Review: Laughs and Mayhem with Kat McKinley
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2012
Kat McKinley is a the kind of heroine that stumbles into one crazy, hair-raising situation after another ("Why does this sort of thing happen to me?"). She'll have you engrossed from the moment you meet her in a "ten-plus liplock" with Ben Taylor to the end where... well, I can't spoil it by telling you how it all plays out, can I? Let's just say we go full circle and you'll close the book with a smile on your lips, looking forward to the next roller-coaster adventure.The books remind me a bit of Dick Francis's settings, except instead of getting a fascinating insight into the world of horse racing, it's greyhounds. In fact, I'd have to say that this is one of the things I like best - the action of the story is woven so cleverly into the background of training and racing greyhounds. I loved the way Kat is so protective and loving towards her canine friends. I knew nothing of horses before I started reading Dick Francis, and I knew even less about greyhounds... but now I feel as though I could almost join in a conversation! (Not to mention find my way around a greyhound track.)Read this book and laugh while you follow Kat's zig-zagging path to finding out what happened to her hippie sister; why people would want to steal greyhounds destined for a life with families rather than the racetrack, and whether Ugly Lofty, her star performer, will be safe. And... who IS the man in the ugly purple pants?