This is story filled with as much drama and angst as it is with fun and sexiness. It’s a college romance that gives you all the feels.
Good Girl Complex introduces us to a slew of new characters,
but this is Mac and Cooper’s story. Mac is the rich girl that’s being coerced
by her parents to go to college despite already running a successful website that
pays her plenty. Cooper is the bad boy townie with a reputation. What begins as
a way for revenge for him winds up as more than the vapid interactions Cooper
was counting on. He and Mac hit it off immediately, and even though they’re total
opposites a friendship forms and then later turns to something else although she
has a boyfriend at the beginning. Through this book, we get to see how they go
from being strangers from two very different worlds to friends to more.
Cooper is such a wonderful character. He’s complex in ways I
wasn’t counting on, and I loved seeing how his character developed. He starts
off as the local that all the girls want a piece of, but he ends up being a lot
more. He’s charismatic and outgoing but deeply wounded by his past and what he perceives
to be his place in life. And Mac? I loved seeing a female main character that
was so driven at such a young age.
I enjoyed that this was a slow burn and that there is so much
character development and change. They’re very well written, and I loved their
chemistry. From the first time they meet, there’s an instant connection that
takes a while to fully develop, but that is what makes the story compelling.
However, there are a lot of characters introduced in this
book. I think secondary characters are great and add to the main story, but
these characters kept popping up constantly almost. I feel like a little more
focus on just Mac and Cooper would have strengthened their story. Also, there
were multiple little storylines within the bigger story, and most of them
seemed to be resolved a bit quicker and easier than I would’ve liked. I’m a big
fan of the angst that occurs between characters when something hasn’t gone
right, and I suppose I just wanted more of that. These multiple storylines don’t
necessarily take away from the enjoyment of the book, but they’re not adding to
it either. Overall, this book gets more of a 4.5 rating (rounded up to 5 since
I can't give half stars) for these reasons.
This is a fun read while tackling some difficult issues, and
it makes for the perfect beach read. The characters are solid, and you’re going
to love Mac and Cooper’s banter and chemistry.
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