Review: My Mormon Crush, My Dog Eats Poo

Book: My Mormon Crush, My Dog Eats Poo by Lucy Leiw and Lisa Lim (This is actually a Novella)

Published

179 pages (EBook edition)

Genre: YA/Novellas
I was gifted this book by the authors in exchange for an honest review.

Synopsis via Goodreads: Sixteen-year old Lili is on the cusp of womanhood when several things go awry:
She unexpectedly crushes on a Mormon Missionary.
Her brothers think they are ninjas.
She thinks she’s a ninja.
Her mom is doing Yogalates (a combination of Yoga and Pilates)
Her dad thinks he is MacGyver.
Her dog eats poo.
As if all the above was not enough, Lili finds herself tragically entwined in a Love Triangle, just like every protagonist in the Young Adult novels she reads.
In addition to all that, and calling Crazyville, Utah her home, things can’t get much nuttier for Lili. Or can they?
NOTE: My Mormon Crush, My Dog Eats Poo is a Young Adult/ Teen Lit novella of 33,000 words (approximately 148 pages in paperback). This Young Adult title may also appeal to adults with a warped sense of humor.
WARNING: Irreverent humor, offensive humor and as the title would suggest . . . there’s loads of toilet humor. Mild profanities and mild sexual innuendos. Recommended for ages sixteen and up.

I cannot remember when a book made me laugh this hard. It’s so not politically correct and at times blatantly inappropriate, but it is amazing. I’m fairly certain that enjoying this novella as much as I did may send me to hell, but I’d also bet that it was worth it.

If you are easily offended, this novella is probably one you’ll want to skip, but I think you’d be missing out. I love the character of Lili. She talks the way teens talk and she loves her brothers even when they are a bit too much to take. She hates love triangles, yet finds herself in one. It’s impossible not to like this girl. I even overlooked the fact that she was a…Twihard. (Cannot believe I just typed that…)

Her parents are just as likable and as laughable. Her mom loves NKOTB (new kids on the block for those not in the know) and has strong feelings about Twilight that are the opposite of Lili. That in itself made me like her even more because I share those opinions. Go Lili’s Mom! Lili’s parents often make awkward sexual innuendos to one another that the kids don’t understand. We all know our parents do that.

There is a Mormon Crush and a dog that eats poo. (Care to hazard a guess at the dog’s name?) If you are a dog lover this book will touch you and probably have you searching youtube for talking huskies or malamutes. I did and it was more than worth it.

There are a lot of current pop culture references in this novella and I normally hate that; it usually seems forced. However, in this title it works quite well. I didn’t find it distracting like I normally do. I found myself nodded and even smiling at some of it. I must confess, I too, am upset that the gays get BOTH Darren Hayes and Rufus Wainwright. (Other notable mentions on said list: Adam Lambert and Ricky Martin.)

Lili though at times a little flaky and all things that go with being sixteen, is a girl that I want to root for. I want more girls to aspire to be like Lili, she is that awesome. I was laughing out loud by page 7 and by the end of the book I was emailing the author begging her to continue writing. I didn’t mean a sequel per say (but, if you feel so inclined, I won’t object, Lisa and Lucy) but just to write anything. Anything Lisa writes I want to read; I want to be first in line. 

Lisa emailed me "the cutest talking Husky video". I just had to share it with you all. Enjoy and I dare you not to become addicted to talking huskies.