What The Dog Ate

I liked the narrator. I felt she did a good job with each of the characters.

What The Dog Ate is a pretty good story. I’m giving it a 3 because for whatever reason I just couldn’t seem to stay captivated by it. There were parts of story that I would just lose interest in and some that I found kind of predictable.
I think the last few chapters of the story were my favorite ones.
This is just my opinion. The story isn’t terrible and quite a few people really like it. So if it sounds like something you might like I’d say go ahead and give it a try.

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New happy life

Maggie's world turns upside down the moment the vet show her the panties he took from her labrador Kona's stomach. His husband is cheating on her, she doesn't like her job. But she will face her life with a new spirit and will find a purpose, friendship, family and love.

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What the Dog Ate

This is a light-hearted story about love (and the lack of it) which I absolutely adored. Even if it is, at heart, an easy read, this book still tackles difficult subjects and is definitely not all just fluff. As a dog person myself, I really loved that they played such a large role in the story. The characters seemed very real and I'm so happy with the way it worked out! Also, I would quite love to meet Kona, and give him a smoothie!

This book was given to me free of charge in exchange for a review.

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Very enjoyable

This book had me laughing on/off all the way through. Great humour and fantastic characters. Aisling gives these characters likeable personalities. Great job.

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Absolutely Loved It!

This is one of those delightfully relatable, remarkably funny, slightly vulnerable stories that keeps the listener hooked from start to finish. From the moment that accountant Maggie Baxter is handed the lavender panties by her veterinarian (the lavender panties that aren't hers) to the last page, the story is filled with interesting characters and rollercoaster adventures. It is a humourous exploration of a woman rediscovering and redefining herself after a divorce. She decides to model her approach to life on her dog (the lavender panties eating dog) which results in some interesting, if not slightly cringeworthy, moments. But it is all good as Maggie coasts through to her well deserved HEA.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

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My Thoughts on What the Dog Ate

This book felt like kind of a palette cleanser for me. Normally I read romance that are heavy on the romance and plot and characters. This book was fairly light on the romance but there was enough of it there to satisfy me. The reason I feel like it was light, was because I felt like this book was more about a woman finding happiness in her life in multiple aspects, not just romantic ones. She went through major changes on the relationship front, but she really found herself. Along the way the story was humorous and entertaining. It wasn't the kind I couldn't put down and lost sleep over listening to, but it was one that I easily picked back up in free moments and was ultimately satisfied with what I heard when it was over.

The narrator was a new one for me, but I really liked her. She had humor and personality in her voice that was engaging. I felt she was not only well suited for this role, but I could see myself being comfortable listening to her in other rom-com and chick lit type books as well as hear her in a bit broader range of ages. I think she's well suited for third person type books as well. Over all I just found that I enjoyed listening to her performance and enjoyed this book.

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another enjoyable listen

I enjoyed listening to this story. I like this author and narrator. I don't usually read or listen to books more than once because there are so many books on my TBR list, but I will probably enjoy this one again sometime.I laughed a lot listening to this book. I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good laugh out loud romance read.

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What the Dog Ate

Sometimes you believe things happen for a reason, and this is one of those cases. I believe Kona, who loves eating everything, ate those panties on purpose. So Maggie and Kona are bound to start again. I enjoyed this tale of finding yourself after divorce. I love that Maggie chose to start completely over in every aspect of her life. I also love that she found some new and great friends. Her brother actually turned into a great hero for her too. The narration was nice and easy to listen to.

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Loved it more and more as the story progressed!

I'll admit that on first listening session, I wasn't "grabbed" by this one right off the bat. But the longer I listened, I really got invested into the story and by the end I was chomping at the bit to check out another title by Jackie. I also really began to love Aisling's narration. She has a somewhat quirky voice that makes her seem so "real", like someone you could know in real life rather than simply a voice actress. And if you're a dog lover, then you're going to love Kona... and the way the story ends is just too heckin' sweet!

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Total enjoyment!

Every once in a while, I need a good chick lit book to keep me entertained. When this one popped up, I jumped on it. After all, look at that cover! What a cute dog! Kona is Maggie's dog and her most trusted friend. After her husband, Dave was caught cheating on her in the funniest way possible, Maggie finds herself wallowing in her own pity. But now she is going to pick herself up and get her life back on track. With a group of characters that are both endearing and funny, we get to take Maggie's journey to find her happiness. Bouchard has given us a story with so many great qualities. Maggie has a supportive brother, and some new friends to help her through. She is figuring out what she wants in her life, should she have kids, is her new boyfriend the man for her, should she keep her current career. On her path to self awareness, we get to laugh, cry and most of all love with Maggie.

Narrated by Aisling Gray, the story flows and the time flies by. Gray does a wonderful job with all of the character voices, but most of all, I think she gets the story's essence through the narration. I felt like Maggie is someone I know, and could understand and relate to her. It's a wonderful listen and I highly recommend it.

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