There is too much talking, too much internal rambling. Unfortunately I realized about half way through what other book this author wrote and I understood quickly the cause of my issues with this one.
i’m definitely keen to check out the author’s other works and will keep my eye out for their next releases, as well. the writing was really snappy and fun (and, again, sometimes quite weird, which i enjoyed lol). their backstory also weirded me out a bit at first but ultimately their dynamic won me over in the end. Ray, though, was a weirdo and a mess, and that just made him much more relatable as a character to me lol. i’m just personally not a big fan of super cocky and confident characters, so he didn’t really appeal to me right away - although, like i said, i did grow to like him more by the end of the story.
I fell in love with Ray, our POV character, pretty much right away but Adam, the love interest, took until basically the epilogue to really connect with me. the humor here reminded of Alexis Hall’s writing style, actually a bit weird (in a good way!) and over-the-top, but with strong character work and enough heart to still keep the story grounded despite the sometimes farcical circumstances of the plot. it was kinda strange but also quite sweet and delightfully funny. Well, this was quite the pleasant surprise. Which means there is flirting, awkwardness, some surprising discoveries in the bedroom, awkwardness, misunderstandings, more awkwardness, and the kind of love that changes your life forever. Ray is tangentially involved in the whole gross business at best, and that suits him fine. There are very few details on the correct investigative procedure-not that Ray wants to know-and you can forget about any big reveal to wrap up the case. Not That Complicated is a 74k-word romantic comedy that just so happens to also have some dead guys in it. Because Ray and Adam have a complicated history, and starting something would be a terrible idea. He is too young for Ray, too cool for him, too beautiful for him…and for some bewildering reason, Adam is always there for him when Ray needs him the most.īut Ray’s not falling for it. Luckily for Ray, the last man in the world he should be interested in has distraction on his mind, and it seems like all Ray can think about is Adam Blake. (Also, the police were kinda mean, and now everyone thinks he’s a serial killer.) Ray’s just a thirtysomething graphic designer with a broken heart who doesn’t much like his life right now.Īnd he’s already having nightmares about the whole thing, come on. If this was your classic Cotswolds murder mystery (it’s not) and Ray was an amateur detective (he isn’t) then when he stumbles across something unexpected under his bedroom floor, he’d investigate the hell out of it.
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