A review by eslismyjam
Rescue Me by Sarra Manning

3.0

Manning's other adult books I LOVED. I hesitated picking this up because it didn't seem to be in the same style and it totally wasn't. This is a very "cute," tug-on-your-heartstrings kind of story. By rights, I should have LOVED it. There is a cute dog in it! I don't know what my problem was honestly. I just didn't connect with Will AT ALL. I sort of "got" him by the end of the book and understood why he was the way he was, but I didn't really feel much about him for most of the story. Both characters were struggling with a lot of grief and trauma and in their backgrounds, which is usually something that I find makes characters compelling, but in this case, I guess I wanted more angst? It sounds bizarre to say that since usually I will complain if things are too angsty. Basically, I'm not sure what didn't work about this for me, but it didn't. I think if you are in the mood for a sweet but lengthy (500 pages!) romance with a rescue dog as the focal point this is the book for you.