Bubbles, a stray cat who was rescued by what she calls her "helper," tells her story, in her own words. Told in the first person, by Bubbles herself, this story was unique in that the reader is taken inside the mind of a cat. She speaks about "slow blinking" at her helper, what I like to call "love eyes," as well as playing hide and seek and, of course, getting in a catnap or two. This book is sure to please cat lovers!

I was disappointed. I hoped it would be an entertaining, endearing and lighthearted look at pet adoption from the pet's point of view. It was a little sad and uninteresting.. I wanted to love Bubbles and cheer for her but I never felt connected. Sorry it just missed the mark.

This is the story of Bubbles from her birth onwards. She lives happily with her kind mother and litter mates until it is time for her to find a new home and become independent of her cat family. The story is told entirely from Bubbles point of view and forms a diary of her time spent both alone and with her human Helper. She loves to hunt and can wrap her Helper around her paws : her life is idyllic, she is secure, well fed and happy.

I enjoyed reading this short story. It was pleasant and, as a cat-lover, I could easily identify with her little kitty traits and behaviours. The story was well told but it was one dimensional and had a very abrupt ending. I did not like the way that the author ended her stories about Bubbles with sentences that told the reader that the cat was going now, she was tired and wanted to take a nap. It irritated me. Nevertheless there were some amusing antics and the time taken to read the story was only very short.

I would like to thank NetGalley and the author, who published her own novel, for my copy, sent to me in return for an honest review, which I have written here.

There are a number of stories about animals as told from the perspective of animals. This is always tricky, of course, as the human authors project and therefore humanize the animals. Nevertheless, I always liked the stories I've read from that perspective so when I saw this little tale, I wanted to try it.

The short book tells the story of the cat eventually known as Bubbles - from birth to abandonment to settling into her forever home and all the fun of explorations and playing in between. Judging by the ending of this book, the story was written in memoriam of a cat the author had a very special relationship with.

It is quite funny to read at times as some traits are clearly feline. However, this cat was also a little different from the ones I have known over the years (she liked to play fetch!). Most of all, I loved to read about what Bubbles' owner did to entertain her - that playgound looks and sounds awesome and mixing up the toys to never let it get boring is a great idea.
Oh and there were a few photographs of Bubbles, the playground and her home which was a nice little addition.

Nevertheless, as much as I wanted to love this story, there was just something about the writing style. It was like a pink crocheted doily on a little table - too fluffy (at least sometimes when it described how Bubbles supposedly felt and what she thought).