A little bit ridiculous, but kinda fun. There wasn't too much to the story, but it's always a plus when animals are involved.

I requested this pretty much based on the dog on the cover lol! But it was forgettable and what one would expect with the cover - kind of sickly sweet.

Jay's boyfriend moves out of town without telling him. All he wants to do is fall into a drunken stupor but a dog drops into his life requiring a bit of attention. He encounters Richard, a vet student' who offers to meet up to talk to him about caring for a dog. Honestly, the book is a bit of a long ramble. The whole thing seemed a bit awkward and definitely not a book I enjoyed.. DNF at 21%

Rating: 2 stars out of 5

After his boyfriend moves out of state without telling him, Jay wants only to indulge in a weekend of drunken self-pity. Before he can get started, though, he is rescued by a stray dog.

While obtaining the necessary food and supplies he needs to take care of the dog, named Scratch, he meets Richard, a veterinary student. Better still, Richard offers to meet up to talk to him about caring for a dog.

Lessons in taking care of a dog lead to lessons Jay never expected, but Jay isn't the only one with a sour past, and all the two men hope to learn from and with each other may be cut all too short.

Well, I only wish the story I found had been half as cute as the premise and the cover.  I think just about everything here needs to be addressed from the format to the multiple points of views that take you immediately away from the main characters story into various side vinaigrettes of dog matchmaking and sex.  There is a weird element of "yes, let's immediately be boyfriends and D/s even though I just met you" that's disconcerting as well as downright less than sexy.

Honestly it makes you want to take Jay to therapy and remind him about not talking to strangers.

I wish I could say Scratch the Matchmaker by Austin Daniels is all about perspectives. That its just me. But I really feel that it would be hard pressed to find readers to overlook the faults I found. This needs more than another looksee from a editor or two.  And that's from someone who adores a dog story within a romance!  It's just disorganized, the writing is poor and the characters are one-dimensional.  I'd give this one a pass.

Cover design by Michelle Seaver.  Just adorable, from the dog to the design.  Great job.