Jun 5, 20238 min read

The Wagging Tails Dog Home by Sarah Hope. Review

Updated: Jun 6, 2023

Book Description

Life could not be busier for Ginny and the team at Wagging Tails.

The annual dog show is looming, a crucial event when it comes to fundraising and ensuring the

volunteers can continue the brilliant work they do.

But their trusted newspaper reporter, who always includes them in his weekly column, is retiring,

only to be replaced with a city-slicker named Darryl. And Darryl, as Ginny soon learns, has no interest

in articles he deems 'below him'.

Not one to take no as an answer, Ginny becomes determined to get him to meet the dogs

themselves. One look at their cute faces and they'll worm their way into his heart.

But what Ginny doesn't anticipate is that Darryl might be more open-hearted than he seems. And

inviting him to the dogs' home might be the best decision she ever made – even if she doesn't realise

it at first!

BLOG TOUR REVIEW

Review for 'The Wagging Tails Dog Home' by Sarah Hope.

Read and reviewed for Sarah Hope, NetGalley, Boldwood, Book & Tonic and Rachel's Random Resources Tours.

Publication date 31st May 2023.

This is the first book I have read by this author. It is also the first book in The Wagging Tails Dogs' Home Series.

This book is set in Cornwall, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, UK 🇬🇧. The bonus for me of books that are partly or fully based in the UK is that I live in the UK and have sometimes visited places mentioned in the book which makes it easier to picture. I absolutely love that this book is set in Cornwall which I absolutely love visiting and holidaying there, which I must admit was another thing that drew me to it and I cannot wait to see if I recognize any places mentioned.

I was originally drawn to this book by its eye catching cover and its intriguing synopsis and title. I am also a huge animal lover so any animal based books is a bonus for me!! I must admit I was also biased due to the publisher being Boldwood. I have yet to read a book published by Boldwood that I haven't enjoyed. Hopefully this won't be the first... Watch this space! (Written before I started reading the book).

This novel consists of 34 chapters and an epilogue. The chapters are short to medium in length so easy to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!

This book is written in third person perspective and the main protagonist is Ginny Stevenson. The benefits of third person perspective are that it let's you see the bigger picture of what's going on and you get to know more characters more, what they are thinking and what they are doing. It feels like you get to see the whole picture and not miss out in anything.

This book has fantastic descriptions that set you straight in the scenes. The cover, title and synopsis suit the storyline perfectly.

Where the heck have you been hiding all my life Sarah!!! Love, LOVE, LOVED this absolutely gorgeous page turner!! An absolute must read!!!

OMG!!! I absolutely LOVED this gorgeous pageturner and I cannot WAIT for the next book in this series to come out!! It is just guaranteed to be stunning!! As I previously mentioned, any books that revolve around animals is a HUGE bonus for me!!! I am a MASSIVE animal lover and after all my pets being rescues to then volunteering in rescues, working in rescues and now running my own little cat rescue (Golden Oldies Cat Rescue And Hospice which you can look up on Facebook if you are interested) I know exactly how Ginny feels and have the same passion running through me for the animals so I was 100000% invested in this beautiful storyline all about Wagging Tails Dog Home. Sarah even goes one step further than just writing a stunning fictional story about a dog rescue and that is the fact that she has not only based her beautiful story on a genuine no kill shelter called Wellidogs based in Grendon Northamptonshire and even helps to promote it in her notes so I want to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU AND WELL DONE Sarah for promoting what seems to be an amazing rescue but to also for your kind notes in your acknowledgements thanking volunteers and workers at dog rescues, such an amazing thing to do!!! I absolutely adore the fact that you based many of the rescue dogs in the books on the dogs at Wellidogs such as basing Ralph on Wellidogs resident dogs. Just amazing and I absolutely love it and I really cannot compliments this book enough!!! Even if you are a reader who has no experience with rescue at all Sarah's stunning and evocative writing skills will drop you straight into the middle of Wagging Tails Dogs Home as well as Trestow, Cornwall where she ensures you can hear the dogs' happy barks, feel the sand on your feet and smell Elsie's yummy pastries baking. This book is very well written with vivid descriptions setting the picture perfectly in the readers mind. The title, description and cover works perfectly with the storyline. It is one of those books that are very easy to read and perfect for any reading situations whether you are laying on a beach or curled up in front of a fire. It is an absolutely ideal read for anyone who is looking for a fantastic read that will have you hooked from beginning to end. I absolutely LOVED the realism of this storyline which made it so easy to picture everything that was going on which had been helped by Sally's fantastic evocative writing skills. I cannot wait to get hooked into more of Sally's books so I hope she is busy writing her next one!! This is definitely one of those books that will turn a frown upside down and make life seem a lot brighter. It is packed with fun, dogs, romance, heartbreak, friendship, laughter and everything you could ask for in a fantastic feel good book. I have more or less covered the storyline but it is about Ginny who works at Wigging Tails Dogs Home tirelessly trying to help the rescue dogs all needing their furever homes. Ginny and the team at the rescue are organising a Family Fun Event and are wondering why the local newspaper the 'Trestow Telegraph ' hasn't started advertising it like they normally do. When Ginny discovers the usual journalist she works with there has left and that Darryl has taken over she asks him to continue advertising. However, things take a turn for the worse when he writes several tiny articles with the wrong or damning information on them. When Ginny invites him to visit the rescue he shows no interest in the dogs at all and is getting annoyed with his boss who just happens to be Ginny's ex Jason for giving him rubbish to write about. Things start taking a turn for the better when Darryl seems to take a Uturn on the rescue writing positive articles and even helping out. Is Darryl just doing it to try and get a big story? Will Jason win back Ginny's heart? Most importantly can Wagging Tails Dog Home raise enough funds especially when news is out that there is an illegal puppy farm operating in the area?? Well, I'm not going to tell you am I!!! You'll just have to grab a copy of this stunner yourself to find out! I can promise you it will be a fun rollercoaster ride of drama, romance, dogs and absolutely everything you could want in an absolutely unforgettable and stunning page turner!!!! Sarah's evocative writing skills drew me deep into the book bringing the atmosphere and characters to life all around me. It is one of those books that I could not put down. I ended up walking around the house looking at my kindle reading away and absolutely devoured it in one sitting.

