I Think I Love You is what every rom-comish YA novel is for heteros. Miscommunications, overly sappy moments amongst friends, deception, and genuine snapshots of love and caring. I've seen some reviews complaining about how the characters are immature, and the plot is immature, and I mean, yes, I get that, but how many childish, immature characters/plots have we all had to put up with for hetero teens? let the gays have their trope-filled YA romance novels, too! Anyway, this book isn't perfect, but it warmed my heart, and I hope there are many other young LGBT+ girls who will see themselves in the story and feel represented.

I was excited to read this sapphic book that revolves around filming and relationships. I found myself relating a lot to Emma, and her own struggles with identity and acceptance. I loved the building tension between Emma and Sophie, as I’m a huge fan of rivals-to-lovers tropes. While I enjoyed the filming scenes, I wish there were more of them (whether it was just delving further into the process or the scriptwriting). The friendships were messy and high-drama, which was honestly a lot of fun for me to read as it ended happily. Sometimes, the conflict felt to drag on, but the pacing would pick right up. I felt like the characters would feel a bit too overdramatic or shallow at times, but overall I enjoyed reading about them. I love how quickly characters were to defend others and made sure that no harmful action went unpunished or unremarked on. Some books try to brush them off, but this one explained why it was wrong to do so. It was an overall fun read following the dual perspectives of Emma and Sophie as they use their film to follow their hearts.

(4.5/5 stars) This was such an adorable book! I could easily have binged it if I'd had time - I actually read 75% in one sitting before other life commitments came calling. I heard this book is a modern-day sapphic retelling of Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing', which I haven't read/seen so I'm intrigued to go check it out later!

I really enjoyed the narrative voices and Desombre's writing style - direct, honest, illustrative, witty and great fun to read. There were some really beautiful sentences that made me quite emotional too. The setting is really immersive - why did I feel sweaty in the bustling streets of NYC while stuck indoors in vaguely nippy English almost-spring? - and the characters felt realistic and convincing. I cared about every protagonist, major or minor (even Sophia's dad) as they all had at least some plotline aside from the Emma/Sophia drama. I would say that some things resolved/developed a little fast and the antagonist was fairly obvious, but that didn't bother me much. Remembering how many things were flooding my teenaged brain at lightning speed, it's not that unrealistic.

My heart was warmed by all the loving relationships depicted: the female friendships, the mixed-gender friendships, the bond between Emma and her parents and Sophia with her dad, and of course the enemies-to-lovers sapphic romance! All of these relationships made me smile like a goofball at my Kindle.

The queer joy is strong with this one! I appreciated the coming-out plot thread which felt very evocative and relatable for me in parts. It was great how the issue of bi-erasure in the media is challenged by Emma, her friends and the wider student film community, and I loved seeing affirmation that regardless of who you end up with, identifying as bisexual is still completely valid.

I also liked the casual diversity, for example the fat rep and Latina rep with Emma's cousin Kate (Emma herself is mixed-race I believe), dark-skinned BIPOC rep with their friend Myrah and other subtle things like clearly non-white surnames. Small things but as a POC it's kinda nice to see some of the variation in real life reflected on the page.

Overall this book is perfect if you're looking for a light read that still tugs on the heartstrings - bonus points if you want a spring/summer seasonal vibe!

I got an ARC of this book.

This is the bi rep I want when I read a book. The bi character is bi. It is part of her, it isn’t something thrown in for flavor. It isn’t something that is mentioned, then promptly forgotten about to become a m/f romance, where it feels like the character is bi just for the edge. Don’t get me wrong, bi people can be in a m/f relationship and still be bi. I take more issue when it feels like an add on than an actual identity for that character. I loved how the bi character had to grapple with coming out and what that would mean for her. Not coming out meant not being able to find love, because being bi was an integral part of her identity.

