The Least Amount of Awful by Jennifer Millikin

This is my first time reading Jennifer Millikin and it definitely won’t be my last. The Least Amount of Awful was such a heartwarming and emotional read that tugs at your heartstrings. Although this book is about Colbie and Jake, it’s also about family and the multitude of different truths, both good and bad, that exist in those relationships and all at the same time. Both Colbie and Jake have difficult pasts with their fathers. Colbie has gone to visit her father for an extended period of time to help him out with his work while he is recovering after an accident. Jake works for Colbie’s father. When they first meet, the sparks explode and their start is one more of enemies than friends. Jennifer Millikin does an excellent job of writing enemies to lovers deftly and you can see the sparks between Colbie and Jake. I loved reading about them, and their families and all of the angst and drama as they get to know each other and work through the issues both are facing, resolving things from their past and their present in order to move forward into their Happy Ever After. I also loved how Jake’s son is written in this and all the scenes with Colbie and him together. This was such a fantastic story and I can’t wait to dive into more from this author.

Jennifer is the author of nine novels, two of which have been awarded Reader’s Favorite Gold Stars. She lives in her home state of Arizona with her husband, two children, and playful Labrador Retriever. Grateful to be living her lifelong dream of writing, Jen juggles her made-up worlds with her real one of soccer practices and laundry. She’s passionate about creating multi-dimensional characters and stories that jump off the pages. Jen wrote her first book in the fifth grade, and it was titled A Gust of Wind and He Was Gone. She blames the dramatic title on her childhood soap opera habit.  

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