Pride & Puppies is the newest book in the Pine Hollow series and I just love these books!

Charlotte has always been a Jane Austen fan and struggled to find her own Mr. Darcy. She has sworn off men and adopted a puppy - Bingley. She turns to her neighbor and friend George for pet advice and maybe starts to have feelings...

Pine Hollow is such a cute small town. I love seeing Charlotte and George finally get together and the Jane Austen references throughout. Plus who doesn't want a sweet romance that has lots of puppies in it!

I liked the lesson that Charlotte learned over the course of the book and how it made her more accepting of the love she deserves. I think that George is so sweet and everyone deserves a man like him! Some times the miscommunication was difficult to not get frustrated at.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for an ARC of Pride & Puppies in exchange for my honest opinion.
I have only read one work by Jane Austen, so I was a bit intimidated to start this loose retelling of Pride & Prejudice with an Austen-obsessed female main character. Each chapter starts with a quote from an Austen novel (not just P&P), and I really enjoyed the tone these quotes assisted in setting and I felt like they gave me a good sense of Austen's writing. My very first book club with my high school girl friends hit a roadblock when we tried to read P&P and now, 20+ years later, I think I may attempt it myself! Or maybe watch one of the movies (which I've also never seen!)...
Pride & Puppies has an adorable small-town Vermont setting with equally adorable main characters (and their pups), which made for an easy and enjoyable read. The FMC starts a Puppy Pact to While I felt the romance was a bit slow to get going, I appreciated how it showed the MMC pined for the FMC.
This was my first book by Lizzie Shane and I would definitely read her work again. I did not realize it was part of a series and read it as a stand-alone, but I don't think I missed anything important. If you enjoy slow-burn friends-to-lovers with the addition of a rescued pup and a small-town setting, this could be a good pick for you. It reminded me of a good Christmas movie on TV - so if that's your jam, I think you'll like it!

Just another Pride and Prejudice remake. I wanted to love this book. Pride and Prejudice has been my favorite book since I was 10 years old, so I love reading the remakes. However, the problem with basing your storyline off one of the most famous books ever written, is that it has to add something new to the mix. Unfortunately, this book didn't do this.

The book was bland and followed the same pathways of the original without challenging the format, stereotypes, or problems. Even the premise of having the girls get puppies to avoid relationships seemed extremely shallow and undermined how challenging genuine dog ownership in a single individual household can be. It made it more satirical instead of relatable. Ultimately, a simple and easy read if you aren't looking for deep content.

I received an advance review copy for free through NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Charlotte Rodriguez is a Jane Austen super fan looking for her own Mr. Darcy. After her most recent romantic disappointment, she swears off men and adopts a puppy. It’s an unfortunate turn of events for George, Charlotte’s coworker and friend. He moved to the small town of Pine Hollow for a job and has had a crush on Charlotte practically from day one. This is a closed door romance but there is some swearing that I could have done without. It’s book four in a series, but the first that I’ve read and it works well as a standalone story. I really liked the Austen references throughout and quotes at the beginning of each chapter. Check it out if you enjoy small town romance with adorable pups and a nice guy for a leading man (who’s kinda swoony, too). Thanks to the publishers/NetGalley for the advanced copy to review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is an adorable contemporary romance is a heartwarming hat tip to Jane Austen. This was a pleasure to read and 8 enjoyed the addition of the sweet dogs to complement the romance. Thank you for the opportunity to read this romance.

I loved this book. It was so good. The charecters were so amazing =. SO SO Good. I loved the main charecters

Pride and Puppies is a loose retelling of Pride and Prejudice. Dr Charlotte has sworn off dating and gets a dog, make a Puppy Pact with George the nice guy next door. Charlotte realizes late that maybe she has feeling for George but is it too late when he lets her know he is going to move to Colorado. Overall the dogs were the stars of the show.

as a gal who LOVES her Austen, this book stood out to me IMMEDIATELY. i’m always in need of a mushy romance and this one was so lovely. it centers around Charlotte, who has just discovered that her boyfriend had a whole other secret relationship, and after a streak of bad luck with men, she decides to make a pact with her friends - she will swear off men and adopt a puppy. but her dog-loving and super handsome coworker becomes one of her best friends in the process of becoming a pet parent, and well…you can guess the rest. 💛

i was hoping that this would be a part of a series because I loved the community of Pine Hollow so much, and when I saw that it was, i squealed! i absolutely will be adding The Twelve Dogs of Christmas (AND To All the Dogs I’ve Loved Before) to my holiday TBR so I can spend more time in Lizzie Shane’s world. the characters were SO lovable, and the Pine Hollow community gives me major Stars Hollow vibes - so family-oriented and cozy. It only really fell short for me because I felt the lovers’ conflicts were a little too stretched out after they initially got together. But it was still such an enjoyable read, and a PERFECT beach read for all my friends in the climates that don’t go below 50 degrees farenheit✨

This story was so cute and sweet! Charlotte is hilarious with her Puppy Pact and George is pretty amazing. You can feel tension between the two for sure. Plus, who doesn’t like puppies?!