The cover is AMAZING. I very much judged this book by the cover and thought it would be perfect for me. I didn’t even read the description, oops. I was thankful that it was as queer as it looked. The actual romance is so little and far between though. This book could have done with being longer to make the romance actually make sense. They go from at each other’s throats to being super flirty with just a rumor that the other one “loves” them. It felt very off. If you are only nice to someone because you think they are into you, that is super shitty. The fact that the characters also equate every single crush to love and the one is really obnoxious. The parents even join in, which is even weirder.

The movie plot worked decently for me. The issue there was that they had no experience making movies and were able to mash together a movie that quickly and it work for a film contest? Seems a little too fairy tale for me. I did appreciate the ending of that plot more than I thought I would. So I really have to give props to the author for making that wrap-up somewhat believable.

There was just so much drama. It was constant lying and shouting and toxic behavior. One of the characters actually called out some toxic behavior. I was really surprised. Then things got wrapped up real nicely with a big grand gesture and apology, which just didn’t sit right with me. Someone that lashes out that way and then apologizes with a big gesture just feels insincere and abusive. Might be my history of abusive partners following that exact pattern. So I really didn’t ship anyone in the book. Then oh god, the “he didn’t text me yesterday so I need to break up with him” plot. No. Just no.

So overall, I needed more from the main romance plot, less drama, and a bit more background for the movie plot to make sense. Not a bad book, but not the best YA queer romance I have read lately. I want to see where the author goes next and watch as the plots get stronger. I liked the characters so much, until the drama started.

Disclaimer: I received this e-arc for a tour. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: I Think I Love You

Author: Auriane Desombre

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 4/5

Diversity: Lesbian and Bisexual Main Characters!

Recommended For...: romance fans, contemporary lovers, ya readers

Publication Date: March 2, 2021

Genre: YA Contemporary

Recommended Age: 14+ (romance, slight language, sexual content)

Publisher: Underlined

Pages: 320

Synopsis: Emma is a die-hard romantic. She loves a meet-cute Netflix movie, her pet, Lady Catulet, and dreaming up the Gay Rom Com of her heart for the film festival competition she and her friends are entering. If only they’d listen to her ideas. . .

Sophia is pragmatic. She’s big into boycotts, namely 1) relationships, 2) teen boys and their BO (reason #2347683 she’s a lesbian), and 3) Emma’s nauseating ideas. Forget starry-eyed romance, Sophia knows what will win: an artistic film with a message.

Cue the drama. The movie is doomed before they even start shooting . . . until a real-life plot twist unfolds behind the camera when Emma and Sophia start seeing each other through a different lens. Suddenly their rivalry is starting to feel like an actual rom-com.

Review: For the most part I enjoyed the book. I felt like the characters were pretty well developed and the plot was interesting. The book was really cute and sweet and it's just one of those books that you read when you want a strong contemporary romance book.

However, I felt like there was a lot going on in the book. There was a lot going on and I just got very bogged down with all the stories and romances and side quests and stuff like that. I also felt like the world building wasn't as great and that I think the book could have been a little bit more streamlined.

Verdict: It was cute, but I got a little lost in the crowd.

DNF @15%

The writing style wasn’t for me, and I’m not the biggest fan of high school drama nor do I enjoy film making in most cases. The two main characters obviously don’t like each other but end up falling for each other, and hate-to-love is always a hit or miss for me and I could just tell that this one wasn’t going to be for me.

So yeah, I love the premise for this book, sapphic love stories are books that I am constantly seeking out, but this one wasn’t my cup of tea. Definitely an “it’s me not you” kinda situation.

This book had a great plot in mind with the film festival and had good intentions in its representation with the characters being bisexual and lesbian, going through heartache, loss, coming out, etc. I just unfortunately wasn't captivated by the storyline and those good elements weren't enough to outweigh the saturation of teenage angst and drama for me.

I very well may just be too old for this one as I kept wanting and waiting for the angst to level down and for the story to become more mature, as well as more developed and fleshed out.

However, this still has important representation of queer identities, love and loss and I do believe YA readers could really relate to this story, its characters, and thoroughly enjoy it.

