Review: matchmaking cat in the pink and black hat...um, there was a cat on the cover... wtf?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2012
ETA: I just noticed the cover changed for the worse, WTF?  The other cover was perfect. This cover does not reflect this book at all IMO. Horrible cover is horrible. Pbffft! Bring back the cat in the pink and black hat!!* * *I read the first chapter of this book as a short story from Smashwords a long time ago. The author said if readers liked it then she would consider writing more stories.  I was one of those readers who said, "More please!"  Well, I guess enough people liked it and this novella was the end result. I do appreciate the author listening to the readers and following through.I really liked Max the cat and his antics.  His part was told in first person so you get into his head and know what he is thinking. I think this part is what drove the story for me. However, the romance between Joe and Melody fell flat. There was an HEA and eventual "I love you's" but I didn't feel any romantic tension or sense of a building relationship. I liked Joe and Melody individually but as a couple the romantic connection just wasn't there for me. Also the bad guy and his eventual comeuppance felt anti-climactic.  Overall I enjoyed the story well enough, but I would have liked it better if the romantic relationship was more developed.Max has two siblings that are mentioned a few times in the story and I am guessing they might be the subject of the next two books in the trilogy.  I'm still intrigued enough to check them out because let's face it... I'm just a sucker for a good cat-based story!Word count: approx. 30,000 (Novella)Kindle Locations: 1932 (story text ends at 98%)