I wasn't really sure what I wanted to review next and took to Instagram and Amazon to do some digging. What is it with all the fake fiance, billionaire, or secret baby books? Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with reading or writing them. I just feel like at this point, there aren't many more ways you can spin that plot and make it different or interesting. It would take a real twist to get me to read another one at this point. I also have been reading so many ebooks lately, that I broke down and reactivated my Kindle Unlimited account. During my year and a half working in a used bookstore, I stocked up on many printed books and series and didn't have the time or extra cash to spend on ebooks. Now that I am purchasing them more, and most are on Kindle Unlimited, I decided to bite the bullet.
Scrolling through Unlimited options I stumbled across an author I hadn't previously before. Reading a quick synopsis for the novel The Mother Road, I was hooked and downloading. I am honestly surprised I haven't come across Meghan Quinn since she has a similar writing style to two of my favorite romantic comedy writers (Emma Hart and R.S. Grey if you couldn't already tell). All the scrolling and searching in the past, all the recommendations based on what I have read, I just never stumbled across her novels. And after reading The Mother Road, holy balls am I glad I found her!
The Mother Road is about one last RV trip across Route 66, that was originally planned by a now deceased mother. Along the way, Bernie the father, Paul the son, and Marley the daughter pick up Paul's best friend Porter. Enter angst and old pain between Marley and Porter who grew up together and had a very unfortunate prom night. Flash forward 4 years later, and hilarity ensues on their trip across the Mother Road. Pranks, mistakes, and hook ups oh my!
Pretty much any ridiculous situation you could possibly dream up, happened in this book. Urine tits, orgy pools, and mulched flannels are just some of the shenanigans and happenings of this book. I was laughing so much while reading this book that my mom asked me what I thought was so damn funny (yes, I live at home. Not still, just again for the time being).
I don't want to spoil the happenings, because I feel like reading it for the first time and immersing yourself in the ridiculousness will make reading this book so much more better. Nothing like me telling you all the funny parts, and not experiencing the hilariousness that is Meghan Quinn. I binged this book in one day, and laughed and cried right along with the characters. Meghan did a fantastic job of creating wholesome and rounded characters, funny situations, and truly heartfelt moments among family members and the main couple of the book.
I will definitely be reading other novels by Meghan and have signed up for her newsletters. Since I abhor spam mail, that's a pretty big friggen deal and just shows how much I enjoyed reading this book. I also have a hankering for a really amazing hot dog after reading it, so if anyone wants to recommend a place to find one here in the PNW I am all ears.
In case you don't want to take me at my word about how hilarious Meghan is, here are a couple of my favorite passages from the book:
"There comes a time in a girls life when she has to reach deep down into her soul, clear the pathways of her inner goddess, and let out her nuclear Satan. You know what I'm talking about" (Quinn, pg. 5).
"If my vagina could cough, it would cough up a cobweb and a note that read: 'Just put a dick [in] and get on with it. A girl needs her salami every once in awhile'" (Quinn, pg. 29).
"I believe his exact words were Twizzlers were the equivalent to a needle dick. No one likes them, but they'll tolerate them because sometimes you just can't be picky. Why my brother decided to compare Twizzlers to settling for a needle dick is something I find massively disturbing, and frankly don't want to think about" (Quinn, pg. 205).
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