A Dog's Journey: A Book Review

A Dog's Journey: A Book Review

This novel was much sadder than it's predecessor "A Dog's Purpose" It is about a girl named Clarity who was a very troubled teenager. She had a narcissist mother and eating disorder. She went with her best friend Trent to pick him out a puppy but one who was named Molly took a liking to her and she ended up leaving with. Like in A Dog's Purpose the dog gets reincarnated a few times and ends up Max and then Toby at some point.

Through this dog's lives it is trying to comfort and guide it's girl CJ (Clarity) into a better path learning valuable lessons along the way.  The love Molly/Max/Toby has for CJ is above anything else and endures many tests.

W. Bruce Cameron really did it a third time with this book. This is the third of his novels I have read and enjoyed it very much even though it almost drew me to tears a few times. It is written in a dog's perspective and contains heartwarming situations and sad events. The ending was sweet though and I really love this author's writing style. It took me longer to read because I'm still going in and out of my reading block.

These novels sure give you another view on a dog's mindset and gives you a higher appreciation for dogs. Don't like dog's? read these and it will leave you wanting one. I can damn near guarantee that. I think next book I read after finally finishing the Hobbit will be "A Dog's Way Home" by W. Bruce Cameron. I really can't get enough of his books.

The Dogs of Christmas: A Book Review

The Dogs of Christmas: A Book Review

**spoilers**

I've been fan of W. Bruce Cameron ever since I read his novel A Dog's Purpose. His dog books are all so cute and being a fan I looked into more of his novels. Naturally as a Christmas present to myself, I gifted myself three more of his books. This one being one of them since I deemed it appropriate for the holiday season. I was hooked to the point I read it in two days. Less if you don't count sleep time. This one had me in 'aww'.

W. Bruce pays great attention to detail. The flow of the story went nicely as well. I noticed a small familarity to a Debbie Macomber novel but a little more realistic with the mushy romantic situations. Like the last book of his I read, He ended his chapters in cliffhangers which kept it a real page turner.

**SPOILERS**

This book is about an emotionally damaged Evergreen, Colorodo man named Josh Michaels who gets landed with a heavily pregnant dog named Lucy. His neighbor abandoned her and vanished. Josh ends in a panic for he has never had a dog before let alone a pregnant one and is terrified of doing it wrong. 

Lucy goes into labor within days and is rushed to the vet where it is discovered all the puppies were still born. Josh learns that it was due to being malnurished. He takes the now depressed Lucy home just to find a box in The tailgate of his pickup. Turns out the box contains a nearly frozen-to-death litter of puppies. Lucy and Josh work as a team to revive the puppies. The mommy dog adopts them in the end of the termoil.

Josh is terrified and calls the nearest shelter to take the dogs away and becomes aquainted with a woman named Kerri who advises him on caring for the puppies until they are old enough to be adopted out with the Dogs of Christmas program. As they work together with the puppies, a budding romance forms and he begins to become attached to the dogs and has a rough time letting 'his' dogs go.

As the book goes on he finally finds the strength to let go of all the causes of his inner damages and the puppies. He discovers Lucy was stolen from her owner and realizes he has to let her go as well. All's well that ends well though. By Christmas he has a girlfriend and the company of two of the puppies.

This book was adorable and heart-warming. There is joy and sadness and a happy ending that makes you want to cry happy tears. W. Bruce did it again! I absolutely loved this one. Not as much as A Dog's Purpose but it's definitely a close second. Very much looking forward to reading his other doggy books as well as some day reading Emory's Gift which is for another time. Well played W. Bruce Cameron, well played.

Echoes of Evil: A Krewe of Hunters Book Review

Echoes of Evil: A Krewe of Hunters Book Review

**SPOILERS**

This book is the 26th installment of The Krewe of Hunters series by Heather Graham. This one took me forever to read it seems. Partly because of my reading blocks where I just can't seem to pick up a book. It was also somewhat slow moving. Heather did manage to change the flow somewhat in this novel but overall it was the same idea. man sees ghosts, man meets damsel in distress, man and girl fall in love within' two days, there's some crime/mystery and ghosts mixed in throughout the book. After a while it gets tedious because you already figured out the pattern of the books.

**SPOILER ALERT**

This one was about a McFadden brother named Brodie. He is in Key West on vacation when he accidentally discovers a body strung to a shipwreck. He, with the help of a young woman named Kody McCoy work together to solve the crime with the help of two ghosts. Cliff who was another victim in this story and Captain Hunter who is Kody's residential 'friend'. Naturally there is attraction between Kody and Brodie and within days they hook-up and fall in love. Pretty unrealistic if you ask me. I will admit Heather did get me in the end with an unexpected pair of murderers. I will also admit that towards chapters 14 - the conclusion had me wanting more. it was very intense and mysterious.

Heather Graham is a relatively a good author. I wouldn't say she's as talented as perhaps Stephen King or Anne Rice but she seems to be my author soulmate. I have read eight novels from this series already and mean to continue to catch up on it. 

Dead Spot

Dead Spot

Unfortunately I have been taking forever to finish a book. I'm sorry I haven't kept up on my blog, but as it being a book review blog I haven't finished a book to review. I'm calling it my 'Dead Spot' I occasionally go through phases where it's hard for me to pick up a book but I've been reading a couple little by little. The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien and Echoes of Evil by Heather Graham. I try to force myself to pick them up and read at least a chapter every once in a while but lately I've been forgetting to do that these days.

I hate when I go through these phases. I love to read normally and it sucks having a ton of books I look at in my room and no will to pick one up. Lord knows I've got a ton of books on my to-be-read list. Have you ever gone through reading dead spots? How did you get out of the funk? Like I said I am trying to force myself to read hoping the desire to read will come back but i'm having no luck thus far.

This is annoying because i'm starting to feel like my six year old. He refuses to pick up a book. Doesn't want to read anything or learn to read. Granted, I already know how to read I just don't want to read. My love for reading came later in life. Around my mid-twenties. I discovered I had a love for Crime, Mystery, and Fantasy. Occasional romance like Nicholas Sparks novels as well. I've also become a fan of Heather Graham who is the author of The Krewe of Hunters series I enjoyed and W. Bruce Cameron who wrote A Dog's Purpose which was an amazing read. I'm hoping to get the sequel (A Dog's Journey) for Christmas or perhaps buy it for myself beforehand if I can conjure up the dough, it's only $5 on Discover Books. Maybe that book will trigger my love for reading back. you think?

Anyway I'll try to broaden my blog horizon with other book related information. Maybe I can gain excitement over novel releases or I don't really know. I'll think of something I guess. Let me know if there's anything you want me to blog about and i'll try my best!