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. and that's really where the story begins. From that point on, the competitiveness just spirals out of control. she thrusts herself into the middle of the project and starts contradicting everything Emma hopes to do. When her rival, Tom's best friend Sophia, returns from Paris unexpectedly. and a chance to see herself represented onscreen. into working on the student film project with her, she has the perfect idea. 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.īadgering her friends - Kate, Tom, Myrah, and Matt. '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.Įmma is an incessant romantic who wholeheartedly believes in love, even if she doesn't believe she'll find it for herself.

Suddenly their rivalry is starting to feel like an actual rom-com. until a real-life plot twist unfolds behind the camera when Emma and Sophia start seeing each other through a different lens. The movie is doomed before they even start shooting. Forget starry-eyed romance, Sophia knows what will win: an artistic film with a message.Ĭue the drama. 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. 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. and finding out that real life romance is better than anything on screen.Įmma is a die-hard romantic.

Underlined Paperbacks / Penguin Random HouseĪ sweet and funny debut novel about falling for someone when you least expect it.

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