BXTCHES Gotta Warn: So, fun fact. Complicated was released November 7, 2017. . .I did my one click on November 12, 2017, dove right in and for a reason that I cannot identify, I didn’t take right to the keyboard with my thoughts. I decided to give it a re-read (not really a chore) but once again, for unknown reasons, I procrastinated. Third time’s the charm and I’m finally in front of a computer ready to gush all of my feelings about this book. While I haven’t read every word that has come from KA’s imagination, I am a huge fan. Motorcycle Man is one of my absolute favorites (of any author) and if you have yet to fall in love with Tack and Tyra and motorcycles and the Choas MC. . .I digress. . .just check out my review here. Trust a BXTCH, that book will have you feeling it all. While KA is pretty much close to perfection, there is a downfall. . .her books are addicting, almost Intervention worthy, her books are also very long (this one is 576 pages), so the conundrum. . .do I let my imagination go where KA wants to take it and escape or do I do adulty things like cook dinner and do laundry? Well, surely it’s not gonna take a whole helluva lot to figure out which path I chose. #laundrybedamned
Complicated will be told through the first person POV of Greta and the third person POV of Hix. Not my favorite way to get inside the mind of an alpha, but KA does it well.
Complicated kicks off with Hixon climbing out of Greta’s bed, after having a pretty great fucking night or a great night fucking, you can take it either way. The problem? That’s all it can really be. . .just one night. Hixon has just finalized his divorce from his wife of many years. The woman that he thought he was gonna grow old with. . .enjoy grand babies with. . .the one he thought he would be sitting with as his children said their “I do’s”. . .but for reasons unknown to him, Hope decided that the future they had planned together was no longer the one she wanted to see through to the end. So even though his loyalty is no longer tied to anyone, getting his needs met is one thing, but offering up his heart is a bridge he is not willing to cross. But sometimes all it takes is hearing the girl of your dreams, the one that gave you the best sexual night of your life, singing to you from across the bar, for you to see things a bit differently.
It shouldn’t take much to decipher that Complicated is in fact a complicated love story between Hixon and Greta. However, it’s not the love that’s the complicated part, not really. It’s everything that surrounds Hixon and Greta that has this book living up to its name. Even though Hixon and Hope have been living separately for about one year, their divorce is just weeks old. Adding to that complication is the fact that their love did produce three children (Shaw, Corinne, and Mamie). Hix is the sheriff, and being the sheriff of a small community, one where everyone knows everyone and everyone’s business, his actions, both professional and personal, are always being scrutinized. Hixon’s list may be long and may be complicated, but Greta’s will give him a run for his money and the majority of her list is occupied by her mother.
Not to dive too deep into this complicated journey, but Greta is somewhat new to the small Nebraska town and her motivation for relocating is her younger brother, Andy. Her younger brother who lives in a home. Her younger brother who was in a drunk driving accident when he was just 15 years old. An accident that caused a traumatic brain injury. An accident that was caused by his mother. And because of the recklessness that mama caused, Greta is Andy’s guardian. Now you can understand why it is that mommy dearest takes up so much of Greta’s complicated list.
Now it’s just time to uncomplicate things.
Kristen Ashley is never a simple BXTCH. It’s never gonna be a girl meets boy, girl and boy fall in love, they get married and ride off for their happily ever after. First, KA doesn’t write boys, she’s gonna give you an alpha that you’re gonna be trippin’ over your own two feet to fall in love with. He could be an asshole or he may be lovable from page one, but rest assured he will be alpha and you will fall, asshole or otherwise. Also, KA writes movie-esque books, she will give your imagination an investment and you will be living the moments right next to the characters she has created. Get ready, there will be a lot to unpack within the covers of this complicated book.
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While KA does it all very well, the one thing that she is usually heads and shoulders above the rest is when she brings the imagination into the bedroom. And it’s not just the actual sex that will set your sheets on fire. It’s the tension that she creates, it’s the romance and the passion and the dirty talk. I think that’s where KA gets you, it’s the alpha combined with the romance, combined with the passion, combined with the dirty talk that will not only hypnotize you, but will have you salivating for more.
Here’s the deal, if you have never cracked open a KA book, Complicated is a pretty good start, though I would recommend you go back and catch up on some pretty fantastic stories. When I tell you that KA is moviesque in her writing, I’m talking get the popcorn ready, because you’re gonna be captivated from the get go.
Complicated brings all the elements. Romance and love and passion and humor and heartache and even a murder. So just sit back, pour some wine (or tequila), block out your world and get ready to fall deep into Hixon and Greta’s. It’s gonna be worth the escape.
If you’re wanting to check out KA’s inspiration behind Complicated, check out her Pinterest board here.
