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The Cats that Surfed the Web
Forty four million dollars. A Victorian mansion. And a young career woman with cats. The prospect sounded like a dream come true; what could possibly go wrong? How could a friendly town’s welcome turn into a case of poisoning, murder, and deceit? When Katherine “Katz” Kendall, a computer professional in New York City, discovers she’s the sole heir of a huge inheritance, she can’t believe her good fortune. She’s okay with the clauses of the will: Move to the small town of Erie, Indiana, check. Live in her great aunt’s pink Victorian mansion and take care of an Abyssinian cat, double-check. With her three Siamese cats and best friend Colleen riding shotgun, Katz leaves Manhattan to find a former housekeeper dead in the basement. Ghostly intrusions convince Colleen, a card carrying “ghost hunter,” that the mansion is haunted. Several townspeople are furious because Katherine’s benefactor promised them the fortune, then changed her will at the last minute. But who would be greedy enough to get rid of the rightful heir to take the money and run? Four adventurous felines help Katz solve the crimes by mysteriously “searching” the Internet for clues. A fun, fast-paced book for all to enjoy.
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First published December 2, 2013
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January 23, 2014
Do not, I repeat, do not, waste your time on this one. It's just awful. It reads like a high school student wrote it during study hall, the plot is boring and nonsensical, and the dialogue, well, I really don't know where to start.
That's about 3 hours of my time I'll never get back reading what may be most amateurish book I've ever read.
That's about 3 hours of my time I'll never get back reading what may be most amateurish book I've ever read.
September 21, 2015
Where do I begin?? I RARELY give scathing reviews, but this is one of those rare times.
First of all, the concept of millions of dollars' worth of inheritance for the protagonist which included the stipulation that the heir had to look after an elderly relative's cat for a certain length of time, not to mention the almost identical titles and smart crime-solving felines is blatant plagiarism or at the very least copyright violations of the late Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who..." mysteries.
I enjoyed "The Cat Who..." mysteries and read them all, so thought "Yeah, why not. I love cats and mysteries. Let's give it a shot, since it's free."
Well. The prologue seemed promising, but when the actual story started, I found myself becoming more and more annoyed with the seemingly moronic protagonist and her whiny, irritating friend. None of the characters were the least bit likeable.
Right from the start, everything was completely unrealistic, and over the top with stupid comparisons between Erie, Indiana and New York City. For example, I grew up in a small Canadian town half the size of Erie, and everyone there is familiar with both sparkling water and what Cabernet wine is. The author's depiction of Erie's residents as total rubes that have no clue of the outside world is insulting. "Uh...you mean tap water?" Ugh.
Other characters in the book were also ridiculous. What are the odds of every person you run into being a complete and utter jerk to strangers without any provocation? If the police were called to an emergency at my home and the officer threatened to call animal control on MY cat, in MY home, because he was terrified, I wouldn't be responsible for my actions! And this happened more than once! And ER doctors becoming irate over someone being concerned their loved one might have food poisoning? Please.
I found myself wishing the book would hurry up and get to the part where the prologue began. It plodded endlessly, with inane, stilted conversations that made me nearly give up entirely.
The murderer was evident to me pretty much from the start.
I will not be reading any more of "The Cats That..." series, and I would seriously recommend to any relatives of Lilian Jackson Braun: Think about taking action against this author, if only to protect Ms. Braun's name and the much more clever "The Cat Who..." books from being associated with this series!
First of all, the concept of millions of dollars' worth of inheritance for the protagonist which included the stipulation that the heir had to look after an elderly relative's cat for a certain length of time, not to mention the almost identical titles and smart crime-solving felines is blatant plagiarism or at the very least copyright violations of the late Lilian Jackson Braun's "The Cat Who..." mysteries.
I enjoyed "The Cat Who..." mysteries and read them all, so thought "Yeah, why not. I love cats and mysteries. Let's give it a shot, since it's free."
Well. The prologue seemed promising, but when the actual story started, I found myself becoming more and more annoyed with the seemingly moronic protagonist and her whiny, irritating friend. None of the characters were the least bit likeable.
