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jetlaggedjanet's review against another edition
3.0
I might change the stars later, but having read A Pugs Tale first, I wanted MORE PUGS! Without them the story gets a little dramatic and Pace's forte is the humorous contrast of the excellent Pug descriptions!
However I see why people like it. Maybe I'll reread it one day when I'm not expecting it to be a totally different book…
However I see why people like it. Maybe I'll reread it one day when I'm not expecting it to be a totally different book…
beths0103's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book. The main character starts off as really grating and annoying, but that is clearly by design. Loved the ending. Couldn't have been more perfect.
dereadergal's review against another edition
2.0
Cute book, but then again I'm partial because I have a part pug of my own. Other than that the plot was "ok" could have been better, could have been worse.
bookaddictrn's review against another edition
This is some of the worst writing I've ever read. I was looking forward to a good cutesy pug story, but just can't stomach the clunky, childish writing style. I would have at least read it aloud to my daughter, but unneccessary use of the F bomb put a stop to that idea.
rebadee's review against another edition
2.0
I should state first off, that I pity the book that follows Lolita. The language here was simple, repetitive, and somewhat annoying. On the one hand, anyone can pick up this book and read it for what it is, a story about a 31-year-old woman who overcomes all of her anxieties in a three month period and then reconnects with "the one that got away." On the other it's pretty silly, and the scenes that take place are really shallow. I wanted to like this book though, and in some places I did, but mostly I felt that it was grazing the surface of the characters and rambling on unimportant details for its 300-some pages. Plus, there's not a whole lot going on with pugs, and to be honest, that was what drew me to the book in the first place. If you need a nice light read, I would suggest picking up a Jennifer Weiner or Melissa Bank book, because they actually do what this book aimed to do a lot better.
scorpstar77's review against another edition
3.0
I wish we could give half-stars here - I'd really like to give this 3.5 stars. But I'm rounding up, giving the benefit of the doubt. This is a pretty standard chick lit novel, with a cute angle about the heroine's love of dogs (pugs in particular). She's infatuated with a co-worker who's unavailable, she and her boyfriend break up, she's terrified of public speaking but just promised to give a speech at her parents' 40th wedding anniversary party, her sister gets all of the attention, etc. Nothing unusual. I enjoyed reading it...but I felt it lacked something. There was no big moment of drama, humiliation, angst. There's a lot of tiny annoyances and sigh-inducing moments for the heroine, but nothing big. The character does experience growth...but all in all, a lot of the book is like experiencing events happening to a friend in real life. Which is fine...for a friend in real life. For a book, you generally want a little more bang, and that was lacking here.
phoebemurtagh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
jtouchard23's review against another edition
3.0
There is some funny stuff in this book, but overall a bit too fluffy for my taste.