Jones for that piece of literary excellence because I still chuckle to myself about it.) They wanted something casual because they both know they can’t mix. She’s got a checkered past and just wants to graduate and run her ice cream shop, and Kadan knows Jaclyn is exactly his usual type — Trouble. I really enjoyed seeing their interactions. Their banter is playful but so real. They are honest and transparent with each other in a way that shows they have nothing to lose, yet are still vulnerable. I also appreciated the introductions to the peripheral characters. The Love sisters are entertaining here, and I sincerely hope Jones releases their stories soon.

What really stands out here is how Jones made this book lighthearted, despite the harder backgrounds of the main characters. There are a handful of scenes that I laughed while reading from start to finish, and there are quips that will stay with me. These are a great balance to the harsher upbringing Kadan had and the consequences of choices Jaclyn’s had to bear. Jaclyn, for her part is a “pretty ass, thick woman, with a bold personality and an attitude problem” and it makes me want to see her win even more.
They’re not the fairy tale people you often see in romances but are incredibly relatable.

The only drawback of this book is that it wasn’t longer. I Think I Might Love You was fun, serious, cute, and anxiety-inducing all in one. It’s yet another strong addition to the community in Blakewood, and features pop-ups by and oldie and goodie — Jason — with references to a very pregnant Reese. It definitely gets my recommendation and I’m already waiting to see what happens with all of the other characters in Kadan and Jaclyn’s lives.

*Dick on Demand

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