Saturday, April 12, 2014

A Dog's Life - April 12, 2014


My “to be read” pile is a bit out of control at the moment.  What I really need is an entire weekend where I can park it somewhere and read for hours.  Unfortunately…I have a real life so that is never going to happen.  It is always good to dream though.

Currently Reading:
  • Night in Shanghai by Nicole Mones (received through Goodreads)
  • The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers who Reinvented American Literature by Ben Tarnoff
  • The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North (received through NetGalley)

On Deck:
  • We Were Liars by e. lockhart (received through the publisher)
  • Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
  • Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
  • From Souk to Souk: Travels through the Middle East by Robin Ratchford (received through NetGalley)
  • Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
  • The Duke's Shotgun Wedding by Stacy Reid (received through NetGalley)

Recent Reviews:

Dog Gone, Back Soon by Nick Trout (received through NetGalley)
4 stars

In this charming book, Cyrus, a veterinarian, returns home to Vermont to take over his father’s business.  Cyrus has served the past years as an animal pathologist, mostly working with animals after they are dead to make a diagnosis.  His new job forces him to work with live animals, their owners and a villainous manager from the vet competition (replete with a mustache and cackling laugh).  This is the second in the series about Cyrus Mills and while it would have been useful to read the first book it is not absolutely necessary.  Cyrus proves to be somewhat of a genius at diagnosing animal diseases and his process of eliminating possibilities provides compelling storylines.  His interactions with his clients and neighbors are amusing and fun to watch as Cyrus comes out of his introverted shell.   This is an easy and enjoyable read that is well written and humorous.  I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 

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