Title: Smart Mouth Waitress
Author:
Dalya Moon
Review: Cute, cute, cute! I truly enjoyed Smart Mouth Waitress. Dalya Moon has created a quirky, lovable, sassy lassie of a young woman (Perry) who is searching for her, well... womanhood, and goes about it in a way that keeps you smiling, page after page. This book is light and breezy, yet hints at some underlying thought-provoking ideas that are interesting to ponder and does so with an innocent honesty. As Perry struggles with her female identity and a yearns to be attractive and subsequently catch a huba-huba, it reminded me so much of my own days of high school/college. I didn't exactly have dreadlocks, as the protagonist has, but close enough for my liking and too far from the ubiquitous and highly desirable Dorothy Hamill do's that all my friends sported. It was interesting to me how Dalya Moon tackled the subject of female attractiveness and the idea that a woman is, indeed, treated differently depending on her looks. In one exchange which Perry has with a potential suitor, the young man responds to his idea of female attractiveness by stating that he likes women who are "authentic," which partially derails Perry and forces her to ponder what exactly that means, in very humorous terms, I might add. I also thoroughly enjoyed the supporting characters Dalya Moon created in Smart Mouth Waitress, the fun, lively and helpful gay housekeeper, the engineer father who would have rather been one of the gang than an authoritative figure, the goofy but cute-as-heck younger brother who insisted on calling his sister "Bro," the rock star mom who went AWOL to jump start her music career but was actually very loving and attentive when her feet were planted on her home turf, despite her ambition, the gay best friend who tested Perry's loyalty when she dumped Perry for a girlfriend. The Smart Mouth Waitress is filled with oodles of colorful characters, witty banter and morsels of food for thought. This book is a gem.
Review: Cute, cute, cute! I truly enjoyed Smart Mouth Waitress. Dalya Moon has created a quirky, lovable, sassy lassie of a young woman (Perry) who is searching for her, well... womanhood, and goes about it in a way that keeps you smiling, page after page. This book is light and breezy, yet hints at some underlying thought-provoking ideas that are interesting to ponder and does so with an innocent honesty. As Perry struggles with her female identity and a yearns to be attractive and subsequently catch a huba-huba, it reminded me so much of my own days of high school/college. I didn't exactly have dreadlocks, as the protagonist has, but close enough for my liking and too far from the ubiquitous and highly desirable Dorothy Hamill do's that all my friends sported. It was interesting to me how Dalya Moon tackled the subject of female attractiveness and the idea that a woman is, indeed, treated differently depending on her looks. In one exchange which Perry has with a potential suitor, the young man responds to his idea of female attractiveness by stating that he likes women who are "authentic," which partially derails Perry and forces her to ponder what exactly that means, in very humorous terms, I might add. I also thoroughly enjoyed the supporting characters Dalya Moon created in Smart Mouth Waitress, the fun, lively and helpful gay housekeeper, the engineer father who would have rather been one of the gang than an authoritative figure, the goofy but cute-as-heck younger brother who insisted on calling his sister "Bro," the rock star mom who went AWOL to jump start her music career but was actually very loving and attentive when her feet were planted on her home turf, despite her ambition, the gay best friend who tested Perry's loyalty when she dumped Perry for a girlfriend. The Smart Mouth Waitress is filled with oodles of colorful characters, witty banter and morsels of food for thought. This book is a gem.
Quick Review: 4 out of 5 stars
Publisher: April 24th 2012
ISBN: B007XCDST8
Pages:
Kindle Edition
Where I got the book:
From a sale on Kindle
Synopsis:
Perry makes a strong first impression, from her white-girl dreadlocks to
her uncensored opinions.
When she
combs out her dreads on a whim, she catches the eye of a cute guy who’s a
regular at The Whistle, the diner where she works as a waitress. He mistakes
Perry for someone completely different: the girl of his dreams.
Perry
tries to become that girl.
But it’s
so hard to be normal.
And
eyebrow piercings are so cute.
~
With her
mother down in LA recording her comeback album, Perry’s in charge of the family
household, and things are going to change. She starts with paint colors and
moves on to doling out retributive punishments for her fifteen-year-old
brother.
What
Perry really wants, though, is her first boyfriend. She’s eighteen, and it’s
about time!
Boyfriend
candidates include: the cute but quiet restaurant regular, the all-too-willing
coworker, or the outgoing artist who’s eager to whip off his clothes and model.
One of these guys loves Perry exactly how she is, but how can she tell which
one?
Author Bio:
Hello, and thanks for your interest!
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please see my web site at www.dalyamoon.com.
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