I Think I Love You (Oxford, #5)

by Lauren Layne

• ASIN: B076NVFTQ4
• Publish Date: 2018 (first published 24 July 2018)
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Format: eBook (Kindle)
• Pages: 200
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

Their smiles getting wider and wider until they turned into big goofy grins

This quote from the book pretty much summed up how it made me feel. I just loved it so much!

• Best friends to lovers
• Catching up with the Oxford and Stiletto gang
• Lots of humor
• Romance "lessons"
• A grand gesture
• A hero I loved
• A heroine I was rooting for
• Fantastic Chemistry
• Fabulous banter

I Think I Love You had all those elements that combine to produce a fantastic reading experience for me, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

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[thebookdisciple]

I Think I Love You is the final book in the Oxford series, but it reads as a stand alone. I haven't read any of the previous books and didn't have any issue enjoying this one!

Hunter and Brit are best friends. They have been best friends for years. Brit turns to her BFF to get some dating advice. You can guess how this will end up, right. Overall, the story is predictable. Of course they realize they have feelings for each other. Of course Hunter freaks out about it-she's his friend, he is bad at relationships, blah blah blah. Now, I don't mean this as a negative. It was still enjoyable to watch these two fumble their way through their feelings. Plus, the supporting characters are great and add some fun. There were a few times I wanted to throat punch Hunter for being so dense, but overall I thought he and Brit were great characters.

I Think I Love You is a hit for readers who love the friends to lovers trope, great banter (Lauren Layne is the queen of banter), and the perfect balance between light/fun and endearing/romantic.

 

• POV: 3rd


• Tears: no


• Trope: friends to lovers


• Triggers: none


• Series/Standalone: stand alone within an interconnected series


• Cliffhanger: no


• HEA: yes with epilogue

authors like Lauren Blakely, Jana Aston, Kristen Proby, Melanie Harlow...then you will probably like I Think I Love You!

 

I Think I Love You

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[Rowena]

A fabulous end to a fabulous series. I'm going to miss these folks so much but I adored both Brit and Hunter and their romance was sweet and everything I hoped. Full review to come.

[Lynn]

4.5 stars

Reading the final book in the Oxford series is such a bitter-sweet feeling as Hunter and Brit come under the relationship spotlight in this friends to lovers romance.

Living and working in Manhattan's fast-paced environment is a long way from Hunter Cross' roots in Kansas. He enjoys his life in 'the city that never sleeps', but it isn't home. He has always viewed his time here as a temporary phase in his life. As a result, his only permanent relationship is his friendship with Brit; it simplifies his daily routine until the time is right to move back west. That's until she asks him for a favour resulting in emotional turmoil and the end of their relationship as they know it.

Brit Robbins has a problem. She wants what her friends have...whisked off her feet except she always ends up in the friends' zone. The men she dates only hang around for a short while until they may their excuse and leave. What is her problem? She decides to enlist her best friend and boss Hunter to resolve her dilemma and is grateful when he reluctantly agrees to help. Only, his assistance triggers feelings neither of them can ignore.

For me, this series is pure escapism. The employees at Oxford and Stiletto are polished and professional in their designer suits and shoes. They work hard and play equally hard but maintain friendships with their work colleagues. The banter is humorous and fun as they enjoy their glamorous lifestyles. I Think I Love You ticks all those boxes as Brit's plan takes an unexpected turn as she and Hunter get emotionally closer to each other. It's tricky uncharted water for them both as employee and boss. Yet, somehow, it works, until it doesn't and the consequences are life changing.

The end felt a little rushed as Hunter finally comes to his senses, and Brit meets him halfway by deciding to take matters into her own hands. It gets Hunter off the hook' but I would have liked him to grovel significantly more. However, I respect Lauren's decision for these two people who otherwise know each other so well. Both are sufficiently mature to realise there isn't any point making mountains out of molehills...even if I wanted slightly more drama. (wink)

I've loved every Oxford novel. Each couple featured compliment each other perfectly and it's been entertaining to keep track of them all throughout the series. The epilogue is a little sugary for my taste but I wholeheartedly appreciate the author's sincere sentiment as we say goodbye to characters we love.

***arc generously received courtesy of Loveswept via NetGalley***