In Lawyer for the Cat by Lee Robinson, the story centers around Sally Baynard, an attorney who is appointed enforcer of a trust which makes it her duty to choose the best caretaker for the dead lady’s cat, Beatrice. According to the trust Lila set up, she named three people who she would like to see take care of her beautiful black cat, Beatrice. The stipulations were that the caretaker would have to live in her house with the cat until it died, and allow the cat to maintain its routines. When the cat dies, then the grown son will inherit the plantation but not before. The story also includes Sally’s other responsibilities, including her job, her mother who has Alzheimer’s and lives with her, and her relationship with Tony the vet who she met when she previously worked on a divorce case involving a dog.
This is a quirky quick read that I enjoyed. Beatrice had only a small part in the book which was a bit disappointing to me. I was happy with who the lawyer picked to be the caretaker for the cat though and enjoyed Sally’s mother and their relationship. This is a book I happened to see while browsing at the library and the title and cover called out to me! I found it to be a light, entertaining read and would recommend it for anyone interested in animal's rights or family court law.
(Karen's review, 4 stars)
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Gerard's: "What kind of apartment complex are you living in? Do I need to prepare to be groped by drunk people every time I come home?"
From page 21 of Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover.
Normally that wouldn't be a bad thing, but when they saw BEAUTIFUL appear on my little baby arm moments after he said it in the delivery room, everybody was pretty freaked out. After all, babies are just supposed to be beautiful, not have the word plastered on their arms like a weird baby tattoo.
From page 19 of Sticks & Stones by Abby Cooper.
August swallowed hard, knowing what came next. "Sunai, Sunai, eyes like coal, Sing you a song and steal your soul." The little girl's smile grew even wider. "Monsters, monsters, big and small, They're gonna come and eat you all!"
Mrs. Mackay is writing as if she's Beatrice, the cat. Maybe she was crazy after all.
From page 42 of Lawyer for the Cat by Lee Robinson.
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat. Anyone can play along, so I thought I would play for fun! Just pick two sentences from the book you are reading.
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In This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab, V-City is split in half. One side is the human side and the other is the monster side. There is a truce for the time being. Now meet Kate Harker and August Flynn, a monster who wants to be human. They cannot be any more different but form a relationship. The truce is falling apart. Can Kate and August remain friends and can they survive?
This book started slow for me, but once the story sorted itself out, I thought it was great! I really enjoyed the two main characters and the writing was good too. Sign me up for book two!
(Gerard's review, 5 stars)
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November 9 by Colleen Hoover I really a captivating romance novel. From the beginning, I figured Fallon and Ben would get together but what a journey they have! They meet when they are 18 on November 9 at a restaurant when Ben pretends to be her boyfriend, slides in next to her and joins in the conversation she is having with her father about her going to New York. Her father is trying to discourage her from going back to acting and Ben defends her and encourages her to go for it in spite of the scars she has from being in a fire. Ben and Fallon agree to meet again on November 9, same time, same place for the next 5 years and see where things go. However, they also do not exchange phone numbers and block each other on all the social media sites so they cannot have any contact except on November 9.
The witty dialogue and the alternate points of view allowing the reader to know what each of the main characters is thinking makes November 9 a very fun read! I enjoyed the book very much and liked both Fallon and Ben, but I liked Ben better (Fallon seemed kind of slutty and mean to me). I thought Fallon had a tendency to over react and was a bit mean at times by not giving Ben a chance to explain himself. As I read, something seemed off with Ben which provided some mystery and the surprise twist in the book! I was so glad that this book moved along to all their November 9 meetings rather than showed us what they were both up to all year long. I also liked their book discussions and how the author developed and organized this novel in such a cool way. For me, the swearing throughout was a big turn off to me and I also did not care for the premarital sex scenes and how quickly Fallon allowed Ben to paw her up. Because of that, I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5.
(Karen's review, 4 stars)
November 9 starts off with Fallon Having an argument with her father in a restaurant. Ben over hears and takes it upon himself to enter and sit with Fallon and aid her in the discussion. If I say anything else, it would spoil it for you. What I can say is that this book is FANTASTIC! In my opinion, it is Colleen Hoover's best book! The characters of Ben and Fallon are so good! The writing is easy to follow and flows along nicely leading to the twists and turns near the end. WOW! I felt a lot of emotion in this book for both Ben and Fallon. This is absolutely a "Must Read" I highly recommend! There is so much to discuss about this one too!
(Gerard's review 8/3/16, 5++ stars)
Here is my favorite Booktuber's review of this that really got me interested in it:
So, if you read this book, who did you like better and why--Fallon or Ben?
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The Lost and Found by Katrina Leno is a story about Frannie and Louis. They met at a very young age in an online support group for trauma survivors. They have never met face-to-face; but due to a set of circumstances, they do just that. This was a nice story that flowed very well. I enjoyed both of the main characters and the good ending! I was bothered though, that I had to hold the book upside down to read it and it went from the back to the front—very strange! The library put the book jacket on upside down!
(Gerard's review, 4 stars)
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