Smart Mouth Waitress (Romantic Comedy) (Life in Saltwater City) [Kindle Edition]

Dalya Moon (Author)

Book Description

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?

Full of young people behaving awkwardly, Smart Mouth Waitress, A Romantic Comedy, is a light-hearted, giggle-inducing read. 

*New Adult Romance *

For: NA (New Adult) or YA for older teens to adults (some mature content)

Please note: the main character is 18 years old
Length: 90,000 words or 287 pages
Kindle DRM-free for your convenience; may be converted for other digital devices.

Each Life in Saltwater City book is a stand-alone novel.

If you enjoy a quirky, fast-paced book with heart and humor, you'll love Smart Mouth Waitress.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

From the author of Practice Cake.

About the Author

Dalya Moon has several books available on Amazon. Please click the author's name near the top of this page to view Amazon's author page, for Dalya Moon's bio as well as all her books.

Product Details

• File Size: 614 KB
• Print Length: 270 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007XCDST8
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #84,136 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it! May 1, 2012

By Regina

Format:Kindle Edition

Perry is an 18 year old with issues. Between her rock star mom and her ADD dad there is enough drama but throw in her bestfriends new gf hating her and her little brother being - well a little brother it's enough to make any sane person snap. During all this she makes it her mission to get her first boyfriend and finally get some of that "love" stuff for herself. I love how Perry is brutally honest and makes no apology for who she is, I do believe she's a little bit my hero.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Romantic Comedy! May 15, 2012

By Dymontgo

Format:Kindle Edition

Kudos, Dayla Moon! This was one of the best romantic comedies I've ever read. Peridot has so much attitude and spunk! This novel is about the 18 year old Peridot, a waitress at The Whistle, who is trying to find a boyfriend and lose her virginity. Through it all, she tries to become more "normal" and "authentic", cutting off her dreadlocks and wearing less punk rock clothes. Peridot snags the attentions of Marc and Cooper though she can't decide who she likes more. On the flip side, after each date, Marc and Cooper both give her mixed signals because they themselves can't figure their emotions either. Then in comes best friend issues, a brother who eats a bag of pot, a father with ADD, and a rockstar mother, what's a girl got to do to snag some man meat??

This following quote is one of the out-of-the-box descriptions Dayla uses in her story that I think works to provide such a good character description of Peridot. I had a burst of the giggles when I first read this in context. After Peridot had her dreadlocks cut off and washed her hair in the shower:

"I didn't want it to go down the drain and mess up the ancient pipes in our house, so I plastered a clump of my hair against the tile wall in the shower, to be retrieved later. The clump looked like a furry little monster, so I made him a smaller clump as a friend."

What I Liked: The humor and snarkiness of Peridot's interactions plus all the little side dramas aka. Courtney/Britain, Donny/Toph, Ginger, Uncle Jeff, etc. I also like that Peridot's family is so dysfunctionally funny, with Garnet talking about squeezing man boobs to her Dad punching people in the face.

What I Didn't Like: There were a couple spelling problems in my version that I downloaded from Dayla's e-mail attachment.

5/5 for a romantic comedy!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Smart Mouth Waitress May 8, 2012

By Rebecca

Format:Kindle Edition

When Perry's mother goes off leaving her in charge of her father and brother she decides to find a boyfriend. Her first step is getting rid of her dreadlocks. This was a very fun and funny read. I loved the interaction between Perry and and her father and brother. I think I liked it more than Practice Cake which was set in the same time and place but both are stand alone books. There were A LOT of current pop culture references which will date in in the future but still worth reading.

More About the Author

Dalya Moon is a nerd. A geek. A girl who wears glasses and receives few passes.

Her two dream jobs are:
- Directing movies
- Writing stories

As she has no training at directing movies, plus she hears the movie business is HARD, with a lot of standing around in uncomfortable weather, she has stuck with story-writing, and most days she's very happy with that decision.

Come say hi on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dalyamoon
Official website: www.dalyamoon.com

P.S. Dalya also writes New Adult Contemporary Romance and *other stuff* under the name Mimi Strong.