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A review by jbrooxd
Joint Custody by Jackie Logsted, Lauren Baratz-Logsted
3.0
[I received a free electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.]
3 stars = Good/solid/fine
Gatz the dog tells the story of his owners, The Man and The Woman, who find love because of Gatz, but then struggle and eventually break up. Gatz is determined to get them back together.
Gatz has a great voice. And the authors do an exceptional job of plugging any plot holes that could develop from having a dog tell your love story. Gatz explains how he happens to know things he wouldn't normally be privy to, and almost all of it is reasonable. I was really impressed with this from a writing and plotting angle.
Unfortunately, I felt no connection to The Man or The Woman in the story. I have to wonder if having the dog tell their story, while clever, left too much distance between the narrator and the couple for this to feel like a romance. It was a satisfying read since the writing is so good. But the story was only fair for me. (Language, references to sex)
3 stars = Good/solid/fine
Gatz the dog tells the story of his owners, The Man and The Woman, who find love because of Gatz, but then struggle and eventually break up. Gatz is determined to get them back together.
Gatz has a great voice. And the authors do an exceptional job of plugging any plot holes that could develop from having a dog tell your love story. Gatz explains how he happens to know things he wouldn't normally be privy to, and almost all of it is reasonable. I was really impressed with this from a writing and plotting angle.
Unfortunately, I felt no connection to The Man or The Woman in the story. I have to wonder if having the dog tell their story, while clever, left too much distance between the narrator and the couple for this to feel like a romance. It was a satisfying read since the writing is so good. But the story was only fair for me. (Language, references to sex)