My Kind of Crazy

by Robin Reul

• ISBN10: 1492631760
• ISBN13: 9781492631767
• Publish Date: 5 April 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 29 June 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

This started off really strongly and then kind of went downhill from there. Hank was funny and charming and I kept waiting for this moment where I'd learn more about all the characters and finally connect with them but it just never happened. It felt like they all had problems and they explained their problems but you never really got to see how those problems affected them if that makes sense.

[Bianca]

Everyone is hiding something though. There’s the story we tell ourselves and the story we tell everyone else.

[whisperingchapters]

This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.


My Kind of Crazy is an original story with a few serious issues that are thought-provoking.

Right from the first chapter, I was hooked. It starts off with Hank doing a promposal that unfortunately isn't successful because the girl's house almost catches fire. With only this to start off with, I was invested in the story.

The characters: While I liked Hank at the beginning of the story, his personality started dim as the story went on and it was Peyton who took the spotlight, in my opinion. Peyton was someone who seemed so weird from the beginning but I liked her. She brought something to the story and I dare say, helped Hank figure out a lot of things in his life (That's my personal opinion here. It was how I saw it.). There came a point in the story, kind of the plot twist, where I started to question Peyton and Hank's friendship. I always saw them as friends and couldn't really believe the connection they had, seeing as for the majority of the story, it was only Peyton having feelings for Hank and not the other way around. Ultimately, I liked how the story ended for both of them, although the ending did seem uncertain.

I really liked the side characters such as Hank's father, Larry and his girlfriend, Monica. Once again, I questioned Monica's motives but she ended up being a complete sweetheart!!! Larry had some major character growth in the story...MAJOR! I didn't think he would change but he so proved me wrong.

While the story started off strong, it slowly started to die down and there were moments where I was really bored. I was expecting the same hilarious note I got at the beginning to last for the remainder of the story. It did have some powerful areas concerning one specific character but the rest kept slowing down. It ended on a good note, uncertain as I mentioned above, but overall it was a good, original story.

I received an eARC from the publisher for free in exchange for an honest review.

This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.