I swear anything Elle Kennedy touches is pure gold! I am so obsessed with her, and this book was no exception! I absolutely loved this book! All of the characters were super lovable, and I couldn't stop reading. I do wish the infidelity could have been omitted, but overall, I really enjoyed it!

Thank you to NetGalley for the Advance Reader Copy of this book!

Another Elle Kennedy book??!! Yes, please!

Ever since reading her Briar U and Off-Campus books, I have loved her different works. I was so psyched when I got approved to review her newest book (which I had no idea was coming out). This book follows the top of a good, rich girl and a bad, poor boy. While this is a well-known trope, I have not read too many contemporary books under this trope and I think Elle Kennedy did a wonderful job writing this out.
My only complaint was the book seemed a little dragged out. It felt a bit longer than Kennedy's other books. There was also an action scene that was missing. I feel in most of Elle Kennedy's book there is a moment of action that was missing here. Nevertheless, the book was quite enjoyable and I would recommend to any of Elle Kennedy's fans.

I can't get Avalon Bay or of my head. I want to visit, I want to stay at the hotel. Well rounded story with lovely characters.

Elle Kennedy has a way with character development that is unparalleled. Not only do you care about the hero/heroine, a couple from vastly different backgrounds, but the supporting characters make the story even better. Elle always builds a romance that sizzles and builds heat, and she makes it entirely realistic and rewarding. I was eager for this read and I was not disappointed.

really liked this book, it was fun and easy to get through. mac is a great character she isn’t the usually annoying na mc she and cooper had a lot of chemistry which is why i didn’t mind how fast their relationship moved, i liked the side characters even more and evan and mac’s relationship was the best thing. and i have a feeling that we’re also gonna get evan’s book.

Cooper is a bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks and Mackenzie is a good girl well on her way to living the life her upscale parents have carefully planned for her. When their worlds collide, because of a dare, they soon start to realize that despite their obvious differences they have more in common then they realized.

The chemistry between Cooper and Mackenzie vibrated off the pages. I couldn't put this book down and read it in one sitting!

So good! I'm a huge fan of Elle Kennedy's other series so I was stoked when I heard this was coming out. The book is so much better than I expected. Filled with so much depth, the characters quickly become your favorites when going through their very "real' problems.

I enjoyed Good Girl Complex by Elle Kennedy.

I chose to read this book based on the cover and for once, it paid off!
This was a fun, quick and a little steamy read - I thoroughly enjoyed it!
It would be perfect as a beach/laying by the pool read.

I thought the characters were witty - Mac and Cooper had such great witty rapport. I also enjoyed the various perspective and how the chapters change narrators. They are so radically different and I love how Kennedy was able to lift their voices from off the pages.

The only downside of The Good Girl Complex was the one instance of domestic abuse where Mac slaps Cooper. In this day and age, domestic violence shouldn't be condoned.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin Griffin for the ARC to create an honest review.

I was super excited to get an ARC of this book from Netgalley! To me this is a perfect book to read in the summer (but really anytime lol). Love that it is set in a beachside town. It gives me OC meets Gossip Girl meets Outer Banks (only because that show is set in a Carolina beach town, which this book is as well). Good Girl Complex is about Meg (wealthy, business savvy, but comfortable with her uber wealthy boyfriend) and Cooper (local townie who hasn't had an easy upbringing). Through unsuspecting cirmcumstances and a revenge plot these two end up falling for each other. But the question is, will they be strong enough to survive their differences and obstacles in the way.

I love Cooper. He is everything we love in a main male character. Tall, darkish, tattoos, gruff, and a rough exterior. Did I mention tattoos? lol Meg is a good mixture of independent yet not, in so many different ways. She has a go get them personality but struggles to show it to her parents.

I really enjoyed the interactions between Cooper and his friends. His twin brother was a bit of a hoot (like the comic relief so to speak).

If you love a good rom-com, then you will love this book as well.

Thank you to #Stmartain’spress and #Netgalley for an advanced copy of this novel to fairly and honestly review.

In Good Girl Complex, talented author Elle Kennedy tells the story of Cooper and ‘Mac’ who struggle to build a relationship in the small college town of Avalon Bay. In order to build a future ‘Mac’ must overcome her Good Girl Complex that comes from the need to please and earn the love of her rich ‘high society’ parents and learn to trust in her own abilities. Cooper must overcome the belief that he is a carbon copy of his, ‘loser parents. Can they accomplish this and find each other along the way?
Join them in this charming, thought-provoking novel filled with endearing secondary characters who challenge and support ‘Mac’ and Cooper as they build their future.

Elle Kennedy is back with a stunning new romance that is a necessity for the beach bag. Good Girl Complex transports readers into the dreamy Avalon Bay, where a front row seat to Mac and Cooper's relationship is ready to set sail. The "Good girl/Bad boy" dynamic is something I always love reading in books, for the opposites attract value always brings something special to the story. Elle Kennedy's take on this was absolutely phenomenal--which should be no surprise for the queen of romance. Mackenzie Cabot and Cooper Hartley were so well defined in not only their relationship, but in their singularity as characters. They both had their own backstories and past that added layers of depth into the narrative. This book also tied family dynamics into the plot, which added more substance to the story as a whole. Readers can expect the same wonderful side characters, emotion, and yes--spice, from Kennedy's new release. Fans of her other books, and new readers as well, should absolutely have their eye out for this book come February 2022!