There were times when it felt a little prolonged, but it’s still a pretty good story.

Thank you NetGalley for sending me this ARC!

Ms. Shane always does an amazing job with character development and this book is no different. You feel like you know the people or would want to. The relationships they have with each other are so supportive whether they're family or just friends. When Charlotte makes a pact with her friends to stay away from men after another failed relationship she never imagines that her coworker has a crush on her. She even tries to play matchmaker for him. Meanwhile, George still feels like an outsider in this quaint small town and starts to consider returning home to Denver. Can they find each other before it's too late?? I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving my review.

I loved this pride and prejudice retelling that was focusing more a Charlotte Lucas like character instead of Lizzie. Which is fine. I just wish they would stop with the retellings about Lizzie and Darcy.

This is a sweet small town romance that features adorable puppies.

This is a book for Jane Austen fans. It has some clever references to Austen characters . It’s part of a series but can easily be read as a standalone. This felt like a sweet and funny romance. I enjoyed the many references and side remarks that pulled in Austen but felt like it got a little heavy handed at times. The ending is super sweet and ties it all together.

Charlotte and George are a cute couple of friends but I kind of found them both a little boring? I liked their banter at the beginning of the book but didn’t see the stakes needed to make their relationship believable. I think it’s partially a character development issue for me rather than a storyline. Charlotte was a little annoying and overpowering for me and George was very much the sweet nice guy. While I know a lot of the book is about character growth and personal development, it didn’t make for a tight romance in my opinion. They are, however, delightful characters and I was rooting for them.

I loved the dogs in this book. If you are an animal lover than you will laugh out loud and be charmed at the antics. Lizzie Shane really nails her dogs here. And how can you not love this cover? And the friends and small-town vibe of this book was perfection. I fell for Pine Hollows and all of the antics of the locals. Also – this book is partially set in a retirement home and I live for wise older characters sharing their life experience. It makes my heart grow three sizes every time. 

All in all Pride and Puppies is a sweet and charming Hallmarkesque story that will keep you entertained for an afternoon. 

Thank you to Forever for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A sweet and funny at times contemporary romance.
Charlotte is looking up to change something in her life and what better way to do that then getting a pet, in this case a puppy. Of course she has no idea what that involves and how to raise and live with him, so she asks for help. That help comes from her neighbour and co worker George. They seem to have a lot in common, complement each other and are really great friends. But soon enough, both realise that this friendship is transforming into something much deeper really quick.
I liked both of them and their interactions. The secondary characters are fun to read and add a bit to the story as well.
It’s a perfect feel good romance that many readers will enjoy a lot.

After another romantic breakup, the heroine sworn off dating and just focus on her adorable puppy. To help with her pet, the heroine turns to her neighbor, the hero. As the two friends interacted more with each other, their banter turns towards a direction the heroine wasn't expecting. The heroine must make a choice in which direction this particular relationship will go when the hero makes an announcement that changes everything.

This is a nice addition to the Pine Hollow series. It features the adorable animals that is an essential part of the series. This book focused on a resigned single heroine that was looking for love in the wrong places. It also features a sweet hero who adored the heroine and his family. I really enjoyed the secondary characters that surrounded the main couple. These characters were such a great addition to help the couple and the story move onward. The couple really has some issues that they must face, and I really appreciated seeing growth in them. However, I did feel that there were parts that dragged along, and maybe in those parts it needed some more details to help the transition within the story. Otherwise, this is a solid addition to the Pine Hollow series.

**Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the review copy. All opinions and thoughts in the review are my own.**

Dr. Charlotte Rodriguez is tired of waiting around for her “Mr. Darcy” and decides to swear off dating. To keep herself occupied she adopts a puppy, who she appropriately names Bingley, and determines to match-make her handsome neighbor/coworker, George Leneghan. What Charlotte doesn’t know is that George has been a long term crush on her.

