I enjoyed reading this book. After all the heavier topics in the other books this was a nice change of pace for me. Anyone who owns or likes cats should enjoy it. The cat Chablis taking on the role of grandmother to the kittens and their mama was sweet and funny, the way she kept the male cats in line.
When the cats managed to steal catnip from the storage room and then later were caught on the webcam high on the affects of it was another fun scene in the book.
I have to admit I did not figure out who did the murders until the end of the book. Either the author was very good or I am very bad it figuring out mysteries.
I wasn't sure if I liked John's daughter Karla, but in the end she redeemed herself.
The deputy coroner Lydia was a real piece of cake. The author described her so well that I had to laugh picturing her. Why Tom didn't just tell her to "go suck an egg" is beyond me.
The author was very good at describing life in a small town where everyone knows what is happening and what people are doing. The competition between the restaurants was typical.
The snack foods that Jillian and Candace ate when they couldn't or didn't have time for a regular meal were something I could relate to when I was a working person.
This is a good "advertisement" for animal rescue sanctuaries, and hopefully those who read this book will think more kindly of cats and all animals.
I hope the rest of you enjoy the book. A light read for summer.
I liked this book, it was a nice change of pace. Although I thought I knew a lot about cats, I learned some more. For example, “plastic bowls can give cats little ulcers and abscesses in their mouths”, I didn’t know that and my cats’ water is in a plastic bowl, so far, so good I guess. And I did not know a thing about the “raw food” diet craze. I checked it out on the internet even and it IS real.
I liked Jillian’s business, making cat quilts. Although I couldn’t see how she could really make a living out of that. If so, then that is what my future holds.
I laughed at “they loved fabric almost more than I did. Syrah had even been known to sit on a 3-inch square of fabric if that’s all that is available.” Mine do the same, I always say they are making sure the “wind in the house” doesn’t blow it away.
Had to agree with the “computer is – a giant time suck” So true, so true.
I couldn’t figure out how everyone knew where Jillian lived, like Evan and Brandt. Maybe I need to re-read that part.
I did not figure out who dunnit till the end. There were several with motives so all in all it was a good mystery.
I finished a few weeks ago but am finally finding a quiet moment to post! I enjoyed the book - not something I would have picked up on my own which is exactly why I love book club. I'll probably put the cat mysteries on my list for book sales and used book stores.
2 small things that I didn't like - 1)not a lot of descriptions of the main characters. I know what the cats look like (confess I had to google each type) but I'm fuzzy on Tom, Jillian and Candace. 2)lots of "he said" "she replied" "he answered" during the dialogue. I think both might get better in the later books.
I thought Lydia was a blast. Sometimes you need a character to hate, right? Someone has to bring the crazy!
I've been having a lot of middle of the night conference calls lately so the trouble Jillian had with her sleep schedule resonated with me. It's so hard to get back on track.
This was a nice light read, but I found it a little bit frustrating. While I enjoyed the cat bits and that it focused more on a "normal" person rather than someone extraordinary, I just didn't care for the writing style or plot. It felt a little too unsophisticated. That's not the best way to describe it- simplistic, maybe? For example, I thought the cat characters were better developed than the human characters. Additionally, the relationships felt unnatural to me and I was honestly rooting against Tom getting together with Jillian because he seemed controlling and manipulative to me. Probably I'm being too harsh because I was looking forward to it so much as a lighter, more enjoyable read and then was disappointed.
What I did like, as B pointed out, is that it is good "advertisement" for animal rescues and sanctuaries. I also liked Lydia's crazy.
So, not a bad book. I don't feel like it was wasted time (which some of mine start to feel like!), but not as good as I was hoping for either.
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I enjoyed reading this book. After all the heavier topics in the other books this was a nice change of pace for me. Anyone who owns or likes cats should enjoy it. The cat Chablis taking on the role of grandmother to the kittens and their mama was sweet and funny, the way she kept the male cats in line.
When the cats managed to steal catnip from the storage room and then later were caught on the webcam high on the affects of it was another fun scene in the book.
I have to admit I did not figure out who did the murders until the end of the book. Either the author was very good or I am very bad it figuring out mysteries.
I wasn't sure if I liked John's daughter Karla, but in the end she redeemed herself.
The deputy coroner Lydia was a real piece of cake. The author described her so well that I had to laugh picturing her. Why Tom didn't just tell her to "go suck an egg" is beyond me.
The author was very good at describing life in a small town where everyone knows what is happening and what people are doing. The competition between the restaurants was typical.
The snack foods that Jillian and Candace ate when they couldn't or didn't have time for a regular meal were something I could relate to when I was a working person.
This is a good "advertisement" for animal rescue sanctuaries, and hopefully those who read this book will think more kindly of cats and all animals.
I hope the rest of you enjoy the book. A light read for summer.
I have this book requested through ILL, but won't have it for at least another week. Looking forward to a lighter book!
I liked this book, it was a nice change of pace. Although I thought I knew a lot about cats, I learned some more. For example, “plastic bowls can give cats little ulcers and abscesses in their mouths”, I didn’t know that and my cats’ water is in a plastic bowl, so far, so good I guess. And I did not know a thing about the “raw food” diet craze. I checked it out on the internet even and it IS real.
I liked Jillian’s business, making cat quilts. Although I couldn’t see how she could really make a living out of that. If so, then that is what my future holds.
I laughed at “they loved fabric almost more than I did. Syrah had even been known to sit on a 3-inch square of fabric if that’s all that is available.” Mine do the same, I always say they are making sure the “wind in the house” doesn’t blow it away.
Had to agree with the “computer is – a giant time suck” So true, so true.
I couldn’t figure out how everyone knew where Jillian lived, like Evan and Brandt. Maybe I need to re-read that part.
I did not figure out who dunnit till the end. There were several with motives so all in all it was a good mystery.
I finished a few weeks ago but am finally finding a quiet moment to post! I enjoyed the book - not something I would have picked up on my own which is exactly why I love book club. I'll probably put the cat mysteries on my list for book sales and used book stores.
2 small things that I didn't like - 1)not a lot of descriptions of the main characters. I know what the cats look like (confess I had to google each type) but I'm fuzzy on Tom, Jillian and Candace.
2)lots of "he said" "she replied" "he answered" during the dialogue. I think both might get better in the later books.
I thought Lydia was a blast. Sometimes you need a character to hate, right? Someone has to bring the crazy!
I've been having a lot of middle of the night conference calls lately so the trouble Jillian had with her sleep schedule resonated with me. It's so hard to get back on track.
Good, solid pick, B.
I have the book finally!!!
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This was a nice light read, but I found it a little bit frustrating. While I enjoyed the cat bits and that it focused more on a "normal" person rather than someone extraordinary, I just didn't care for the writing style or plot. It felt a little too unsophisticated. That's not the best way to describe it- simplistic, maybe? For example, I thought the cat characters were better developed than the human characters. Additionally, the relationships felt unnatural to me and I was honestly rooting against Tom getting together with Jillian because he seemed controlling and manipulative to me. Probably I'm being too harsh because I was looking forward to it so much as a lighter, more enjoyable read and then was disappointed.
What I did like, as B pointed out, is that it is good "advertisement" for animal rescues and sanctuaries. I also liked Lydia's crazy.
So, not a bad book. I don't feel like it was wasted time (which some of mine start to feel like!), but not as good as I was hoping for either.
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