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lurker_stalker's review against another edition
4.0
This is another one where I'd go 3 1/2 but can't so I round up. Also keep in mind my soft spot for Ms. Beers' work.
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I just reread this one and I think I liked it more the second time around. I not only have a soft spot for her work but a huge soft spot for dogs...
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I just reread this one and I think I liked it more the second time around. I not only have a soft spot for her work but a huge soft spot for dogs...
mischievous_monkey's review
4.0
Just finished listening to this little gem. It was a nice low-angst romance. The narration was quite good too. The story included a sweet protagonist, a bakery and a dog. All favorites of mine.
kb13's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I generally liked this story but honestly couldn't understand how chill both the main characters were being about the dog. I couldn't imagine falling for the person that has, essentially, stolen my dog.
elizatanner's review against another edition
4.0
Georgia Beers did a great job of telling a story about two very different women with the love of a dog in common. A short novel that did what it was intended.
angieinbooks's review against another edition
1.0
Okay, so here's how my reading experience went with this novel. I picked it up weeks ago and couldn't connect to Sarah, one of the two main characters. I was out of the country on vacation, so I figured I just wasn't in the headspace for this novel with everything else going on, so I put it down and picked it up after I got home. And then things really went off the rails. But I bought this novel a while ago because I thought the premise was interesting, so I felt I had to read it. But it mostly pissed me off and bored me at the same time.
So here's where the book really lost me and it was early on:
Sarah is recovering from a devastating breakup, and it's not going well. So when her company offers the chance to work in New Zealand for 3 months, she jumps at the opportunity. The only drawback is it means leaving her dog, Bentley, who we're led to believe is her life, behind with her parents and brother to care for in her absence. The dog disappears one day and, though the family looks for him relentlessly, Bentley is just gone.
He's found in a dumpster behind Natalie's work. He looks underfed and he has a shallow gash on his leg and Natalie takes him in. She makes no real effort to find his owner, making a point that she hasn't called any local shelters to see if anyone is looking for him. She doesn't visit the vet to see if he's chipped (we find out later he's not for some reason, but still...) nor does she see the vet to look at his leg or to make sure he doesn't have any parasites or anything else a person who's found a dog in distress should do because "vets are expensive." And that's true--vets are very expensive. But that also means that maybe Natalie isn't the right person to take ownership over a purebred dog. But, also, she made no real effort to find the owner, opting only to print a handful of vague DOG FOUND signs around the neighbourhood.
When Sarah comes home to find that her dog is gone, she's rightfully upset but doesn't seem to make any real steps of her own to find him. It's only by chance that she stumbles upon Natalie's flyer. She calls and leaves a message and Natalie's BFF erases the message on the belief that Natalie, who rescued him from the dumpster, is now his rightful owner. Sarah calls 4-5 more times and Natalie just ignores her.
And this is the beginning of a great romance? I won't even go into the ridiculousness if the rest of the resolution around the dog or the fact that these characters had zero chemistry or the fact that Natalie's BFF is the literal worst. Sprinkle in the complete biphobia from the novel and this was an utter disaster.
I know this is one of Beers' early novels--it's painfully obvious. And I know she has improved as a writer, but, honestly, I think I may need to take a long hiatus from anything she writes. There's really only one of her books I've read that I find re-read worthy. The rest have been forgettable. But this was just bad, bad, bad.
So here's where the book really lost me and it was early on:
Sarah is recovering from a devastating breakup, and it's not going well. So when her company offers the chance to work in New Zealand for 3 months, she jumps at the opportunity. The only drawback is it means leaving her dog, Bentley, who we're led to believe is her life, behind with her parents and brother to care for in her absence. The dog disappears one day and, though the family looks for him relentlessly, Bentley is just gone.
He's found in a dumpster behind Natalie's work. He looks underfed and he has a shallow gash on his leg and Natalie takes him in. She makes no real effort to find his owner, making a point that she hasn't called any local shelters to see if anyone is looking for him. She doesn't visit the vet to see if he's chipped (we find out later he's not for some reason, but still...) nor does she see the vet to look at his leg or to make sure he doesn't have any parasites or anything else a person who's found a dog in distress should do because "vets are expensive." And that's true--vets are very expensive. But that also means that maybe Natalie isn't the right person to take ownership over a purebred dog. But, also, she made no real effort to find the owner, opting only to print a handful of vague DOG FOUND signs around the neighbourhood.
When Sarah comes home to find that her dog is gone, she's rightfully upset but doesn't seem to make any real steps of her own to find him. It's only by chance that she stumbles upon Natalie's flyer. She calls and leaves a message and Natalie's BFF erases the message on the belief that Natalie, who rescued him from the dumpster, is now his rightful owner. Sarah calls 4-5 more times and Natalie just ignores her.
And this is the beginning of a great romance? I won't even go into the ridiculousness if the rest of the resolution around the dog or the fact that these characters had zero chemistry or the fact that Natalie's BFF is the literal worst. Sprinkle in the complete biphobia from the novel and this was an utter disaster.
I know this is one of Beers' early novels--it's painfully obvious. And I know she has improved as a writer, but, honestly, I think I may need to take a long hiatus from anything she writes. There's really only one of her books I've read that I find re-read worthy. The rest have been forgettable. But this was just bad, bad, bad.
raven9949's review against another edition
5.0
One of two books that I've really enjoyed this year. I really loved how Ms. Beers's tied the characters together over time, and didn't just rush through and make things seem as if it happened in only a few days time like so many other novels. "Finding Home" was a really sweet story and is completely worth your time to read.
pandon's review against another edition
3.0
I first started reading this book several years ago. I stopped because I got tired of the “poor, pitiful me” attitude of the main character. I read those parts quickly this time and am glad I finished it. I really liked Natalie and was glad to see that things worked out well for her.
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