A story with a dual timeline with a lot of plot twists (some necessary, some not). I personally did not really understand the ending, but that might have been what [a: Catherine Ryan Howard 3421464 Catherine Ryan Howard https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1446100553p2/3421464.jpg] intended, to leave it up to interpretation of the reader. I would have preferred it to end more neatly.Trigger warnings: Detailed abuse of a child, hard cursing in most chapters.
I love a good story about man's best friend... And told from the mind of a sweet dog like Enzo has been just perfection. I saw the movie before I read the book, and the book is pretty much the same as the movie. Readers should be aware of triggers of Cancer and Custody Battles. [a:Garth Stein 194531 Garth Stein https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1229127424p2/194531.jpg] has a gift of writing with such heart and emotion. I could feel every emotion, every character felt in this story.
I liked the storyline of this book as it was a very cute hate to love romance, but it felt one sided of character development towards Januray Andrews (the lead female) and not the other main character Augestus Everett and [a:Emily Henry 13905555 Emily Henry https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1573928938p2/13905555.jpg] could have easily given more depth to his development in this story. There is light smut in this story.