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Hello all,

This book is the perfect starter to the holiday season. I received this book on Christmas day as a gift and finished Christmas evening. I was very drawn to this book; may have been the Christmastime Season sweeping me away or the fact there is an adorable, mischievous, meddling cat in the story. Either way, was a fantastic read!

Ambrose, the cat, tells part of the story in his point of view. He has been a bad cat, causing problems here and there, and is now on his last life. He has decided to dedicate this ninth and final life to helping someone in need. He follows a young man home after the man saves him from a viscious dog. This man, Zach, is in dire need of Ambrose's help, at least Ambrose thinks so. Zach is a firefighter and can't seem to bring the flames of love to life. He meets a young girl and is instantly attracted to her and Ambrose decides to take matters into his own hands- or in this case, paws.

Throughout the story you are reading from the girl’s point of view, Zach's and Ambrose's. Each view is well written and captivating. This book definitely gets you in the spirit of Christmas and the spirit of love. The cat is witty and I love how Sheila made the point of view so spot on to what a cat would probably be thinking on the simplest of things in life. I absolutely love this book. Passed it along to my grandma as well and she is loving it too. Sheila hasn't disappointed me yet!

Thanks,
Carolyn

To have an animal so actively a part of a story is new for me, so I'm curious about this book. A firefighter is good at putting out fires, but one that can't seem to get the sparks going in his love life has me wondering why. This book is tickling my assumptions about the types of men who become firefighters ( confident, ambitious, strong, full of testosterone) so I'll add it to my 'TBR' list.

vanae01 wrote:To have an animal so actively a part of a story is new for me, so I'm curious about this book. A firefighter is good at putting out fires, but one that can't seem to get the sparks going in his love life has me wondering why. This book is tickling my assumptions about the types of men who become firefighters ( confident, ambitious, strong, full of testosterone) so I'll add it to my 'TBR' list.

The fact the cat was such a large part of the book really grabbed my attention when started reading. I'd never read a book with that concept before. I'm sure there are more out there, but this was a first for me. So glad I did though because absolutely loved the idea of reading from another point of view that you wouldn't have normally. You're right about how the assumption of firefighters changes quite a bit when reading. I am like you and consider firefighters the very confident masculine type and so it's so nice to see this man change and break that standard in this book. So glad to hear you are adding it to your reading list. I am sure you'll love it. Let me know what you think when you do, please! Happy reading!

I've blown through my monthly Nook allowance for June (smile), but I'm going to put out an SOS to my friends on Good Reads in hopes of borrowing it. I've been in a 'good read' famine lately so I'm eager to try something new. Thanks for the review.