Super cute! If you have a dog or a cat you’ll be able to see something of your pet’s cutest most endearing traits in these comics. I recommend for any dog (or cat ) lover!

A pug lovers delight! Author Gemma Gene started sketching pictures of her pug Mochi on her daily commute and sharing as a web comic - 157ofgemma. This book brings her story with Mochi together and is really a love story between owner and beloved pet charting their time together from puppyhood to adulthood. I wondered if this might appeal to my daughter who loves dogs (she is almost 7). She loved the illustrations but at 200+ pages, it's probably aimed at slightly older readers and dog lovers. Beautifully presented and illustrated and packed full of humour.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC

Fun little read about how much we love our dogs. Mochi is a spoiled, quirky little dog and the panels illustrate all of his adorable habits. I found this comic to be more cute than funny although there were a few moments where I chuckled. Pages 56 and 43 were my favorite. Very relatable book if your the type of person who values your furbaby above all else.

Review to come March 21st to blog/goodreads.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I just love dogs, and pugs especially, plus, I like comics, so I decided to check out what Living with Mochi was like! In the end I did have fun... but the dog was just too human-like/too much Garfield copy.

Meet Mochi, a pug baby (in the beginning). A spoiled little thing who loves food and sleep and who at times does some pretty cute things. We see how life is with a dog and it reminds me a lot of how cats are. Haha, I mean sleeping on laptops, on heads, hogging all the places in bed, and some other things.

I liked that the book was split up in parts and that each part had respective comics for that topic. From sleeping to food to family and more, and then comics following that topic.

I liked the coloured pages at the beginning of each new part/chapter. Those mostly showed the dog as a dog, and not as a Garfield copy.

But I am deducing points because the dog talked/acted human at times. It just didn't fit in my eyes and made the dog more like a Garfield copy, and really, in the end I just saw Garfield instead of a dog (and while I do love Garfield, even he gets too much). The mannerisms, the entitlement, the love for food, the eyes, the movement, the way he talked, it was just so Garfield. If I want Garfield, I will read that. I wanted fun dog comics featuring normal dogs, aka I would have rather have the dog silent and more animal-like.

So yeah, at times I liked this.. but at times I just didn't. And if a book is 224 pages... it can feel endless. I am giving it 2.5 stars in total. I would have loved to rate it higher, but the dog was just frustrating/annoying/too much a Garfield clone.

Truly adorable! I am a cat person but love all animals and this was a great read for a good laugh. I’d definitely buy this for an animal lover especially the pug lover in my life. Thanks NetGalley and the publisher for the arc I received.

This is about a pug named Mochi and his adorableness! The illustrations are so cute and made the reading experience a lot more fun. I loved how these illustrations showed the personality of Mochi through different activities, separated by chapters.

This was adorable! I love their Instagram account so I knew I would love this and I was right. The art was adorable and I loved seeing more of Motchi. I also think so many dog owners can identify with this even if it is specifically about one dog. I definitely can't wait to add this one to my collection.

Such adorable book! I love the illustrations and the story itself.
I have a cute dog myself. Reading this book, just feel like me and my dog in it. So much fun! I love it!

As a new owner to a golden retriever puppy, this book was so relatable. From sleeping on your head, to an abundance of toys – my Meadow’s antics are very similar to that of Mochi. Like the narrator, my fiancé and I could not have a dog at our first apartment, and it wasn’t until we owned a house that we could fulfill his dream of getting a puppy. I’ve always adored pugs, but my fiancé finds them ugly – I hope showing him this book will change his mind! Meadow also enjoys belly rubs, food, and sleeping and very much dislikes being alone. I enjoyed the simple scenes that depict special moments between a dog and their owner – for example, just spending time gazing lovingly into one another eyes. Dogs truly have the ability to make you feel better after having a bad day. This book is a must-read for any dog-lover!

Thank you so much to Net Galley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I loved this book! Mochi was so cute and his quirks and shenanigans reminded me of my own two dogs. There were so many scenes and lines in this book that made me laugh out loud. I also really liked the cartoons and thought the drawings were adorable. I think anyone with a dog would really enjoy and relate to this book!

This was much cuter than I thought it would be. A sweet, funny little book of comics about a pug named Mochi who is super spoiled and pretty much rules his house. The only gripes I had were the large pictures of Mochi that seemed to be only for making the book longer and how long it was. I honestly thought it was too long and the comics could’ve spoken for themselves. Otherwise I had a good time.

Thank you to Net Galley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

My 10 year old really loved this book. We don't have a dog, but I grew up with them. My daughter loves graphic novels and she thought this was really cute and really funny. And she loved it even more knowing that I don't like pugs. :) I have never liked pugs. So she thought it was even better for that.

Although we don't have dogs, I recognize the things Mochi did because of stories I have heard from friends and because some were similar to things my kids did. Cute and fun book.

It's soooo cute and witty! I never had a chance to be a pawrent so I'm glad I'm able to live vicariously through this book. It's really funny, plus the adorable art makes it even more loveable. I'd definitely recommend this to dog lovers and anyone who's looking for a short but sweet read!

I swallowed this book up in one sitting!

As a pug lover from afar, I immediately fell in love with Mochi as portrayed. The artist has his appearance down to a tee, and she has a great ability to convey movements and meanings without using words all the time; I even found myself imagining the accompanying sounds.

A book that anyone, young or old, can hugely enjoy.

(With thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for this ebook in exchange for an honest review)

Cloyingly sweet cartoons about a woman and her pug dog - oh, and her partner, her work, her home life, etc, but 99.99% about her pug. She's given him a voice and a strong character, so the quips in the text come across well, but don't expect much in the way of light-and-dark, drama, shade, complexity... As a result it will be fellow dog-lovers alone nodding along to their selfishness, their eagle eye for prime sleeping real estate, their love of all the wrong foods, and so on. Competently created, it's better than the usual cut-and-paste-cartoons-from-the-net-about-pets book.

This comic was super cute and totally relatable. I identified with Mochi and his mami so much. Thanks so much for the opportunity to read and view this story.

It was kinda cute but a little repetitive.
I will also never understand adults that call themselves Mom and Dad of a pet, no matter how much they love them.

Also, I wasn't really strong on the art. It was a little weird...

Living with Mochi is delightful! I was in love by the time I hit the front cover flap seeing Mochi proudly announce "this book is about me!" As a fur-baby mom myself, I instantly related to this comic. The illustrations are amazing. I was laughing out loud while reading this, I almost spit out my coffee. Thank you for allowing me to read this eARC, I will most definitely be buying a copy once published... make that a few copies to give to my friends too.

Funny and sweet comics on being a dog parent.

I lost my one and only fur baby nearly a year ago, so this book was a nice way for me to relive some of our treasured memories. Living With Mochi is a book about daily life with a naughty pug named Mochi who loves his Mami more than anything, prefers human over other dogs, who knows he is a treasure but obnoxiously prefers Mami over Papi. It's simply a sweet comic collection which any dog parent will totally relate to.

My favorite thing about this book is that Mochi is spoiled rotten to a comedic effect, but he knows anything will be forgiven because humans love him so much,

*Thank you to the Publisher for a free advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review,

Honestly just a quick and adorable read. It really shows how chaotic dogs can be as pets ahahaha. I read this in-between my online classes to pass the time and it was a good decision