4.5/5 stars!!

*Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with an e-Arc in exchange for an honest review!*

I loved this book. The Good Girl Complex was such a fun and quick read, I could not put it down for the life of me and finished the entire book within a handful of hours. I don't normally like books with cheating in it, however this was an exception. I loved the depth of the characters and how real the romance in this book felt. Although, Cooper and Mac come from too different worlds, they really aren't all that different. The banter in this book was absolutely fantastic and one of my favorite parts. Both Mac and Cooper are quick with a comeback and had great chemistry. This book is the perfect NA romance to get you out of a reading slump and I highly recommend it!

A review of this title can also be found on my Goodreads account.

Love Elle Kennedy and loved her latest, Good Girl Complex! The characters are very well developed and you quickly learn who you love and who you hate. Intriguing storyline and setting. Overall, really enjoyed this book!
Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to St. Martin’s and NetGalley for the ARC! I’m a big fan of Elle Kennedy, and even though this book has some of my not-so-favorite tropes, in her hands the story of the characters really come to life. These felt like real people, with real struggles. Setting is cute (though at times I felt hard to believe these were teens). Has all the ingredients of a great summer romance read!

Good Girl Complex was one of my highly anticipated reads for 2022. I loved Elle Kennedy’s Off-Campus series so I was very enthusiastic to read a new book by her. And she does not disappoint. The characters were witty and alluring. The chemistry between the love interests melted off the pages, making you want them to be together immediately (even though you know from both perspectives why they shouldn’t). This book was definitely a fun and quick read that I cannot wait to start recommending to my friends and anyone else who I know would love another amazing Elle Kennedy book. Looking forward to buying a physical copy of this book to put on my shelf!

So cute! This story had a little bit of everything that l love in a book. It was sweet and sexy, laugh out loud funny and kind of sad. A perfect combination. I'll be sure to recommend this gem!

I feel for the characters almost immediately. The Good Girl Complex is lighthearted, quirky, fun — a perfect read for your book club. Pick it up immediately and enjoy.

I don't generally enjoy books with any sort of cheating involved, but this one I loved! Preston is truly despicable and the cheating isn't as erm, **explicit** as I was afraid it would be. Cooper and Mac are really just a great pair, and between how Preston and Mac's parents treat her...the cheating was an afterthought for me. I loved the depth that Cooper and Evan's complex relationship with their parents added...and what their uncle Levi did? Heartwarming!

My only complaint is that it NEEDS an epilogue. It ends very suddenly, and yes, happily....but a lot felt unresolved. I wanted to hear how the hotel turned out, I wanted to be there when Cooper finally got to tell Mac what Levi did, and I REALLY WANTED HEIDI TO APOLOGIZE. I need more closure than this ending gave me. The HEA felt very rushed after such drawn-out angst at the end. I could have also stood for a bit more development with Mac and Bonnie's friendship. It started out so vibrant and then sort of became an afterthought?

Overall though, I loved it! Really and truly. :)

(I reference Off Campus and Briar u a lot.)

Elle Kennedy has done it again.

I love Mac and Cooper’s relationship. Now I think I should read more books with friends to lovers. Like all do Elle Kennedy’s couples, I felt they were very realistic.

Mac reminds me if Allie, Demi, and Summer were one person. Copper is like a combination of Dean and Logan.

Mac’s friendship with Bonnie is a lot like Summer and Brenna.

I was very mad at Cooper and his friend’s decisions at the beginning, but that quickly changed. I was the same way with Dean when I read the Score for the first time.

I don’t think it has as much spice🌶 as the Off Campus and Briar u series, but that’s completely fine.

I like how the theme is mainly about not judging a book by its cover. Mackenzie (Mac) was nothing like anyone expected, and that’s great. The townie/clone groups made me think of Outer Banks (Pouges/Kooks)

It’s hard to tell if it’s my favorite Elle Kennedy book, but I know it is one of my favorites.

i’ve rounded up, like a 3.5! i liked it fine though i could’ve done without the whole infidelity thing. i know it’s just fiction and sometimes it can be saucy or whatever but it still sucks to read most of the time. i don’t think it’s okay to cheat if your s/o has already cheated on you or because you think you’ll end up with the love of you life from it.

preston was painted as an awful character so you don’t feel bad about it but the truths still there and reading how mackenzie is completely aware of what she’s doing doesn’t make it better. mackenzie as a whole character was likable to an extent. great that she worked hard and had her own business but seems unbelievable by 18. she was still just some rich person. cooper was likable for about 5 minutes somewhere in the middle towards the end. i liked that he was supportive of mackenzie being on her own and whatever but his temper and attitude just didn’t do for me.

cooper also seems like he still has so much to work through and it feels like he’s just healed with the power of love. i think he could’ve had a better arc. the side characters weren’t all that likable and just seemed like they were all better than anyone who wasn’t local which i gey but it aet such a pessimistic tone for the book and was sort of a downer.

overall i think that there was some promise here. i enjoyed it enough but wouldn’t be something i’d return to again.