Good but could be better

Dog Man

This was a quick read for me. Sparks kept up a brisk pace and created richly drawn characters who drew me in and made me eager to continue. I read the book quickly, eager to find out how it would all pan out; the ending was very satisfying.

A short, sweet book about the power of a pet to draw an old person back into the will to live. Sometimes funny, always heartwarming.

I like that it switched perspectives!

Riana can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years. But when a baby brother enters the picture, and later, when something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. There sisters, after all.

Part of Williams' series set on the fictitious island of Winthrop, the main character, Cricket Winthrop, is uncertain about her place on the island and where she belongs, until a mysterious aunt of the Peabody's steps in, in an extremely unexpected way, to make Cricket face some difficult choices that will affect her entire life.

I love Rex

Good life advice from an intelligent woman who took a big gamble that paid off.

There is a lot of talking about pee, and it is very funny.