Complicate Me by M. Robinson

Title: Complicate Me

Author: M. Robinson

Date of Publication: September 12, 2015

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Synopsis:

It was complicated, it was also just the beginning.
A decision.
A simple choice.
There is always that one moment in life where things could have been different. That one moment where you could have chosen a path that would lead you down a certain road.
A different life.
It was easier to pretend that we were still best friends, and that she was my girl and I was her boy.
Pretending was better than knowing the truth...
I. Ruined. Us.
I had her.
I lost her.
I love her.
All I did was complicate us. 

Summary and Review:

Half-Pint (Alex) and Bo (Lucas) have known each other their entire lives. Growing up in a town Of Oak Island, North Carolina that during the summer was filled with tourist, and only has a few permanent residents year round, you become close with the ones who stick around when the weather cools off. While the story focuses on Half-Pint and Bo, the entire cast plays a huge role in the overall journey these two characters must take in order to obtain their happily ever after. Half-Pint and Bo’s story is a coming of age story where angst is almost an understatement. When all your friends are boys it’s easy to be seen as just another one of the fellas. It’s also easy to forget that when you grow up knowing everything about each other, that people change and you can’t always pin point when it happened. Boys become horny teens, who become men, and girls become hormonal young women, who well who am I kidding, they grow up to be hormonal adult women. Struggling to find themselves, their lives seem to never seem to put them on the path to each other, until one simple question changes everything!

Complicate Me is the first book in The Good Ol’ Boys series and was my first M. Robinson book, and well let’s just say I’m hooked. This book made me laugh and cry within the same page, and spend a few chapters with my heart in my throat. I picked this book up as my first book for 2016 after hearing so many wonderful things about it from fellow readers. It took me all of two days to finish it, simply because I couldn’t put it down.  The storyline, character, everything drew me in and I have no doubt that others will love it as well.

The Good Ol’ Boys series continues with Forbid Me, the story of Lily and Jacob, and Undo Me, the story of Aubrey and Dylan. It is important to note that these books are part of a series, but they can be read as a standalone just as easily. I give credit to M. Robinson for writing a series of books in this manner, appealing to the standalone and series readers alike, it is simply brilliant! For more about M. Robinson and her books, visit her website HERE. To purchase the book, visit the Amazon link found HERE. For more reviews and information, visit the Goodreads page found HERE.