Well done Sarah on an absolutely stunning and perfect start to what promises to be a gorgeous series!!!

This may be the first book I have read by Sarah but I cannot wait to get hold of more books by this extremely talented author!!!

It is always worrying when starting a new series as you have no idea who the characters are. It is very important for me to bond with not only the lead protagonists but also any characters that may make repeat appearances during the series too.

The characters were all an eclectic mix and each one of them were realistic and strong. I was completely invested in them all. It also makes them more realistic, believable and made me feel even more for them than I normally would. I absolutely LOVED Ginny in regards to her love for the dogs at the rescue. She is such a kind hearted person and a MASSIVE animal lover and she is definitely the type of person I would love to have in my life!!! The passion she has for the dogs sparks out of the pages and you really can feel the emotions running through your fingertips!!! However, I did have a small niggle with her in the fact that she was consistently pushing Darryl away and even after all the help at the rescue he provided she still wasn't grateful. Playing devil's advocate though I could see her point as he could have done an awful lot of damage to the rescue which would have been truly unforgivable. Moving on to Darryl I could not stand him at first and the way he ignored the dogs when he visited the rescue made me want to scream at him!! Actually, I won't say anymore about him as I don't want to give anything away. I could not stand Jason who really did need taking down a peg, or one hundred!!! However, again I won't say anything. The other characters were also just as amazing and intriguing and I loved getting to know each of them and looking forward to getting to know them more as well as (hopefully) seeing some relationships grow between certain characters!!! I really cannot wait to meet Ginny, Darryl, Flora, Elsie, Sally, Alex, Susan, Tim, Percy and Malcolm as well as all the dogs including Lily, Tinkerbell, the pups, Tiger, Belle, Ralph, Luna and the many more characters and dogs soon!!!!!! Each of the characters and dogs are memorable and unique in their own ways and they are a group of people that I wont be forgetting any time soon!

Pick up this book and get lost in this absolutely gorgeous page turner!

Congratulations Sarah on an absolutely stunning read that I just could not put down!!! I am absolutely mind blown that I have never read any of your absolutely gorgeous books yet!! I am looking forward to reading more of your previous and future books. I would absolutely love to see this book turned into a movie!!! Welcome to my favourite author list and here's to your next success 🥂

Overall an unputdownable, gorgeous, STUNNING page turning book filled with dog, tears, drama, romance, fun, laughter, friendship and so much more!!

Genres covered in this book include Small Town & Rural Fiction, Contemporary Women Fiction, Friendship Fiction, Coming Of Age Fiction, Women's Romance Fiction, Fiction Mashups, Rural Life Humour, Family Life Fiction, Women's Contemporary Fiction, Teen & Young Adult, Holiday Romance, Literary Fiction, Romance Fiction, Romantic Comedy, General Humour, Women's Friendship Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Women Writers And Fiction and Contemporary Romance amongst others.

I would recommend this book to the fans of the above as well as fans of Sophie Kinsella, Sariah Wilson, Lindsey Kelk, Abby Jiminez Emily Henry, Bridget Jones, Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Kinsella and just anyone looking for a great read!!

288 pages.

This book is just £1.89 to purchase on kindle, free with kindle unlimited and £9.24 in paperback via Amazon, at time of review which I think is an absolute bargain for this book!!!

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