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Doggy Style by Tracey Pedersen

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Overview

Title: Doggy Style
Author: Tracey Pedersen
In: Chasing Holiday Tail (miscellaneous)
Rating Out of 5: 3.5 (Liked this)
My Bookshelves: Australian authors, Contemporary, Contemporary romance
Pace: Slow
Format: eBook, Short story
Year: 2023

Thoughts

The Meet Cute in this short story was kind of funny – I mean, it’s two people who’ve ended up with borrowed dogs meeting at a dog park. And then said dogs decide to go at it… doggy style. I mean, serious awkwardness would ensue. And I don’t necessarily think much of people who don’t desex their dogs and then take them to dog parks. But, as a story, this was quite a funny way to begin.

As someone who has taken people to dog parks as a way to socialise, I totally get that both Viv and Cooper are kind of using their close ones’ dogs to do so. The way that they connect quickly is kind of fun and cute in a short story too. Although, unlike some of my favourite short stories, I was quite content when this finished. It was a fun tale, but not one that I ended up super connected to. It was pleasant, but not memorable.

I think that my favourite part of this story and journey was the fact that this is written by an Australian author. And, the fact that it was based in Melbourne. I might be across the border in SA, but it was still so familiar to me. I love that familiarity in reading, and I’m glad that I got to go on this little adventure.

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Chasing Holiday Tail by miscellaneous

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Overview

Title: Chasing Holiday Tail
Author: Amy Award, Serena Bell, Kilby Blades, Kameron Claire, Dylann Crush, Hope Ellis, Christina Hovland, Melonie Johnson, Tawdra Kandle, Stina Lindenblatt, MK Meredith, Tracey Pedersen, Arell Rivers, Brenda St John Brown & Sylvie Stewart
In: Chasing Holiday Tail (miscellaneous)
Rating Out of 5: 4 (Really good read!)
My Bookshelves: Christmas, Contemporary romance, Short story collections
Pace: Slow
Format: Anthology, eBook
Year: 2023

Thoughts

This might not have been my absolute favourite anthology, but it was still one that I enjoyed. I think most of my lack of serious love came from the fact that I loved the idea of a Christmas, animal anthology. But it wasn’t all that Christmassy. One of those moments, that expectations destroyed some of the enjoyment, because I just didn’t get the Christmas feel from these stories. But, they were still enjoyable.

The main theme that threads through every single one of these short stories is the idea of adoption and charity drives. Which makes sense since this is a charity anthology. All of the fifteen stories take place at Christmas, but they are heavily focused around the animal charities that are talked about. And, often, the animal adoption drives that are being organised. They are actually a lot of fun and reminded me to look at adopting when I next add a fur baby to the family.

I enjoyed all of the stories in this collection, although I did find some just a little bit forgettable. My favourite aspect of this anthology though was all of the very many dogs. I mean, they completely steal the show and are just too damn cute throughout. It still might not be an anthology that I will read again in the future, but it was one that was well worth the money I spent.

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