I received an ARC of I Think I Love You thanks to the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Oh my god, this story has bi-rep and I am 1000% for it. I feel Emma’s struggle of never seeing this representation in media because I lived it. The stigma behind bisexuality is fierce and deeply upsetting (I’m 30 and the only person in my life that knows is my husband). Despite Emma believing her parents will accept her sexuality, she is afraid that their dynamics will change, which she doesn’t want. Thankfully her friends as super supportive!

Sophia. Sophia. Sophia. Her cynical outlook on love is… extreme?… even if she thinks she has good reason for it. Her parents are recently divorced and she just came back from France where she attended her mother’s wedding. She fights against all aspects of love, including rom-coms and friends relationships, although less vocally about the friends. I understand her reasoning. It makes sense and without it there wouldn’t be a plot, at least not one nearly as interesting, but I do want to smack her at times. Although that goes for Emma too to there’s that. Maybe I’m just frustrated with teenage girls? Hm….

Plot and pacing are fantastic. This is definitely a low-key, relaxing read, which is a big change from the super fast-paced books I have been reading. It was a nice change. Almost like I could breathe some fresh air. I am looking forward to reading more by this author because two-out-two great stories (she also wrote one of the stories in Together, Apart – “The Rules of Comedy”)!

This was such a delightful summer queer romcom! The matchmaking plots were a bit... obvious but I loved the rival short film plot and also Sophia and Emma's turn from constant fighting to realizing they actually liked one another. It was sweet. Also the 'coming out as bi' scene and Emma's reaction to her parents' reaction was very relatable.

Sophia and Emma were both believable teen characters, and while the side characters weren't fleshed out as much, they made up a realistic group of friends.

I just saw in another review that it's a spin on Much Ado About Nothing which... duh me, it totally is. Which probably explains how much I enjoyed it as I love the play.

I actually think this would make a great movie, which is fitting since they spend the whole book attempting to make a gay romcom short film.

'I Think I Love You' by Auriane Desombre is a YA contemporary rom-com that centers around a pair of girls who start out as something closer to adversaries and just may end up falling for each other along the way.

Emma is an incessant romantic who wholeheartedly believes in love, even if she doesn't believe she'll find it for herself. When she gets an email inviting students to participate in a high school film festival, she just knows it's going to help her make her dream career a reality.

Badgering her friends -- Kate, Tom, Myrah, and Matt.. into working on the student film project with her, she has the perfect idea. A gay rom-com with a happy ending.. and a chance to see herself represented onscreen.

When her rival, Tom's best friend Sophia, returns from Paris unexpectedly.. she thrusts herself into the middle of the project and starts contradicting everything Emma hopes to do. From that point on, the competitiveness just spirals out of control.. and that's really where the story begins.

Set in New York City, there are lots of great visuals and Desombre does a fantastic job of allowing the reader to really see the locations through her descriptions. Honestly, throughout the years it's been such a popular place to film rom-coms, that it kicks off the story with just the right feeling.

Kate is an absolute darling and you kind of just want to keep her safe, but I did really enjoy Emma for the most part as well. Sophia is incredibly annoying at first, which means the author was completely successful in her attempt to alienate and distance the character from the pack. When we meet her, she just seems rude, pretentious, and over-confident in regards to pretty much all of her opinions.

Don't get me wrong, Emma is set in her ways too. She's gotten used to not having to compete for what she wants with Sophia gone and she doesn't take kindly to her opinions being challenged. Honestly, I can relate. I probably wouldn't have responded maturely either.. but these two take it to a new level, driving wedges into the comfortable group dynamics.

Of course, in an effort to 'help' each other, there are some interesting dramatic situations that occur because meddling often makes a mess of things. The underlying theme though is love. Ultimately, these people care about each other. They want to see their friends happy and they're willing to do what they think it takes to make that happen.

