15 June, 2019

Book Report: Something Worth Saving

Something Worth Saving
Author: Sandi Ward
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Kensington (December 18, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1496711130
ISBN-13: 978-1496711137

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Lily is a kitty who walks with a limp.  Her sweet boy Charlie loves her to pieces, as do the rest of the family.  But Dad has moved out, and Mom is trying to keep her children in line.  Older son Kevin and daughter Victoria have so many interests of their own.  But Charlie has bruises on his body, and Lily wants to know who is hurting him.  As the story unfolds, this book covers some amazing territory, and all is handled with care and understanding.  Drug addiction is bad, but how did a person get that way?  Teenage love can be fleeting, or can it stand the test of time?  If a boy wants to act like a girl one day, and a boy another, who has the right to say otherwise?  Guns and violence; do children really understand?  Can an adult fall in love with a whole family...or with their limping kitty?

An excellent read...or, listen, as in my case.  I stumbled upon this book while looking for another, and am so very glad that I chose it, and I hope you'll agree with me.

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12 comments:

  1. Lily had healing feline powers
    Hugs Cecilia

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  2. That sounds like a really good book!
    Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ

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  3. I think I heard about this book. It is supposed to be good with the kitty at the center of everything..like that's anything new, really! - Tom x

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    1. Yes, the story is told entirely in Lily's voice, and she's a peach!

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  4. This book is fantastic! Have you read The Astonishing Thing by Sandi Ward? Also told from the cat's POV and just as good!

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  5. It sounds interesting, but our neighbor's son just died of a drug overdose so I will pass for now. XO

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    1. I understand. In this story, the person gets addicted to pain pills, due to an injury sustained on the job. And then there is alcoholism too. I am so sorry for your neighbor's; what a horrible tragedy.

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  6. Good review, this sounds like a heck of a book.

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