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shanaetheflyest's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I enjoyed Kimberly Brown's I Could Fall In Love.
In I Could Fall In Love, we meet Lavish Chamberlin celebrating her divorce in New Orleans, LA. Lavish, who grew up in foster care, is celebrating her freedom after an abusive marriage to the world's worst husband when she meets a billionaire's playboy son, Mitchell Keonig. Mitchell's life is mostly meaningless - he runs businesses he isn't too passionate about and is just looking for his next hookup. Mitchell is in New Orleans partying away his own troubles - his sick father, Xavier, has threatened to write him out of his will if Mitchell doesn't get married. Something in Lavish calls out to Mitchell and he is immediately drawn to her. After getting to know one another, they realize they both could benefit from a marriage of convenience with a little forced proximity.
So begins the whirlwind romance with ups and downs and challenges only two people attracted to one another yet bound by a contract could endure.
The characters are well developed and the story, though relatively short, is full of engaging twists, some totally unexpected. Kimberly Brown takes you on a fun and emotional ride that wraps up so nicely. One of my favorite things about Kimberly Brown's books is that she does a good job at writing complex characters and she tells sensitive stories with so much care.
I highly recommend I Could Fall In Love.
In I Could Fall In Love, we meet Lavish Chamberlin celebrating her divorce in New Orleans, LA. Lavish, who grew up in foster care, is celebrating her freedom after an abusive marriage to the world's worst husband when she meets a billionaire's playboy son, Mitchell Keonig. Mitchell's life is mostly meaningless - he runs businesses he isn't too passionate about and is just looking for his next hookup. Mitchell is in New Orleans partying away his own troubles - his sick father, Xavier, has threatened to write him out of his will if Mitchell doesn't get married. Something in Lavish calls out to Mitchell and he is immediately drawn to her. After getting to know one another, they realize they both could benefit from a marriage of convenience with a little forced proximity.
So begins the whirlwind romance with ups and downs and challenges only two people attracted to one another yet bound by a contract could endure.
The characters are well developed and the story, though relatively short, is full of engaging twists, some totally unexpected. Kimberly Brown takes you on a fun and emotional ride that wraps up so nicely. One of my favorite things about Kimberly Brown's books is that she does a good job at writing complex characters and she tells sensitive stories with so much care.
I highly recommend I Could Fall In Love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Abandonment
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Misogyny
brownskinnedreader's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Give me a marriage of convenience any day!
This book follows Mitchell and Lavish as they both learn life lessons from each other. This book deals with grief, self-love, humility, found family, trust and acceptance.
Mitchell and Lavish have a chance meeting at a night club in New Orleans. Lavish is there to celebrate her freedom from an abusive 5 year marriage while Mitchell is trying to figure out the dilemma of his father's dying request. As Lavish parties away, Mitchell feels somewhat protective of her since she is clearly drunk and in the club alone. He defends her when another guy starts touching her without her permission and ensures she is sage when it is clear that she has had too much to drink. Outside she spills her guts to him about her living situation and he sees it as a great opportunity to help. He gets a fake marriage to please his father and she gets the money she needs to start over but things are never that easy!
Kimberly did an amazing job bringing these two characters to life. It pulls you in and you feel the love and the grief of both characters. I smiled, I cried and my heart grew with these characters and their family. Lavish is an easy lovable character and from the beginning I wanted to fight for her. She deserves love and I am happy Mitchell is willing to give that to her
This book follows Mitchell and Lavish as they both learn life lessons from each other. This book deals with grief, self-love, humility, found family, trust and acceptance.
Mitchell and Lavish have a chance meeting at a night club in New Orleans. Lavish is there to celebrate her freedom from an abusive 5 year marriage while Mitchell is trying to figure out the dilemma of his father's dying request. As Lavish parties away, Mitchell feels somewhat protective of her since she is clearly drunk and in the club alone. He defends her when another guy starts touching her without her permission and ensures she is sage when it is clear that she has had too much to drink. Outside she spills her guts to him about her living situation and he sees it as a great opportunity to help. He gets a fake marriage to please his father and she gets the money she needs to start over but things are never that easy!
Kimberly did an amazing job bringing these two characters to life. It pulls you in and you feel the love and the grief of both characters. I smiled, I cried and my heart grew with these characters and their family. Lavish is an easy lovable character and from the beginning I wanted to fight for her. She deserves love and I am happy Mitchell is willing to give that to her
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy and Death of parent
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Rape, and Domestic abuse
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