Some of the themes are a little cliche and there are moments where pivotal points within the story seem just a tad forced, but overall it's a cute tale, with some amusing dialogue. I genuinely enjoyed it and if you're looking for an easy read.. that's a predominantly heartwarming story to brighten your day, this would be a good choice.

I THINK I LOVE YOU was such an amazing book of representation. It was the first time I was able to identify with a character heavily. This book brings bisexual representation that is rarely seen in books, let alone YA books. Often times when there is a representation for LGBTQ+ characters, they are either gay or lesbian which is still important, but I think the fact that I THINK I LOVE YOU has a bisexual character, gives a sense of validity to individuals who identify as bisexual.

With the plot on its own, it didn't draw me in as much although as a TV prod. major I definitely grew interested in the book as it progressed. This book was definitely a character-driven book -- without the quirks and unique personalities of the characters, I wouldn't say it was a strong plot.

The characters of course were amazing. It was hard to love Sophia at first but getting to know her definitely grew a soft spot in me. I typically do not enjoy the "romance-hater" trope and did have a hard time reading the first few chapters from Sophia's perspective. In contrast to Emma's chapters that I immediately enjoyed but soon grew a tad bit of annoyance with her demands. I think both characters are flawed realistically especially at their age.

Overall I enjoyed I THINK I LOVE YOU. It took awhile for me to get into it since I am not usually a contemporary reader but I do enjoy the romance aspects. I would recommend it especially to film nerds! It was interesting how the author wrote the process of production and honestly made me consider writing my own short soon.

How do you write a review about a book that means the world to you?

When I finished this book, I was hyperventilating. I've never had a book hit me so close to home. It's like Desombre reached into my soul and wrote it out on paper. From Sophia's parental situation to Emma's bisexuality, the book just spoke to me on a level no other book has.

Sophia is just --- she's me. That's all I can say. Emma is perfect... Goodness, everything about this book was perfect. I can't even make coherent sentences.

I loved reading Sophia and Emma transform in this book. Their character development and their relationship development were perfect. They are both flawed but that's what makes them great characters.

Not to mention, this book was ADORABLE. I was practically smiling the entire novel. Sophie and Emma's development from rivals to friends to lovers was... ugh, I loved it.

In conclusion, this is a new favorite, please buy it, bye!

A sapphic, enemies to lovers, romance about aspiring filmmakers? Sign me up! The dynamic between all the characters was so fantastically written, and Auriane wonderfully captures the feeling of working with your friends to create a film that's close to your heart. I blew through this book in just a few days, and it was an absolute delight from start to finish.

Beware all, for there will be spoilers ahead, because I simply must dive into some of the things that I absolutely loved about this book.

Okay, have you averted your eyes? Because this is the last warning, there be spoilers ahead.

First things first, I am so unbelievably glad that Emma's team did not win the film competition. Naturally it sucks for the main characters, because they have a lot riding on the rewards that the festival had to offer to the winner. But as a film student I can tell you, that's exactly what it's like in this world. You put together a project you're really proud of, and are convinced that you might just have a shot at winning the award, or getting into the right school, but sometimes it's just not enough. So I am so happy that this was reflected in the story because it made it feel all the more real.

The book starts out with both the main characters being extremely stubborn in both the type of story they want to create and in their opinion and treatment of each other. In short, Emma and Sophia are kind of assholes at the beginning. Emma does not want to consider ideas other than her own, and Sophia wants to keep everyone around her out of a relationship, both because of her opinions on love and her fear of change. But despite how frustrating they are at the beginning, it allows for EXTREME character development, which I have decided is one of my favorite things to see in a book. Watching both the groups as they navigate creating their stories, and seeing Emma try to incorporate more angst, and Sophia try to bring in more love, was AMAZING. Talk about growth!

Emma and Sophia's chemistry was off the charts, and you can tell this from very early on. One of my favorite moments was when Sophia saved Emma at the dance from Matt's refusal to take no for an answer when he asks her out (speaking of Matt, can we talk about what a trash human he is?). I loved the build up for their relationship because it felt natural. It didn't feel like insta-love, even the declaration of love comes pretty quickly, because these two have been in each other's orbit as frenemies for years. Therefore, it makes sense that once they drop the bullshit and stop fighting for the sake of fighting, and actually try to get to know each other better, they would totally fall in love quickly.

