A review by the_midnight_librarian
Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley

3.0

So for most of this book I wasn't feeling it, maybe it was the type of dog, or I thought there was too much inner monologue or too many flash backs, I get that they were there to help set up the rest of the story and the connection between Ted and Lily, but it started to drag. I was super confused by the fishing expedition and kept thinking how it tied into everything. But the 3/4 mark, where it turns out it was a dream and he makes the decision to take away Lily's pain...That snuck up on me, and made me sob so hard. At that point I felt the book picked up in interest, in connectivity between the main character and myself, all the way to the end, in which I was really happy it was good all things considering.