The Battle of the Brains The Misadventures of Maggie Moore #2 Publication Date: April 29, 2016
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Humor
My Rating:
Favorite Quotes:
“Why they had to wand me, I wasn’t sure. And not to complain, but I didn’t think the metal detector want was meant to bonk the passengers in the head. I was pretty sure the TSA agent had been drinking.”
“I think you just crushed seventeen-year-old-me’s dreams. You want to go steal a child’s ice cream while you’re at it? Maybe kick a nun?”
“My mom’s voice sounded entirely too excited by the prospect of me not being alone. I was pretty sure she was the only mother on the planet to get excited about her daughter having a guy in her hotel room. Seriously, wasn’t that bad parenting?”
“There was something different about them… Maybe they were all part of some weird cult. Looking at the band members, I would totally join that cult. Admission for one please.”
“It had been a year since I’d even been kissed. The desert didn’t have anything on the dry spell I was rocking.”
“I was sure the giant bruise on my forehead didn’t help my cause. Maybe he was into women that looked like prize fighters.”
“Secretly, I was beginning to anticipate getting a sneak peek into his domain. It was like getting an invitation to the Batcave. That place was sacrosanct…”
Battle of the Brains - Book #2
“I eyed them warily. So what if they were beautiful. They were probably dipped in poison, or cursed, or dipped in a poisonous curse. There weren’t to be trusted these daisies of doom.”
Surely this
was just a side effect for not getting any sort of man-action in over a year.”
“I cursed my
mouth for watering as John pulled on a hoodie, sufficiently hiding his
impeccable sculpting while simultaneously putting a lid on my sudden nuclear
hormonal meltdown.”
“I suddenly
felt quite out of place. There was a
shocking lack of estrogen in the facility.
Mean-looking men spread out as far as the eye could see. They could be the loveliest men on the
planet, but the general vibe coming off of the testosterone laden patrons was you mess with me and I will end you.”
“She was a
vacuum that sucked all the good in the world right out of the room, leaving it
void and bereft.”
“My rudder had
fallen off my ship, the dolphins had eaten my compass, and the seagulls had
pooped on my head. Nothing was going
according to plan and celibacy was looking more and more appealing.”
My
Review:
Michelle Grave’s writing is clever, uproariously humorous, easy to read, and occasionally heart squeezing. I barked, snorted, and smirked my way through two volumes of her work this week and am already looking forward to reading the next installment. Maggie is a walking Calamity Jane and highly prone to disaster. She is accident prone, inattentive, and clumsy, which is a lethal combination for this karma challenged young woman. Yet despite her misfortunes and challenges, she remains optimistic, spunky, and upbeat. I enjoyed the irreverent and self-effacing humor, which remains a constant, even when Maggie is upset or angry. I loved being her head and found her endlessly amusing and highly entertaining.
Empress DJ
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