Throughout all the fun and games, there's real, tangible struggles that both the characters are going through, that I feel is relatable to so many people. On Emma's side, is her battle to come out as bisexual to her parents, and on Sophia's, is her struggle to deal with her new reality following her parents divorce, not to mention how alone and isolated she feels. The last part is what I felt I connected the most with. Sophia feels like an outcast in her group after spending a year in Paris. There have been plenty of times in my life where I have been the odd one out among my friends, so following Sophia as she confronts how lonely she truly feels is something that I felt deeply as I was reading.

Overall, this was a contemporary romance. The characters were, for the most part, well developed, I only wish we got more Myrah throughout the story, as she was the one I felt that I cared the least about (except for Matt, I definitely care the least about him because F*CK MATT he can go fall in a ditch). The story felt fresh and original, with a great balance between the heartfelt moments and the more dramatic, introspective scenes. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is looking for an epic sapphic love story, with a great friend group to back it up.

This is a sweet story about two girls pursuing their passions and trying to figure out what love looks like to them. Along the way, they learn a lot about judging people before you truly get to know them. This is a perfect YA romance to have in a classroom library.

I received an advanced copy of I Think I Love You through NetGalley so I could share my review with you!

Emma and Sophia have extremely different outlooks on life. Emma is a romantic, a lover of rom-coms and sweet love stories, while Sophia is a pragmatist who prefers a more reality-based approach towards life. The only thing they seem to have in common is a mutual goal to enter an upcoming film festival, even if their artistic visions are starkly different. Sophia wants to film something artistic with a hard-hitting message, while Emma knows this is her chance to create the Gay Rom-Com of her dreams. Their conflicting visions threaten to undermine the film project entirely, but when romance sparks between the pair, something entirely new is created.

You can get your copy of I Think I Love You on March 2nd from Underlined!

When you mix the rivals-to-lovers trope with a theatrical backdrop and sprinkle in some queer romance, you’ve got the recipe for a truly fantastic book (at least in my opinion)! I Think I Love You had so many fantastic elements, which, when combined, made this one of my favorite contemporary reads of the year! As someone who comes from a theatre background and who identifies with the queer representation in this story, reading I Think I Love You felt like seeing a part of myself reflected in the world of publishing. Watching Emma and Sophia fall in love on-page was rather like watching a rom-com specifically tailored to my interests and identities. Oh, and did I mention that I Think I Love You takes inspiration from my favorite Shakespeare play of all time, Much Ado About Nothing! All this to say, I think I love this book!

My Recommendation-
If you love a good queer rom-com, you absolutely need to pick up a copy of I Think I Love You! This sweet and romantic story would be perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Becky Albertalli!

I Think I Love You is a rather saccharine romance, all about the idea of falling in love and the challenges of friendship. Seeing as I'm rather into that... plus... enemies to lovers sapphic romance? Sign me up immediately.

The novel is very sweet and character driven, even though there are some ostensibly fleshed out plotlines about the movies Emma and Sophia work to direct, as well as their plots to set up their friends. The care the group shows one another despite Emma and Sophia's bickering became really important to me. They pay so much attention to each others' emotional states and do whatever's necessary to share light in their lives. We love to see a strong friend group! And believe me when I say strong--this lot goes through so much drama in the span of 320 pages.

I related mainly to Emma. I'm a romantic at heart, I love rom-coms and the idea of love. I don't say it a lot because publicizing my labels makes me uncomfortable, but I'm also bi like she is. She has a lot of thinking to do about the way her identity fits in with her family, and some of it affected me rather personally. I can vouch for the rep, and I'm so grateful for the increased visibility in traditional publishing. Every year I get more books to add to my queer reads list, and I couldn't be happier.

