Title: Doggone
Author: D M Buckley
Review: I thought this book sounded fun with the
animals in it, I had just read a cat book so thought it was time for a Doggie
book.
The main character is
Lexie, along with her sometimes weird
friends, family and the characters she meets along the way, as she weaves her way through the day just trying to
live life.
The story opens with
Lexie out of work, after having quit the zoo as a zoo keeper. This was an in between job while “looking”
for a better one. She really loved the
zoo job until it came to cleaning up Elephant poop and that was it. So now Lexie is out of work, bored and
looking for trouble, which, of course she finds.
As the book progresses
we meet Lexie’s eccentric family, her Aunt Scarlett, a fading beauty with a
salty personality, who loves to rescue animals of all types from Bubba to
Henrietta Chickenhead! She is demanding
but loving to Lexie.
Houty-a handy man to
“Miss Scarlett” who has been with her for five years. No information can be found about him on the
“web” and so Darcie, Lexie’s, nutty friend for life, decides he is under cover
mob or worse.
The author is a very good story teller, she
weaves a good tale and I am sure the story would have played out well if I had
finished it. I did not finish reading
the book, because of the use of coarse language that did not really build the
characters. It did not add to the story
nor in anyway enhance the experience of the story.
The author is very
talented and should go right on writing but realize that the language added
nothing to these characters personalities or to the story, and it would still
have been a fun story without it.
I give this book a
three out of five stars but only because of the language. If language doesn’t get in your way, go for
it, as the storytelling is great, the characters are full of life, and the
story moves with energy.
If you are an animal
lover you will especially enjoy Lexie and her trying to figure out what to do
with the new kitten when she is called upon to care for her!
The story line is good
fun and reminds me of a story teller that takes his story from the top of his
head and weaves a magical tale to keep you enthralled.
Thank Eileen for this review.
Publisher: Published (first published April 21st
1012)
ISBN: B0050Z381I
Copyright: 2012
Pages: Kindle Edition
Quick Review: 3 stars (out of 5)-
Why I Read It:
Sent by the author for review.
Synopsis: Thirty-two year old Lexi O’Malley, a
boring software programmer by trade, was out of work, out of money, full of
attitude and looking for a new career. When her eccentric Aunt Scarlet calls
and shames her into helping search for Bubba, her missing, big, dopey, black
Lab, she figures she might as well add out of luck to the mix since dog
detective wasn’t exactly the great new profession she had in mind.
In the process of
tending to her familial obligation, she finds Bubba beaten nearly to death and
after Aunt Scarlet’s home is ransacked she accidentally learns her aunt’s
handyman is not who he professes to be. While playing amateur sleuth, she’s
shot at, pursued by thugs, crashes her car, finds her apartment burned to the
ground and discovers that even though she’s short on expertise and not all that
brave, she’s a master fibber and can hold her own in a crisis.
Author Biography: "When
I was a kid I had lots of imaginary friends and we went on all kinds of crazy
adventures, so I guess you could say the transition into writing wasn't all
that big of a leap."
When asked if Lexi
O'Malley, her main character, was modeled after herself, she responds
"Absolutely! Just a younger, smarter, thinner, fearless version." As
to her partners in crime, she simply smiles and says "They know who they
are."
D. M. (Donna Marie)
Buckley was born and raised, and still lives in Tampa Florida with her husband
and two cats, where she is currently hard at work on Twocan Sam, the next Lexi
O'Malley adventure.
Other Reviews:
Looks like a lively book and I do like books with animals, too! Glad you enjoyed it!
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