Review: 4.5 Stars Review!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 23, 2013
The Dysfunctional Test by Kelly Moran is a really good novel. The story is a wonderful combination of love, angst, and honesty.In just one day, Camryn Covic's life of contentment comes to a screeching halt. Her job is eliminated, her robotic boyfriend dumps her, and her apartment lease is not renewed. To make matters even worse, she has to tell her crazy family that she has no date for her sister's wedding in Colorado at the end of the week, which in their eyes is a major faux pas. Whoa, that's a lot for one person to handle!Luckily Camryn is an unbelievably strong woman. She is able to put up with her family's harassment, her ex-boyfriend's unkind words and her Nana's voice of tyranny. How she keeps it together is beyond me, because if this were my family, I would have disowned them the minute I was physically and financially able. Due to Ms. Moran's intelligent character and story development, I felt Camryn's every hurt as if it was my own, and got angry, teared up and sobbed on her behalf.Emily, Camryn's three year old niece is an absolute riot. She has a fabulous memory and remembers every adult word ever spoken and repeats them to others in no particular order whenever the mood strikes her. I just couldn't stop laughing! Emily always makes sure she is in the "know" and hangs on to all inappropriate verbiage in order to innocently embarrass members of her family. "Can I have some cockporn please" is a prime example.Thank goodness Troy Lanske was fostered by the Covic's for a good portion of his childhood. He is treated like a member of the family and Camryn's brother Fisher is his best friend. So when Camryn asks him to be her fake boyfriend for the wedding, he reluctantly agrees. Camryn believes that convincing her family that she and Troy are a couple is easier than dealing with their constant pestering about being dateless.The progression of Camryn and Troy's relationship is inspiring as well as sexy. They are two people that are truly destined to be together.I really liked this emotional, well-written novel. The story is a little lengthy, but the characters are amazingly real, likeable and well conceived. Ms. Moran's words grab you from the very first line and never let go. I highly recommend this book!