This book is lovely. It made me think of my cat and how much I love her.
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I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
It is always very hard to talk about the passing of a loved one, to explain it, to feel it or to understand it. It is hard to process it whether it is a person or a pet.
I had thought that P.S. I Love You More Than Tuna would be about a pet cat and their idiosyncrasies as has been the norm in a lot of cat comics or stories that come out. But this illustrated story is about a tuna loving pet cat who comforts the owner by recalling all the good times spent with the owner. It is a heartwarming tale of love, loss and processing one's grief. The poignant one line on the blank page and the beautiful black and white illustrations convey the touching relationship between the cat and the owner.
Keep your tissues at the ready!

Reading this book was like a little mini-vacation. Formatted as short observations about cats with accompanying drawings, this quick read made me laugh aloud in recognition of both the cats & humans in my life. It is a delightful book & would make a perfect gift for another cat lover. It made for a lovely, quick afternoon read. I LOVED IT!
Thank you to NetGalley for the complimentary copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.

It made me smile and moved me to tears because it's fo heartfelt and realistic.
It's simple but it talks to your heart and if you ever lost a pet you cannot help being moved.
It's highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

*thank you to Netgalley, Sarah Chauncey and Sounds True for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*


4.5 stars.

Where did I put that box of tissues!?

Ohh this book was so heartfelt and full of love. I've experienced the passing of one of my fur babies and god it's hard. This book made me smile happiness and cry tears of sadness at the same time. It's illustrations are so basic and simple but that's ok because the meaning in the words makes up for it. Plus I feel that this book works best with such simplistic illustrations.

This is one to pick up and read over and over. Definitely for all Cat lovers out there and if you have ever lost a fur baby you will very much relate to the fond memories, the love and the strong bond between you.

RIP my fur baby Misty.
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So, back when I requested this from Netgalley I knew what I was requesting and that it would be an emotional read. But, by the time I actually got around to reading it I had totally forgotten about that and was expecting just a happy story about being a cat owner. This was such a sweet and emotional story and as someone who has a very old cat and knowing that I don’t have a lot more time with her, this hit especially close to home. It took me maybe 5 minutes to read the whole thing and I was a complete mess by the time is was over. It is sad but beautiful and hopeful as well. I definitely wouldn’t recommend going into this blind and I definitely wouldn’t give this as a gift without giving the recipient an idea of what to expect. I’m still glad I read it and I think it could provide comfort to someone whose lost a loved furry companion, but it will definitely spark the feels big time.

Received via Netgalley. All opinions expressed are solely my own.

I discovered this work while searching for guidance during my own loss this past April; having to say goodbye to my furry Apollo friend was one of the most difficult times of my life. I knew it would be hard but was completely struck with the magnitude of my grief and sense of loss. When I heard of this work it felt like a guiding force during my hardship and I was eagerly looking forward to the release date. Not knowing anything about the book-to-be, on some level I had placed my emotional solvency on reading the book.

It took a few days for me to work up the courage to read it, knowing it would be an emotional experience, most likely of the sad and sorrowful kind. And it was, but I was very happy to discover how much happiness it conveyed – depicting situations that any cat owner can relate to and find joy in. The cat-on-a keyboard scene, sitting by the window - as well as the other antics are playfully portrayed in the clean illustrations. The artistry brings a level of lightness to a difficult topic and allowed me to smile a bit in my sadness. I have re-read this on several occasions and each time is a powerful experience.

My heart goes out to any recipient of this book; and many thanks to Sarah Chauncey for creating it.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

P.s. I Love You More Than Tuna by Sarah Chauncey, is an emotional story for anyone who has ever lost a furbaby. A few years ago I lost not one, but both of my furbabies to old age. It was a very emotional time for me, and I think this book would have made it easier to process my feelings. I love that it was written from the cats POV, and that the cat reminded them it was okay to move on. Because moving on doesn't mean forgetting.

