In this unusual romantic novel by Theresa Weir, the narrator is a cat called Max. His mistress, Melody, was widowed two years ago when her cop husband was murdered in their own home. Max has become increasingly concerned about the way Melody is living - she has shut out almost all of her old friends, and has become a bit of a party girl, sometimes bringing home strange men for the night. Max decides to play matchmaker and heads out to find someone more suitable. He ends up in a night shelter and is drawn to a guy named Joe, who is helping out there by serving the food. Max brings the two together and romance blossoms. However, Joe is not what he seems and when he is shot one night, all of Melody's bottled up fears and traumas that stem from her husband's murder rise to the surface again. Has Max made a big mistake, and will Joe and Melody find happiness? This is primarily a light book, easy to read and merrily skips along. There are some darker undercurrents too, which prevent it getting overly sweet. I did wonder where things were going at one point when Ellen DeGeneres made an unexpected appearance in the plot. That bothered me a little as I thought it was an unnecessary plot device and totally unbelievable ... then again ... this is a story about a match-making cat, so hey, I suppose you have to suspend your disbelief in quite a big way anyway! I actually liked Max, the cat, as a character and there were some funny touches that helped you get inside his head - I'm now more sure than ever that cats are always up to something! However, I wasn't as sure that the two main human characters were as well drawn, and some elements didn't ring true. For a quick, light read with an ending that you can be sure of, you could probably do a lot worse than The Girl With The Cat Tattoo. Not one I would heartily recommend, but as it was free, I can't really moan.
My STAR rating: THREE.
Length: 166 print pages.
Price I paid: FREE.
Formats available: print, ebook.
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