Review: A sexy bada** modern day Dr.Dolittle
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 26, 2013
You know when you read a book and you know that you are taking a chance because really it's going to go either way. You will either like it or it's so not going to be your cup of tea and your going to hate it? That is pretty much what I was like when I first asked to review this title. My first response was "ehhhh, I dunno....a cat & a dog?." Now I do like my paranormal books even though I don't read them nearly as often. I was nervous to start this because I didn't want this to be over the top cheesy with this cat & dog that do ridiculous over the top stuff. I mean lets face it there are some crazy cat and dog people in the world and as much as I think kittens are cute, if I see one more cat video I am  gunna......Anyways, I think I have made my point about not being so sure about this book.But did you see the rating!!! Yep, thats right this little beauty got a 4 heart stamp of approval. I am going to be honest, and I am sure that it will be a shock after the whole beginning paragraph I put you through but this surprised me. I was open minded about it but I really didn't think I would enjoy it as much as I did. We get suspense, humor, paranormal and a little bit of romance too.Now this book will not be for everyone, if you don't like cats or dogs then skip it. But seriously who doesn't like cats or dogs just a little bit? The animals do play a role in this book but they are still just animals, like they are not given these crazy alter ego's where they are really secret ninjas or something. Nope they are just your average over excited dog and smart a** cat. Just the way they should be. If animals really could talk they would probably say pretty much everything Costello (dog) and Abbott (cat) say. I personally love them both.Now on to the human and adult area of this story, hmmmmm, think modern day Dr. Dolittle only a lot more sexy and bada**. A Dr. Dolittle who is an ex-marine, current PI, and  has abs to die for. I would be talking about Zachary Collins, PI and the one that is supposed to be protecting Hannah and her pets. Which of course he thinks is sort of a joke until he actually stops an intruder from taking one of the animals. Then things get a little bit serious.The farther into the story I got the more of the layers I got to see. This is not a simple point A to point B story line. There is more to more than one character than meets the eye and poor Hannah is caught in the middle. I was racking my brain trying to figure out who the people that were after her were and I got it wrong. Which, is a big deal for me because I am a big CSI, Law & Order, thriller kinda of girl. I take pride in figuring out who the bad guy is before the end. But I was wrong, the final piece of the puzzle was so not who I thought it was going to be, totally slipped under my radar. Well played Miss Campbell.The main drive for the story is the suspense of trying to figure out who is after the animals and Hannah, but that's not to say that the romance is not as exciting. It's just a much more mellow exciting then what I am used to. Normally I read about the super hot and fast romance, this is more of a slow and steady but sweet.Ellie is the old woman whom Hannah cared for and the pets belonged to her before her death. Hannah was the sole benefactor for the pets and all of the fortune that was left to them. The one who left a note telling her to go to Zach if she ever ran into trouble. Even in death Ellie is guiding Hannah in life. Being the grandmother that she never had, the only family that she had beyond her best friend Sarah. Only now, it looks as though she might have Zach too, but nothing ever seems to be that easy.Zach has made some pretty crap choices in life and he really doesn't want to screw things up with Hannah. He has secrets to tell her, secrets that involve her in a way that she would never expect and a past that he is less than happy about. He needs to be able to focus on keeping her and her pets safe, not taking her to bed. It makes an already tricky situation filled with even more tension.Honestly, if you take out the fact that Zach can hear the animals then this is still a solid suspense/mystery book. Angela didn't just go into this making it all about the animals, they are just the icing on the cake that makes it that much better and unique. I love it.