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adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Having the dog Chet as narrator is really clever but it got a bit annoying. Also, it was frustrating to have a limited point of view. It was funny, though, in addition to being clever, and that helped endear me to the two main characters, Chet and his human Bernie.
I’m hypersensitive to animal abuse and there were some pretty unpleasant situations, but they never got too bad. Chet was jerked around on a choke collar but he was able to breathe and it didn’t last too long. People slashed at him with sharp weapons but he emerged with minimal damage. The nicked ear likely gave him a rakish look. The scenes in the dog pound were also upsetting though anything bad happened off-screen, as it were.
I especially liked reading about the desert. It was a big part of the story, almost a character in itself.
Enjoyable, a quick read, but I didn’t love it enough to dive into the next dozen books. Now, maybe if it had featured cats….
I’m hypersensitive to animal abuse and there were some pretty unpleasant situations, but they never got too bad. Chet was jerked around on a choke collar but he was able to breathe and it didn’t last too long. People slashed at him with sharp weapons but he emerged with minimal damage. The nicked ear likely gave him a rakish look. The scenes in the dog pound were also upsetting though anything bad happened off-screen, as it were.
I especially liked reading about the desert. It was a big part of the story, almost a character in itself.
Enjoyable, a quick read, but I didn’t love it enough to dive into the next dozen books. Now, maybe if it had featured cats….
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty