Ahhhhhh omg I loved it!! 🥰

Lori, Jace & Aiden have been friends for 15 years, after stealing garden gnomes together.
Today the three are inseparable and work together in their own doctors surgery! Yeah! Go Team Best Friends!

But, Lori has a secret. She loves Aiden.
But Aiden is getting married to *Kirsten* 🙄
So, to make Aiden jealous Lori blurts out she and Jace are kicking boots…. Yes, her words. Not mine.

And Jace goes along with it… because he really does have a secret…. HES in love with LORI!

I KNOW!!!!

Throw in a month until Aidens wedding, a brides sister who wants Jace, a trip to New Orleans, six chickens, four cats and a thousand or more rescue books.. and you have, well, it’s complicated.

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I loved it.
No other words needed.

I fell in love with Lori straight away. She’s so scatty & loveable… but maybe because I too have near enough 1,000 rescued books from charity shops…and book stores… THEY WERE JUST THERE CRYING FOR ME TO RESCUE THEM!!!

I will say, I did hate the “miscommunication trope” thrown in there. They’re what? Nearing on (or in their) 30s?? No. Too old for not just talking things out, no matter how long you’ve been pining for a woman. Just bloody talk!!

wow. this book was so amazing!! i can't believe netgalley let me read this early .thank you so much! it was amazing and wonderful and fun and the characters were just so so so great!!!

It’s Complicated, is the eighth book I have had the pleasure of reading by the phenomenally, talented, Camila Isley. Whenever I pick up one of her books I feel like I am being transported to the romcoms I grew up watching. She manages to write fun, fast-paced stories, that give all the feels.

While I have been a huge fan of Isley’s work for years now, this is my absolute favorite book she has ever written. I am a sucker for the friends to lovers trope, but combining it with the love triangle, and fake dating elements and this is everything I want in a romcom and more!

Please, please do yourself a favor and grab a copy of this book!!!

Special thanks to Netgalley, Boldwood Books, and Camila Isley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

a classic friends to lovers book but really good fun to read with a well written story. the surrounding characters were also great and added to the overall fun in this book. the ending was just as I had hoped and i really enjoyed reading it!

I enjoyed this type of romance book, it had everything that I was hoping for. It uses the friends to lovers element perfectly and I was glad I was able to read this. It had a great plot going on and enjoyed the romance elements perfectly. The characters felt like they were supposed to and enjoyed getting to read this book. I enjoyed the way Camilla Isley wrote this and can't wait for more.

I absolutely loved this book!! Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review. Three best friends, and two crushes. What could possibly go wrong? I loved this book and am now a huge fan of Camilla Isley. Can’t wait to read more of her wonderful work!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity!

This was a fun friends to lovers romance that gave you just what the synopsis said. I just expected a little more oomph if that makes sense. In my opinion this could have been explored more in detail.
But for what it was it was quite fun and decent.

Thank you to the author and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review,.

I had so much fun reading this book. I usually despise a love triangle but it was fun to read it in this format where it was blatantly obvious who the main character would end up with. Lori was such a funny main character and the chemistry between her and Jace was really good which made every interaction between them so exciting to read. Jace is such a sweetheart. I absolutely love when a character has been secretly pining for years I think it's my favourite part of the friends to lovers trope.

So happy that Lori, Jace and all of their cats and chickens got to live happily ever after!

It’s Complicated was a brilliant read. It was like a culmination of all your favourite rom coms in book form AND achieved well.

I liked the pacing, which was also descriptive. I feel like this was attributed to the detail that went into the descriptions which made things flow well. Creating a great storyline that was easy to follow. There was a good basis of relationships between the friends. I enjoyed the funny moments within this story, moments that were honestly on the level of laugh out loud.
I’m usually not fussed by texts, but the texts within this story were the best. I’ve never felt the anticipation of what the texts would reveal like I have in this book.

I mentioned this earlier, but it’s exactly like a combo of all my favourite rom-coms and I absolutely loved it. These characters are now living rent free in my mind. I definitely recommend this read.

This book follows three best friends, Lori, Jace, and Aiden, entangled in a web of secret crushes and fake dating schemes. As Jace pretends to be Lori's date for Aiden's wedding, their faux romance sparks real feelings, complicating their dynamic. The book revolves around three friends navigating through the complexities of love and friendship, with two secret crushes in the mix. The characters are well-developed, mature, and communicate effectively, which adds depth to their relationships. Despite some minor issues with repetitive language, the book offers a refreshing take on the friends-to-lovers trope, delivering a heartwarming and entertaining read. Nonetheless, fans of friends-to-lovers and fake dating tropes will enjoy this delightful read.

would like to thank Netgalley and Boldwood for providing me with a copy of this standalone book. The story is told from dual perspectives, following Jace and Lori, who are both in love with their mutual friend Adien. However, things get complicated when Adien gets engaged and Lori asks Jace to pretend to be her boyfriend. This leads to fake dating, lying to their best friend, and some hilarious moments. Throughout the book, we see how their friendship blossoms and how well the friends-to-lovers trope is executed. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to fellow book lovers.

