Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.
Cat lovers will enjoy this short book. There's a bit of history and philosophy to it and of course, stories about the author's cats. I love that she adopts adult cats instead of kittens. And I can relate to not wanting children. I much prefer my dogs and cat.

A meditation on a life with cats as one's partner or child instead of a human partner or child. This is a book for cat lovers who will understand the intensity of the love and devotion to a cat, along with the grief of losing a cat or fear of its disappearance or death. Interspersed are factual reflections on how cats came to be domesticated, their past as feral, and how their personalities have changed as they have changed from necessities in the enviornment to beloved household members.

Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC.

Welcome to Rebecca’s world of cats. She demystifies the myths of cats that lead to mistreatment and feral cat colonies. Removing the stigma that cats are mean with personal stories about her own cats. The readers navigate grief with Rebecca through pet loss and raising more cats. This cat lady is not an angry lady sitting in a bath robe, but a woman who has fallen in love with the way cats interact with the world with affection.

Think about the way we interact with animals and cats. Our relationship with pets are sometimes taken for granted. Rebecca looks at people objectively based in how they miscategorize cats. She also comments on how people tend to and take cat allergies more aggressively than dog allergies.

These little tidbits of information with personal stories was profound within these short pages. The only thing I wanted more of was more historical facts related to domesticating cats. Purrfectly delectable read here. Thank you Netgalley and Bloomsbury Academic for an advanced digital copy in exchange for an honest review!