Book Review - The Wagging Tails Dogs' Home by Sarah Hope

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Title: The Wagging Tails Dogs' Home

Author: Sarah Hope

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 31st May 2023

Rating: 5 Stars

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!

Well with a title like that, this book was always going to capture my attention, and once I started reading, I knew it was right to. As the words held my attention as I devoured this story over a Bank Holiday Monday. 

If this is the quality of Sarah Hope's storytelling normally then, she has just won a fan in me, as I loved this book, and her writing. 

I was gripped and really cared about all of the dogs at the Wagging Tails Dogs' Home,  while being angered at some of the conditions the dogs arrived at the dogs home in.  But they never turn anyone away, and although fund raising is critical to them, the team is made up of a motley mix of complete and utter dog lovers. 

And the dogs were utterly adorable and stole my heart, especially Tiger and Luna. 

But it is also about our faithful 2 legged companions, yes the humans, and Ginny is devoted to the dogs home and is determined to get the local paper to run articles leading up to the Family Fun Day, which is easier said than done on discovering their local reporter has suddenly retired. 

This was very easy to read, and a sheer joy to . I loved every second of this book, and am already definitely keen to read more from the author.  Just wonderful. 

Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.