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It’s complicated is a fun, cute and lighthearted read by Camila Isley and as usual, I loved this book! Because it’s camila!

Three best friends, two secret crushes - what could go wrong? Lori has been in love with her best friend Aiden since college. Jace has been in love with Lori since college.. complicated. When Lori recieves Aiden’s wedding invite she goes to Jace’s apartment to talk. But when Aiden shows up and Lori answers the door, she makes up that Jace and her are in a relationship. As Jace and Lori put on a show for their fake dating story, Lori starts to realise she may not love Aiden.. but…..that’s you to know.

A friends to lovers romance featuring fake dating is always my jam so I flew through this and was getting so happy with Jace and Lori’s relationship growing - their chemistry was on point! It definitely felt like a realistic story which I enjoyed as well. I am glad with how Aiden handled everything around him as well.

I loved the dual POV so we can see Jace’s pining for Lori, and I did laugh at Lori’s POVs with her house full of cats and chickens because nobody talks about chickens right? So that was an unique point.

Overall this was a really heartwarming romantic comedy and as always, I can’t wait to read more from Camilla!

I was such a huge fan of Love to Hate You, Camilla’s cowboy romance, so I was very excited for this newest one from her, but the desperation or the protagonist towards a guy who clearly didn’t like her made for a less than enjoyable reading experience.

After reading the 'The One' & 'True Love' series by the wonderful @camillaisley I so glad to see a standalone while we wait for the next installments because I love her writing style and character development. I loved Lola, Aiden and Jace they are all unique and every reader will relate to one of them or maybe all of them at some points. I think the dual POVs add a glimpse into how the characters are feeling throughout. I love the connections Lola has with both Aiden and Jace. I was desperate for her to see that her happy ever after was right in front of her with Jace and I like the fact their chemistry built from a beautiful friendship. I really want a sequel to this great book. #camillaisley #it'sComplicated #boldwood #netgalley #fakedating

Jace, Aiden, and Lori have been friends since college. Lori has been holding a torch for Aiden for many years, but now he’s getting married to someone else. Lori views Jace as her “bad boy” friend, not realizing that he’s held a torch for her for years.

Lori comes up with a plan to fake date Jace to hopefully make Aiden realize what he’s been missing. Jace goes along with it, hoping that Lori will see how much he cares for her.

It’s a cute story with some of my favorite tropes (fake dating, friends to lovers). The writing is good and you’ll love the characters, 4 stars.

Thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

★ 2.5 stars

Thank you again Boldwood Books and NetGalley for sending me a copy of this arc in exchange for an honest review.

Three friends, two secret crushes and one wedding...

This definitely had a 90's rom-com feel and was reminiscent of My Best Friend's Wedding. The story follows Lori who has had a crush on her best friend, Aiden since college. Aiden is the picture perfect nice guy, whereas her other best friend, Jace has a bad boy exterior. When Aiden's wedding invitation is sent to Lori, she conspires with Jace to start a fake dating relationship, in the lead up to the wedding.

Despite my rating, I did enjoy this book in the beginning. The tension and chemistry between Lori and Jace was great and it had some funny/lightheaded moments which reminded me of classic rom-coms. I was worried this would be a love triangle but luckily this book was not written this way.

Overall, I don't think this book was for me as I didn't love the direction it took in the last 50%. It felt very rushed and instant love.

I also love Taylor Swift as much as the next girl and I'm a big Swiftie but she was mentioned 11 times in 277 pages. This might just be a me issue but I don't love saturated pop culture reference in books as it distracts me from the story.

If you prefer closed door romance this one will probably be for you. There's no spice but lots of tension and frequent references to sex throughout the book.

Good book with a great story inside. I loved all the characters in this one. They were well written and played well off each other.

4.25 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and Camilla Isley for providing me with an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I don’t think I’ve found a book of Camilla’s that I don’t like haha!
This was no exception. A fun, sweet love triangle with the perfect amount of spice.

It was hard not to love Jace and Lori!

I definitely recommend reading this and Camilla’s other books!

Friends to lovers is one of my very favorite tropes! What's not to love? This story was a fantastic pallet cleanser from what I normally read. It was lighthearted, refreshing, and cute as can be!

Well I loved this rom com! I read it in one sitting as I could not put it down and had to find out what happened.

A certain chicken incident had me laughing out loud and I loved the character of Lori. She was very relatable especially with her book collection. I also loved the character of Jace, if only he was real 😂

I highly recommend to any rom com lover. All Camilla Isley’s books are fab!