Jess

Sarah Chauncey’s much anticipated P.S. I love you more than Tuna is a balm for the soul that is grieving the lost of a beloved feline companion.

I’ve been grieving the loss of both my senior cats, twin brothers Prince Charmant and Cendré, who took their last breaths nine months apart in 2018. Both deaths came suddenly, possibly a stroke for one, and something lung-related for the other, so I never had the time to mentally prepare to let them go. I had to act quickly, bringing them both to the emergency clinic, but nothing could be done: it was their time. I was left feeling confused and surreal for months after they died, even if on an intellectual level I knew that I had done everything I could to keep them safe and healthy. It's been about two years since I last held my darlings in my arms and I still have trouble looking at their pictures without being overcome with emotion. Sarah Chauncey's book comes at the perfect time.

I was expecting to find several chapters of written stories, but was surprised and delighted to see instead about a hundred pages filled with short, simple sentences and endearing illustrations of daily life with a beloved feline companion. Having lost her dear Hedda a few years ago, Sarah has first-hand experience of how it feels when you’re grieving this type of loss, and that sometimes all you can process mentally are short sentences and images.

I was still numb when I started reading and was touched by the very first sentence: I know you’re sad because I’m gone. Not only did this set the tone for what was to come, but it did something that hadn’t really happened up until that moment: it validated my pain. Anyone who has lost a feline companion knows how lonely that road of disenfranchised grief can be, so reading this was akin to having a gentle soul sitting next to you and saying, I understand, it's ok and normal to be sad. It's normal to be confused, lost and scared. Here, Sarah and Francis have teamed up brilliantly to create a beautiful and touching love letter from our felines who have died. When I was reminded that I was chosen by my feline, I reached for the box of tissues.

Sarah understands the profound sadness that comes from the loss of a feline companion, made even more intense because it's not recognized as 'real' grief. I was gutted when I lost my 9-year old Griz to diabetes in May 1995. I was in an impossible situation: a grad student heading to Europe for three months, ending my lease, and finding out from the vet that Griz was very, very sick and would be needing daily insulin injections. I asked my parents if they could look after her while I was gone, but I got a flat 'no'. So I made the difficult decision to say goodbye. I was with her when she took her last breath; I'll see you in heaven, ma belle were the last words she heard me whisper in her ear. The next week, a classmate thought that losing Griz was hilarious; completely oblivious to my pain, he listed all the different ways I could use a dead cat. I ended the friendship on the spot.

The difficult part about losing a feline companion is letting go. On an intellectual level, we know that all things are born and die, but on an emotional level, it takes much longer to accept. Perhaps the most beautiful gift that Sarah gives the reader is to remind us that even though our feline companion is no longer of this earth, our hearts are forever connected, and all the great memories that we made together are what made that bond so special. Even though I can’t relate to all the specific anecdotes – interestingly, none of my cats ever ate tuna or played with the Red Dot – many of them are universal and made me smile as I reminisced about all the felines I've had the pleasure to share my life with: loving my smell, using my hand as a favourite pillow, producing the deepest, contented purrs. Indeed, you were the luckiest cats in the world, my darlings, but I was the luckiest person in the world because you chose me.

Sarah Chauncey's book is a gentle reminder that we are not alone when we grieve the loss of a feline companion. Written with humour and much love and respect, this book acknowledges the very real pain of losing a feline companion, and that this pain, this grief needs to be validated. If you are feeling along on your grieving journey, this book is well worth the read.

This was such a cute and endearing book. I think it's targeted towards adults, but I think it's good for all age groups. I lost my pet cat about 2 years ago and this book made me tear up quite a lot. It's from the perspective of the pet cat and is completely reassuring and comforting. This book is a great pairing to grief therapy.

Book Review: I just completed “PS I Love you More than Tuna” by Sarah Chauncey. This book will not be out for release till October 2020.
I received this book from @Netgalley for my unbiased review. This book is so beautiful and touched my heart. If you have ever had a cat or any pet you will fall in love with this book. It’s all the thoughts and feelings that your most loved feline has for you in both life and death. Such lovely illustrations and so beautifully written. I cried and laughed and felt such love for all cats and all the animals that are part of our life. They bring us such unconditional love.

I didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I started this sweet little book. Little did I know that I would quickly be reduced to tears! This is a book for anyone that loves cats and has ever experienced the loss of a beloved cat. I laughed, I cried and then I immediately went to snuggle my own cat.

I'm not crying, it's just raining on my face.
As someone who loveloveloves her kitties, part of me wishes I hadn't read this book, since it made me think about their mortality, which made me super sad.
However, I think it'll be a truly great book to give someone of any age who loses their beloved kitty, and I will absolutely recommend it to people who need it.

This sweet book is a gift to everyone who has loved and lost a feline friend. Sarah gives voice to our lost loves with their own sweet simplicity, and validates our complicated emotion and grief in doing so. This belongs in the hands of everyone working through the loss of a cat - and it'll have everyone else going home to hug theirs a little longer!

Written from a cat's perspective by an author who's obviously been owned by a feline I found this to be a comforting book for anyone who's lost a beloved cat. It is a short and gentle read with moments of bitter sweet poignancy and gentle humour that touched my heart and made me smile with memories of the cats who've shared their lives with me. This would make an especially thoughtful gift for a friend who's lost their cat.

I am terrible at offering condolences. I never know what to say, and whatever I do say seems to be woefully inadequate at best. The same goes for greeting cards. If I end up getting one, I never can come up with something original to add that expresses my sympathy.

This book is designed as a gift for cat owners who experience the loss of their beloved pet. The illustrations are adorable and the story about the lifecycle of a feline is sweet and sad and nicely expresses the bond between a cat and its owner.

I laughed and I cried as I read this short book. I thought of my cat Daisy who passed away a couple of years ago and of how happy she made me and how devastated I was at losing her. If someone had given me this book then, I believe it would have given me a measure of comfort. One that I would never be able to pull off with words or a card on my own to comfort another pet owner who experienced loss.

My cats are family to me. Knowing this book exists makes me happy.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks to NetGalley and Sounds True for providing an Advance Reader Copy.

A well written and illustrated tale about the bond between human and animal. As a cat owner, I found it particularly meaningful and accurate.

I sobbed.
Having lived with cats my whole life I've gone through the awful experience of losing more than one of my furry friends and this book would have definitely helped me through those times. This book will help me through the future inevitable moments as well. It's beautifully illustrated, insightful, funny, and heart warming. It does a really good job of knowing that cats are extensions of the humans they live with and it delicately treats the loss one feels when they're gone. It's a wonderful reminder that our cats are always with us, even after their gone.

Thank you to NetGalley and Sounds True Publishing for providing me with an e-arc of "P.S. I Love You More Thank Tuna" in exchange for an honest review.

The death of a pet - especially after a long lifetime of care and affection - can be devastating. Yet it can be difficult to admit how deeply grief is felt given the the old, outmoded attitude that "it was just a cat". Here is a book that recognizes the significance of this unique loss and offers warm consolation - from the cat.

Sarah Chauncey's short sweet book "P.S. I Love You More Than Tuna" celebrates the deep bond between cat and person and acknowledges the pain that losing an animal companion can bring. Most notably (and perhaps most poignantly), Chauncey describes the little changes we make to accommodate the physical limitations of aging companions towards the end of their lives. For those lucky enough to have a loved one live into old age, we learn that loss is something we prepare for by tiny degrees, day by day.

With casual, cheery illustrations and with no heavy maudlin phrases in sight, "P.S. I Love You More Than Tuna" hits the right note of joy and sadness with love as the common thread from beginning to end and beyond.

This was a heartwarming and heartbreaking book about the love, life and loss of a beloved cat. The drawings and writing both captured the sentiments perfectly. Having just lost a cat of my own, it was wonderful to find a book that so accurately captured the emotional toll of loving and losing a cat. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has loved and lost a feline friend.