Review: Michael Was A Trip Literally and Figuratively
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2013
Shelly is a shy psychologist.  She leads with reason mostly and not the heart. She has been betrayed romantically in her past, which tends to play a role in how her relation with Michael develops when they meet.Michael is a lawyer who works undocover. He deals mostly with outing and capturing con artists. He lives for excitement and is extremely charming. He is also hilarious in that horrible corny type of way that still manages to engage an audience,  whether that be Shelly or us readers.I loved that Michael seemed to expose the witty and sexy side of Shelley. And I loved how she exposed his need to dominate and capture her heart. Even if that meant stalking her when she went shopping for groceries or buying her a cake at the salon under the guise that it was her birthday when it wasn't.Their relationship was a self-denial banter that was a bit frustrating but hilarious and heartwarming all the same.The romance was lighthearted but also took on very serious moments which added depth to the story, their sole characters. You were able to see them grow as characters, even if at times they acted foolishly in terms of their desires. I felt the their epiphanies could have happened a lot sooner. There were times that ths storylagged a little, but all in it was good humorous solid romance if a little unlikely at times. The supporting characters seemed highly undeveloped except for Robin and I suppose that has to do with this being the last book in the series.I enjoyed this read. Humor was A+. It recieved a three star rating simply because I felt some scenes were unecessary. I think if this story had been slightly shorter, it would have made it a lot stronger.