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The Cosy Cat Society: A Gorgeously Uplifting Read about Friendship that Will Make You Laugh and Cry by Charlie Lyndhurst
2 reviews
maria_silv_reads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Very emotional story, and really shows how cats and animals play a huge role in people's lives. My heart broke over the circumstances that the charity dealt with considering how much they support animals and how important they are in saving animals lives. Although some of the characters didnt make the best choices all the way through, I was still rooting for them all the way. Great story 😊
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal death
yvo_about_books's review against another edition
Finished reading: May 9th 2023
DNF at 28% (98 pages)
*** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Hera in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ***
I'm what you call a real cat lover, and I have a weak spot for stories that include these feline friends in any way. I can also never resist a story with an older main character and the whole 'unlikely friendship' angle, so I fully expected to have a great time with The Cosy Cat Society. I was in the mood for a proper feel-good story, and this book seems to be promising exactly that... But unfortunately, I don't think it delivered as promised.
I honestly don't have much to say about this book, so I'm going to keep this review short, but I'll try to explain why I made the difficult decision to DNF The Cosy Cat Society. Like I said, I loved the sound of the premise and I thought this was going to be a perfect fit for me. Unfortunately, I can't see what is exactly so 'uplifting' about this book, because the part I did read was pretty damn depressing. I can deal with heavier topics when I'm in the mood for it, but I was promised a feel-good story and whatever this is, uplifting isn't it.
I also struggled considerably with the characters. They were bland, unmemorable and lacked fleshing out for me. Certain parts of their personalities and issues were repeated over and over again, and it started to sound like a stuck record. To make things worse, there were constant POV switches, which ment the story didn't even give you the time to try and warm up to any of the characters... There was also something about the writing style that just didn't work for me, although I can't put my finger exactly on the why.
Last but not least, I was very surprised to find a lack of focus on the cats and the cat sanctuary itself. Part of the reason I wanted to read The Cosy Cat Society was because of the cats, and there was hardly any focus on them at all... Instead it was a repeat of the issues the different characters have that mostly don't even relate to the sanctuary. I know this might have improved later on in the story, but the first third was seriously lacking on the feline front.
All in all, I have to be honest and say that I simply couldn't find the motivation to keep suffering through this book. I didn't want to spend one more minute with what is basically a miserable bunch of characters, the POV switches were highly frustrating and I didn't even get a dose of cats to ease the suffering... In the end I couldn't see any other option but to throw in the towel and DNF instead. The Cosy Cat Society should definitely not be marketed as an uplifting read, that's for sure!
DNF at 28% (98 pages)
*** A copy of this book was kindly provided to me by Netgalley and Hera in exchange for an honest review. Thank you! ***
I'm what you call a real cat lover, and I have a weak spot for stories that include these feline friends in any way. I can also never resist a story with an older main character and the whole 'unlikely friendship' angle, so I fully expected to have a great time with The Cosy Cat Society. I was in the mood for a proper feel-good story, and this book seems to be promising exactly that... But unfortunately, I don't think it delivered as promised.
I honestly don't have much to say about this book, so I'm going to keep this review short, but I'll try to explain why I made the difficult decision to DNF The Cosy Cat Society. Like I said, I loved the sound of the premise and I thought this was going to be a perfect fit for me. Unfortunately, I can't see what is exactly so 'uplifting' about this book, because the part I did read was pretty damn depressing. I can deal with heavier topics when I'm in the mood for it, but I was promised a feel-good story and whatever this is, uplifting isn't it.
I also struggled considerably with the characters. They were bland, unmemorable and lacked fleshing out for me. Certain parts of their personalities and issues were repeated over and over again, and it started to sound like a stuck record. To make things worse, there were constant POV switches, which ment the story didn't even give you the time to try and warm up to any of the characters... There was also something about the writing style that just didn't work for me, although I can't put my finger exactly on the why.
Last but not least, I was very surprised to find a lack of focus on the cats and the cat sanctuary itself. Part of the reason I wanted to read The Cosy Cat Society was because of the cats, and there was hardly any focus on them at all... Instead it was a repeat of the issues the different characters have that mostly don't even relate to the sanctuary. I know this might have improved later on in the story, but the first third was seriously lacking on the feline front.
All in all, I have to be honest and say that I simply couldn't find the motivation to keep suffering through this book. I didn't want to spend one more minute with what is basically a miserable bunch of characters, the POV switches were highly frustrating and I didn't even get a dose of cats to ease the suffering... In the end I couldn't see any other option but to throw in the towel and DNF instead. The Cosy Cat Society should definitely not be marketed as an uplifting read, that's for sure!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Cancer