Although I personally empathized more with Emma, Sophia's motivations were more fleshed-out for me. I felt so bad for her because of how lonely she feels after returning from Paris feeling disconnected from the friend group. I don't necessarily agree with her viewpoint on love, but I can certainly understand it as a defensive mechanism against all the broken romances she's seen. It's absolutely tragic to me that she had to feel that way for so long--I felt so sorry for her.

Going to get up on a brief soapbox and talk about the movie Emma plans to make during the novel. She's right about 100% of it. We have so little positive wlw representation in Hollywood, and even less of it made by women themselves. I'd totally support her project if it were real, because she's intrepid and authentic and so enthusiastic about showcasing love's possibilities. I'm not much of a movie buff, but that's the kind of film I'd love to see more of.

I do feel the obligation to bring up a small problem I had. Throughout the book, the boys of the friend group are... unnecessarily villified, let's say. I understand the importance of showing one-sided friendships and consent, but was uncomfortable with how at every opportunity, the girls saw the possibility of malice in their previously-kind friends. That struck me as odd, especially in the moments when they didn't give any indication of actually being bad friends? I personally don't go looking for hidden signs of misogyny and evil in my male friends, but you do you Emma and Sophia, I guess. This probably isn't the ideal novel for anyone who needs positive roles for men in their literature--I can suggest several of those if you'd like to email me.

All minor quibbles aside, I'm delighted to recommend this film-centric contemporary novel for your reading pleasure. 4/5 stars for I Think I Love You. You'll be seeing more of this book, because I won't be able to stop including it on my rec lists!

Thoughts and Themes: When I started reading this book I was a bit concerned that I wouldn’t like it. It really did start off slow and the characters were not that loveable. I also made the mistake of reading other people’s reviews and so many of them focused on how the story revolved around the other character’s love lives so I was hoping those were wrong.

Once I got about halfway through the book though, I was invested and needed to know what would happen to each of them. I was glad that the book didn’t focus entirely on the other characters that were in the story and while we got their love lives, those needed to be included to progress the rest of the book.

I really liked how both of the girls feelings are all on the page and they are all over the place. I really liked the messiness of the whole story and them falling in love with each other. I thought that was my favorite part in this story. I loved the way both of their views on love change through the course of this book and how this book shows the different ways love can present itself to us.

Spoiler: Something I really enjoyed about this story was Emma’s reaction to her parents when she came out to them. I thought it was very realistic and it reminded me of when I came out to my parents, you expect a reaction and you kind of want a reaction because you build up to this moment so for them to dismiss it kind of hurts.

Characters: Throughout this story you get to meet the two main characters, Sophia and Emma along with some of their friends. I liked reading as Sophia and Emma both develop as characters both with each other but also on their own. I thought it was great to see the changes that they go through as they become more open with themselves and their families. I thought it was also good to see that they both were having their own difficulties with keeping things from their parents.

I liked that we got to meet some of the other side characters and get to know them. I thought it was great that they were included because so much of who Emma is really relies on how she feels about Kate.

While Matt is such a a-hole throughout the story, I really liked that he was included in this book. I thought his inclusion really showed the extent that a guy would go to when he doesn’t get what he wants. I can’t say much about this and what happens without giving away plot pieces but this is a great point that I wanted to make about this story.

Writing Style: The story is told in first person through both Emma and Sophia’s perspective. I liked that this book goes back and forth between these two characters because you get to see what each of them are thinking. I liked not only getting one side of the story but seeing them apart from each other and watching their development with their friends and family.

This reads like a fairly standard YA high school slice-of-life. 2 stars doesn't mean I hated it, but I know that there are others who will enjoy this book more than me. A relatively quick read, I Think I Love you is a rivals-to-lovers f/f YA high school drama set in New York City. I liked the aesthetic a lot, and the plot moves along fairly quickly, but I think the friend group was a bit too "scheme-y" for my tastes. Schemes on schemes on schemes, and to me, that grew a little old after awhile. However, I'd definitely recommend this book to anyone who's looking for a fun, low-stakes, YA high school drama.

