A Christmas Howl

This was one of those books I added to my local libary hold list at the end of last year and apparently forgot to uncheck the “automatically borrow when it becomes available” box. Since it's less than 50 pages, I figured why not read it (and be ahead of schedule with my 2018 reading challenge, at least for a couple of days).

Not sure that was the best decision. This is the first book/story I've read by this author. It was most definitely the cute dog on the cover that enticed me to add this to my tbr list. Cute dogs will get you every time. The story, however? Not so cute. Honestly it was boring. And Peg, the main character? I wanted to shove her in a really deep snow bank. The little bit of research I did on the series indicated that Peg isn't usually the main protagonist, while her niece Melanie is. The problem is Melanie is barely a wine stain on a holiday themed table runner in this story. Nothing about either character or the general plot made me want to pick up another book in the series. I think if you're a fan of the author's other works, you'll probably like this. If not (or if you're like me an never really heard of her), then you're better off leaving it on the shelf.