"A Dog's Journey" by W. Bruce Cameron (Updated)

A Dog’s Journey by W. Bruce Cameron is about the dedication of a dog to its owner. This story follows Clarity June (CJ) from toddler through her 70s when she dies in Hospice and how her dog(s) watched over her. CJ is neglected by her mother after her father died in a plane crash, struggled with anorexia, bad boyfriends, pursued an acting career, was a dog walker, attempted suicide, but found love with her best friend. It’s a cute story actually and although the dog dies several times in the book, he comes back as a different dog but keeps all his old memories and is re-united with CJ over and over again. He’s an “angel dog.” There's even a cat in it named Sneakers!

This is an emotional read. I was angry at the mother right from the beginning of the book but other parts were funny and touching. I loved that the dog was the narrator of the book and enjoyed his perspective on things. I’m glad I read this one and plan to read his first book, A Dog’s Purpose too!  I recommend this to any dog lover.
(Karen's review)

Gerard's review:
A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce Cameron is a must read for animal lovers.  It is told very well by a dog.  It is funny, sad, and very touching.  What it isn't is boring, and that's a good thing!  I loved this book from page 1 and it only grew as I read it!  The ending left me with tears and a smile!  I loved both books I read by this author, the other being A Dog's Purpose.

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Tuesday Teasers: CAT DADDY and SISTER

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just do the following

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on  that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away!   You don’t  want  to  ruin the  book for others!)
• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can  add the book to their TBR  Lists  if they  like your teaser.   

Karen's:

Those cats, wherever they may have wound up (those kittens are now seniors!), gave me a gift.
Thank God, because, given what was about to happen, I was going to need it.

Taken from page 65 of Cat Daddy by Jackson Galaxy.(click the link to see my review)

Gerard's:

"I really don't think she's gone missing voluntarily."
But Mum didn't want to listen to me. "She'll have another baby one day in far happier circumstances."

Taken from page 46 of Sister by Rosamund Lupton. (click the link to see my review)

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"Sister" by Rosamund Lupton

Bee and Tess are sisters.  When their Mum calls Bee to tell her that her sister is missing, Bee comes to help find her.  What they find is Tess dead, hours after delivering a stillborn baby.  When the reason given is suicide, Bee does not believe it and on her own searches for the killer.

Wow!  I really enjoyed this book a lot!  Bee tells the whole story and does a super job.  The ending is really good too!  Give it a shot, you will be glad you did.
(Gerard's review)

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"Cat Daddy" by Jackson Galaxy

His cat Benny looks like Spunky Doodle so Spunky liked it.

Cat Daddy--What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me about Life, Love, and Coming Clean by Jackson Galaxy was both eye-opening and disappointing to me. It is about Jackson Galaxy more than it is about cats, although it does have some suggestions for relating to cats and has a touching story about the cat he rescued, Benny. Jackson is a cat consultant who seeks to help people solve problems they have with their cats instead of having them euthanized. I was surprised to learn about all of Jackson's addictions. I thought it would be more like his TV show, “My Cat From Hell,” telling about the different cat owners he consulted with about their cats but it's not that at all.  The bad language in this book really was a turn off for me.
(Karen's review)

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"Canada" by Richard Ford

Canada by Richard Ford didn't impress me.  I loved Part 1, told by a 15-yr.-old son of parents who robbed a bank to pay off a debt the father had from running a scam.  The mother drove the getaway car.  The son goes to Canada with the help of one of his mom's friends and the parents go to prison.  Part 2--the main part totally confused me.  I liked Part 3 which tells about years later when the son meets up with his sister, who is dying and gives him their mother's journal.
(Gerard's review)

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