Netgalley review to be shared on Goodreads and Twitter. Thank you Random House Children's and Netgalley for a copy of this arc in exchange for an honest review!

I Think I Love You is an adorable, laugh-out-loud queer YA rom-com that I already know will be a huge hit with teen readers. It’s a contemporary retelling of Much Ado About Nothing, but can certainly be enjoyed by readers who aren’t familiar with the original. Emma and Sophia may be in the same friend circle, but they couldn’t be more different. When they decide to enter a film competition, the two (of course) clash and can’t seem to agree on anything—and they quickly decide to split the group up and create competing films. But Emma and Sophia have no idea that their friends have a behind-the-scenes scheme that just might make them see each other in a new light. Emma might actually get the rom-com of her dreams with the person she least expected.

This YA contemporary is definitely a novel where the characters and their relationships stand out. Both lead characters are passionate and feel multi-dimensional. Emma is bi and Sophia is a lesbian, and the two have always pushed back against their friends’ expectations that they should date just because they’re both queer. Much to Emma’s chagrin, Sophia has just returned from a year away in Paris, and desperately wants to find a place for herself in her old friend group again. Emma and Sophia’s friend group is fleshed out and I loved following their hijinks. They’re the kind of friends who will do whatever it takes to help their pals out—including coming up with a wild plan to trick Sophia and Emma into spending time together.

In addition to being a romance, I Think I Love You is very much about family, both chosen and biological. The two protagonists have very different yet equally complex families. Sophia is still processing her parents’ divorce and her mom’s decision to remarry and move to Paris. She’s struggling with feelings of betrayal and abandonment, while wishing she could go back to the idyllic family of her childhood. Meanwhile, Emma has a wonderfully tight-knit family whom she’s afraid to come out to. As the two grow closer, they find themselves opening up to each other about their families, despite their supposed arch-enemies status. And while they both work on their films for the contest, they find themselves exploring their own fears, anxieties, and wishes through the camera lens.

Auriane Desombre’s writing style is funny, fresh, and easy to read. The alternating perspectives work well, and both Emma and Sophia felt like distinct voices. I truly loved the way friendships and family are dealt with in I Think I Love You, and I believe that Emma’s coming out plotline will resonate with many readers. I found the pacing of the novel to be well thought out, and it kept me engaged in the story all the way through.

I Think I Love You is a sweet, fluffy rom-com that is perfect for fans of retellings, or readers who enjoy the enemies-to-lovers or opposites-attract tropes. It’s a light and utterly readable romance that will also be a hit for younger teens or those who are new to YA romance. I’m so excited to have another sapphic rom-com to add to my library collection and share with the teen book club at my library. I’ll be recommending I Think I Love You to fans of Jennifer Dugan, Marisa Kanter, and Kelly Quindlen. Auriane Desombre is certainly a new voice in YA that I’ll be keeping my eye on!

I absolutely LOVED this book, and loved it so much more than I thought I would. I thought I'd like it, sure, but I didn't see myself absolutely falling in love with the characters, their stories, and their love. I must admit I'm far more of a Sophia when it comes to love, being a level of skeptical that my friends often despair at, and leaves my husband utterly bemused I ever married him, let alone that I'm queer and attracted to women as well.

I read this book in three sittings, because I just couldn't put it down when I started reading. It's the length of an average novel at around 320 pages, but it felt so easy to take in that I barely noticed the time going by; I was just so involved in the story.

The author has managed to capture the perfect balance between 'easy read' and 'emotional investment', which is a fine balance to strike in any novel, but in a romantic novel especially is even more difficult. To keep it light with heavier moments where needed, balanced out with genuine snapshots of comedy... It just really, really worked, and I loved every page.

It takes a lot for me to just gush over a novel, especially anything that does center romance, but I'm in love with this book - and this couple - and I think you will be, too.