May 2013, Hot Doggy Digital Press, 116 pages, Ebook, Review copy
Summary from Charmaine's website
A lost dog
A stolen dog
A mysterious will
A mysterious will
It all equals murder!
Meet twelve-year-old Kitty, friendless bookworm and amateur sleuth.
All Kitty wants is to gain her mother’s attention, spend time with her
miniature schnauzer Spade, and avoid Miss Perfect, Jessica
Jones. Kitty’s world turns upside down when she finds a lost dog, and
she needs Jessica’s help to find the owner, hunt down a dognapper, and
solve a murder.
Nayu's thoughts
I sort of know Charmaine from online, so it was a
pleasure to read Dognapped.
It's a fun read, with undertones of criminal activity in dog shows
which frankly amazed me, as surely the dogs' welfare should come
first. It is a fairly light read with great emphasis on Kitty's
family life, as well as the resident mean girl whose actions and
reactions managed to surprise me at the end. Kitty's love of dogs
knows no bounds, she is willing to put herself in danger to save
them, and refuses to have her determination dampened when the adults
in her life think she is being ridiculous. She is inventive in how
she gets the answers, spunky in how she corners the enemy, and loved
by the dogs she looks after.
There are a fair few breath holding
moments which had me glad I was reading it without anyone
interrupting me. I was so scared for Kitty and those she was with at
certain points in the tale, I enjoyed that her family weren't ignored
and were brought into the dog show drama.
I
loved the Australian slant to the story – there are probably other
places where parrots are a native bird which are normal to see on the
streets, despite having visited once I can say it seems rather alien
to think of parrots rather than pigeons being the native bird. The
parrot is an extremely minor part of the tale, but one which meant a
lot to me.
Find out more on Charmaine's website.
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