{"id":27989,"date":"2022-02-01T08:52:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T13:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=27989"},"modified":"2022-10-16T12:08:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T12:08:14","slug":"review-good-girl-complex-by-elle-kennedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/01\/review-good-girl-complex-by-elle-kennedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Good Girl Complex by Elle Kennedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-27989\" data-postid=\"27989\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-27989 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/good-girl-complex-elle-kennedy.jpg?resize=500%2C767\" width=\"500\" height=\"767\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Good Girl Complex by Elle Kennedy\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Good Girl Complex by Elle Kennedy\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #153953;\"><strong>She does everything right. So what could go wrong?<\/strong><\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #153953;\">Mackenzie \u201cMac\u201d Cabot is a people pleaser. Her demanding parents. Her prep school friends. Her long-time boyfriend. It\u2019s exhausting, really, always following the rules. All she wants to do is focus on growing her internet business, but first she must get a college degree at her parents\u2019 insistence. That means moving to the beachside town of Avalon Bay, a community made up of locals and the wealthy students of Garnet College.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #153953;\">Twenty-year-old Mac has had plenty of practice suppressing her wilder impulses, but when she meets local bad boy Cooper Hartley, that ability is suddenly tested. Cooper is rough around the edges. Raw. Candid. A threat to her ordered existence. Their friendship soon becomes the realest thing in her life.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #153953;\">Despite his disdain for the trust-fund kids he sees coming and going from his town, Cooper soon realizes Mac isn\u2019t just another rich clone and falls for her. Hard. But as Mac finally starts feeling accepted by Cooper and his friends, the secret he\u2019s been keeping from her threatens the only place she\u2019s ever felt at home.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16466 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg?resize=135%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 1, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Avalon Bay<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> St. Martin&#8217;s Press<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0 Macmillan<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mac<\/strong> always does what is expected of her. She never strays from her good girl image but now she finally wants to do what she wants to do in life. Instead, she decides to put her dreams on hold to go to college back home to please her parents. She runs into the guy from the wrong side of the track, <strong>Cooper<\/strong>. He pushes her every step of the way. It is a feeling that is both scary and thrilling to her. She can\u2019t fall for a guy like that, or can she?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I could have liked the couple more but there are several things that makes it a bit hard.\u00a0 Cooper\u2019s treatment of Mac is just a bit hard to digest. He does really mean things and somehow as a reader I\u2019m suppose to move on from it quickly just because he falls in love. Mac good girl routine wears a bit thin. She needs to get a back bone. Eventually she gives in to her inner wild child but I almost didn\u2019t want her to waste it on him.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The story is a bit clich\u00e9 but it ticks off the boxes for opposites attract romance. The ending is a bit rush. As readers we are waiting for the fall out that\u2019s going to occur to give that bit of angst. Mac gives in way to easily for my taste so the whole build-up fails.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet, with all that I disliked of the book, I read the story in one sitting. I love how Ms. Kennedy does new adult stories. I\u2019m always rooting for someone in the book (Mac). She definitely comes into her own by the end of the book. I liked her relationship with Cooper\u2019s brother. He is a good supporting character. I think the whole small-town vibe and secondary characters help balance out the story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, while it might not be the <em>Off-Campus<\/em> series, <strong>Good Girl Complex<\/strong> is still an enjoyable and light read.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HmBUcd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3s5vbgt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/good-girl-complex-elle-kennedy\/1140314667?ean=9781250796745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/good-girl-complex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Elle_Kennedy_Good_Girl_Complex?id=0hoqEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She does everything right. 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So what could go wrong?<\/strong><br \/><br \/>Mackenzie \u201cMac\u201d Cabot is a people pleaser. Her demanding parents. Her prep school friends. Her long-time boyfriend. It\u2019s exhausting, really, always following the rules. All she wants to do is focus on growing her internet business, but first she must get a college degree at her parents\u2019 insistence. That means moving to the beachside town of Avalon Bay, a community made up of locals and the wealthy students of Garnet College.<br \/><br \/>Twenty-year-old Mac has had plenty of practice suppressing her wilder impulses, but when she meets local bad boy Cooper Hartley, that ability is suddenly tested. Cooper is rough around the edges. Raw. Candid. A threat to her ordered existence. Their friendship soon becomes the realest thing in her life.<br \/><br \/>Despite his disdain for the trust-fund kids he sees coming and going from his town, Cooper soon realizes Mac isn\u2019t just another rich clone and falls for her. Hard. But as Mac finally starts feeling accepted by Cooper and his friends, the secret he\u2019s been keeping from her threatens the only place she\u2019s ever felt at home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Feb 1, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Avalon Bay<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> St. Martin's Press<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0 Macmillan<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mac<\/strong> always does what is expected of her. She never strays from her good girl image but now she finally wants to do what she wants to do in life. Instead, she decides to put her dreams on hold to go to college back home to please her parents. She runs into the guy from the wrong side of the track, <strong>Cooper<\/strong>. He pushes her every step of the way. It is a feeling that is both scary and thrilling to her. She can\u2019t fall for a guy like that, or can she?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I could have liked the couple more but there are several things that makes it a bit hard.\u00a0 Cooper\u2019s treatment of Mac is just a bit hard to digest. He does really mean things and somehow as a reader I\u2019m suppose to move on from it quickly just because he falls in love. Mac good girl routine wears a bit thin. She needs to get a back bone. Eventually she gives in to her inner wild child but I almost didn\u2019t want her to waste it on him.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The story is a bit clich\u00e9 but it ticks off the boxes for opposites attract romance. The ending is a bit rush. As readers we are waiting for the fall out that\u2019s going to occur to give that bit of angst. Mac gives in way to easily for my taste so the whole build-up fails.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet, with all that I disliked of the book, I read the story in one sitting. I love how Ms. Kennedy does new adult stories. I\u2019m always rooting for someone in the book (Mac). She definitely comes into her own by the end of the book. I liked her relationship with Cooper\u2019s brother. He is a good supporting character. I think the whole small-town vibe and secondary characters help balance out the story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Overall, while it might not be the <em>Off-Campus<\/em> series, <strong>Good Girl Complex<\/strong> is still an enjoyable and light read.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HmBUcd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3s5vbgt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/good-girl-complex-elle-kennedy\/1140314667?ean=9781250796745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/good-girl-complex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Elle_Kennedy_Good_Girl_Complex?id=0hoqEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27989"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29016,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27989\/revisions\/29016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}