Pride & Puppies is book four of the Pine Hollow series. While it is part of a series, it can be read as a stand-alone. This book is a sweet, friends to lovers romance loosely based on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

Both of the MCs are quite likable and they have good chemistry. For a friends to lovers, this book is low on angst. I had difficulty with the pacing. Some points of the storyline are just too slow and the momentum is lost.

This is the first book that I have read from author Lizzie Shane. While it was not my favorite, I would be interested in reading some of her other work.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing)!

2.5 stars

Unfortunately, this didn’t work for me at all. It was in a word — boring and it felt soooooo long. I couldn’t connect to Charlotte or George and didn’t feel any chemistry between them. George had more chemistry with his little band. And I’m not saying all heroes have to be alphas, but George was a beta to the extreme. Like come on, man…be a little assertive. For a doctor, Charlotte came off as clueless. The only thing I really enjoyed were the dogs and the Pride and Prejudice references.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for an advanced copy. My thoughts are my own.

This wholesome, sweet romance is a small town love retelling of Austen’s Emma between Charlotte and George, and their dogs Bingsley and Duke. They’re neighbors and coworkers in a small mountain town in Vermont. Charlotte has just been dumped again by the latest in her never-ending cycle of bad boyfriends (known as Darcys), and drunkenly decides that she’s done with men and the only thing she needs is a dog. At the same time she I inadvertently friend-zones George, who playfully calls her Charles. She never considers George a love interest or leading man since he’s so nice. But they’ve grown close - platonically dating according to their friends - while George harbors an intense secret love for Charlotte, while she swears off men for good as part of the Puppy Pact. But when George tells Charles that his time in Vermont is coming to an end and he’s heading home to Colorado, she realizes that maybe she’s been missing what’s right under her nose the whole time.

This wholesome and clean romance was just ok. It didn’t quite do it for me, but there isn’t any one thing that made it less than a great read for me. I didn’t quite connect with the characters or with the storyline. I found Charlotte just a little annoying and whiny. There was nothing here that excites me.

𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬💭:
A small town romance with puppies? Sign. Me. Up. I really didn’t need to read the synopsis on this one to add it to my TBR because one, the cover was too cute, two, puppies are involved. So that’s an automatic yes for me! Thank you so much to Forever Publishing for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐛📝:
After a recent break up, Charlotte had sworn off men. She feels that she needs to direct her affection to someone who deserves it, so she decides to get a puppy. In their small town of Pine Hollow, she asks for puppy advice from George, her co-worker who has been pining for her but was put in the friend zone because of her promise to stay away from men.

𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. Any books that include dogs are always a winner. The cute overall plot of the book was enough to draw me in. I enjoyed the low key flirtations and banter between the two MCs and George was the perfect cinnamon roll! I couldn’t help but feel frustrated with Charlotte about her refusal to just get it on with George lol. So the miscommunication trope takes some toll on this one. On the other hand, this was set in a small town so there were of course side characters that will capture your heart. There are also a lot of Jane Austen references on this one that a fan would appreciate. Overall, i enjoyed this cute little romance and was a quick and light read.

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚: 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯, 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 & 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘳𝘰𝘮-𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘴, 𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘴, 𝘛𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰, 𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘔𝘔𝘊

Only barely like Pride and Prejudice
The heroine of this book is Dr. Charlotte Rodriguez, who is a huge fan of Jane Austen, especially of Pride and Prejudice. So much so that nearly everything she says is either from the book, or about the book, or comparing to the book. Which means when she dates, she compares the man to Fitzwilliam Darcy. And no man has come close to being “her” Mr. Darcy. Working with Charlotte in the same medical center in the small town of Pine Hollow, Vermont is George Leneghan, a physical therapist who is originally from Colorado. He’s moved to this small town to start over, leaving his home and his sisters behind. All he has is his dog Duke for support. He is a giver and has had a crush on Charlotte since he arrived 2 years ago. This is a very sweet story, with a lot of moving parts. It is well-written, with well-developed characters and plot line. One small thing that bothered me during my read was that Charlotte, who is a medical doctor, comes across as someone who isn’t sure of herself, which I find hard to believe in a profession that requires such a large amount of confidence. George is the nicest person, doing things for everyone else but himself. Those two bits made the story seem to go on and on…. sometimes less can be more. But Lizzie Shane writes a great story, and overall, the story is very well done. I did not realize that this is part of a series, so I will be reading the other books; this can be read as a standalone with no problem. I received an ARC of the book from NetGalley, and this is my honest opinion.