No promises. No expectations. Just one night on a paradise island that could mean everything.

Nineteen-year-old Cam has a metric ton of emotional baggage and is in no mood to unload them on anyone. After her parents' marriage imploded, stress-free is the only way she wants her life to be. And what could be more freeing than spending the summer on Boracay? Absolutely nothing... until she bumps heads with Hunter, the hot drummer who screams incoming heartbreak from a mile away.

Hunter has grand plans, none of which include angry-at-the-world Cam, best friend to the girl he always thought he'd end up with. He likes his life steady, thank you very much. But steady has now become synonymous with boring. His grand plans don't seem so grand anymore. So when Cam comes home to Iloilo City and reaches out to him, he surprises himself when the one answer he can think of is... yes. Definitely yes.

Sometimes, complications are the only things that make sense.

I adore Clarisse David and her writing. Her romances are always amazing, as well as the other issues her main characters tend to have. With fun characters and engaging stories, it's easy to fall in love with her books.

Cam's story was one I was super excited to read about. I loved Cam from Keeping the Distance because I could highly relate to her. Hunter, in the scenes he was in, was super cute and kind, too, so to see them get together? It was the best. There was a lot I liked about Making it Complicated.

The first would be the band! I'm so glad that they weren't just sidelined—they were integral to the story and became good friends with Cam. Each of them had vastly different personalities and I pretty much loved all of them... but mostly Cal. Can he get a book? I'd love for him to get a book. He's such a mood.

I really liked Cam. Her character was one that resonated with me a lot, from issues in her family life, to just how she is as a person. I saw bits of myself in her, and I found her to be a very fresh main character!

I adored the romance too! It had a good amount of angst and some swoony scenes and a lot of adorable camaraderie. Hunter and Cam are a great couple and I really think they complement each other well. Their ups and downs, however, made me go a bit :/ because... well. I didn't entirely agree with how they resolved things...

That being said, there were some things I didn't like about this one. Small things, like how Cam kept repeating "in her 19 years"—I wasn't really sure why that was necessary, but like I said, small things. Another thing was how the whole best friend situation was handled... I'm huge on female friendships so to see this bridge between Cam and Melissa had me feeling really disheartened. It felt like Cam wasn't at all trying, even when Melissa was, and while I do get it—I've felt the same at times—it's just worse when you don't try.

Like I briefly mentioned, I wasn't a fan of the resolution. I won't say anything here, but it bothered me and basically toned down my general adoration for the book overall. I'll be happy to discuss it if you want, though!

So! Making it Complicated is a fun and adorable and short read that's definitely worth picking up! 3.5 stars.

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Clarisse David is a Young Adult and New Adult author from the land of epic heat waves a.k.a. the Philippines. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and cannot survive without red lipstick and books. When not hanging out on Twitter, she can be found working on her latest writing project. 

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