Review: Crazy it was!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2013
So where do I start with this review?A Little Bit Crazy was just that "crazy" and erratic.Maya, a twentyish rich and pampered young woman - subtlety is not her best trait - in fact where she is concerned it is non-existent. The one thing she is good at though,  is working, then partying, sex, lots of it and having her freedom.Her freedom has always been no negotiable until the one thing that she loves is taken from her.  Her beloved father."Screw freedom" Maya decides and complies with his last request and enters into an arranged marriage with James.  Handsome, charming, smart James who knows the business inside out.  The predator marries the mouse.Maya is a complete narcissist, her life is at time chaotic and full of chaos. She also acts in such a way that its impossible to ignore and I times I disliked her - a lot!  She is childish,  intentionally irritating and she did not win me over until much later in the book.James caved into her whims too much and I would have liked him to "man" up a lot more. The way she treated him (especially when the trust issues arose) made me squirm.Although this story is set in America, there are a number of elements I thought that are too English to work for an American audience. I'm not sure why A E Murphy (an English author) decided to set her book in another country and I know she worked hard to make this an "American" story but I felt that a lot of the humour and mannerisms were a tad English.This was a good debut novel from this young author but in order to turn this into a great read A E Murphy will need to grow into her writing and employ the skills of a good editor.I look forward to finding out what book 2 has in store.