A book with a dog pun in the title? Sign me up, please! Written by Matt Dunn, Pug Actually is a little bit of everything: romance, humor, chick lit, and some good old-fashioned adorable pug-induced chaos. Oh! Did I mention that the novel is from the perspective of the pug, Doug? Yeah, that's a thing!
Julie is Doug's favorite person in the whole world. So naturally, he wants her to be happy. In his mind, that means he needs to help her find the perfect person to spend the rest of her life with. Time to play doggy matchmaker!
All Doug wants is to entice Julie away from her current partner (a married man who also happens to be her boss) and in the direction of a guy that he knows would be perfect for her. It's so obvious, even to his little pug eyes.
Oh man! Pug Actually had me crying laughing at times. It's so cute and so adorably silly at the same time. I love animals, but I don't think I've ever read a love story from the perspective of a pug before! It made for such a unique experience.
Admittedly, I don't think I would have loved this story nearly as much had it been from Julie's perspective. She's a fine person and all (after all, she rescued Doug), but her decision making sometimes made me want to smack her upside the head.
Thankfully, Doug wasn't like that. He was adorable, loyal, and odd from the first page right up to the final page. It was a perfect read, one that is light and funny, making it ideal for a rainy day or pick-me-up read.
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- 28 June, 2021: Finished reading
- 28 June, 2021: Reviewed