Right from the start, everything was completely unrealistic, and over the top with stupid comparisons between Erie, Indiana and New York City. For example, I grew up in a small Canadian town half the size of Erie, and everyone there is familiar with both sparkling water and what Cabernet wine is. The author's depiction of Erie's residents as total rubes that have no clue of the outside world is insulting. "Uh...you mean tap water?" Ugh.
Other characters in the book were also ridiculous. What are the odds of every person you run into being a complete and utter jerk to strangers without any provocation? If the police were called to an emergency at my home and the officer threatened to call animal control on MY cat, in MY home, because he was terrified, I wouldn't be responsible for my actions! And this happened more than once! And ER doctors becoming irate over someone being concerned their loved one might have food poisoning? Please.
I found myself wishing the book would hurry up and get to the part where the prologue began. It plodded endlessly, with inane, stilted conversations that made me nearly give up entirely.
The murderer was evident to me pretty much from the start.
I will not be reading any more of "The Cats That..." series, and I would seriously recommend to any relatives of Lilian Jackson Braun: Think about taking action against this author, if only to protect Ms. Braun's name and the much more clever "The Cat Who..." books from being associated with this series!
April 29, 2014
Cheap amateurish knock-off of "The Cat Who" series. I recommend only reading these volumes if you can get them for free and have no better way to spend a couple of hours.
December 23, 2015
3.5 Stars
The Cats that Surfed the Web by Karen Anne Golden is a good swift read for a rainy day. However, Golden's portrayal of Midwestern small towns and its citizens I found to be slightly offensive, since I grew up in a very small Illinois village. But the premise was fresh and new. It took Golden a long time to get to the mystery of two murders in Katz's house, then the author raced to the conclusion by having the killer confess and Katz, her 3 Siamese cats and her late aunt's Abyssinian, Abby live happily ever after: at least until Book 2 in the The Cats That Series.
But as I said The Cats that Surfed the Web has a good premise and I liked it. I loved Katz's quirky BFF, Colleen. Both characters had me laughing hard. Katherine "Katz" Kendell is a typical New Yorker. She's a hard worker. She has 3 cats. And she's about to become very rich. Her great aunt left her an old Victorian house, a cat, and $44 Million dollars. You guessed it, there is a catch. Katz must live in the house for 1 year to collect the fortune. and if something happens to Abby during that time, she loses the millions. Both the house and cat must be in tip-top shape at the end of the 12 months.
Well, that's easier said than done ; because her home is vandalized not once but twice. And she finds two bodies in her basement. Someone in Erie, Indiana doesn't want her in town or even breathing. Could it be because of her aunt's will, Katz wonders? Duh - of course it is.
The Cats that Surfed the Web by Karen Anne Golden is a good swift read for a rainy day. However, Golden's portrayal of Midwestern small towns and its citizens I found to be slightly offensive, since I grew up in a very small Illinois village. But the premise was fresh and new. It took Golden a long time to get to the mystery of two murders in Katz's house, then the author raced to the conclusion by having the killer confess and Katz, her 3 Siamese cats and her late aunt's Abyssinian, Abby live happily ever after: at least until Book 2 in the The Cats That Series.
But as I said The Cats that Surfed the Web has a good premise and I liked it. I loved Katz's quirky BFF, Colleen. Both characters had me laughing hard. Katherine "Katz" Kendell is a typical New Yorker. She's a hard worker. She has 3 cats. And she's about to become very rich. Her great aunt left her an old Victorian house, a cat, and $44 Million dollars. You guessed it, there is a catch. Katz must live in the house for 1 year to collect the fortune. and if something happens to Abby during that time, she loses the millions. Both the house and cat must be in tip-top shape at the end of the 12 months.
Well, that's easier said than done ; because her home is vandalized not once but twice. And she finds two bodies in her basement. Someone in Erie, Indiana doesn't want her in town or even breathing. Could it be because of her aunt's will, Katz wonders? Duh - of course it is.
April 7, 2019
Lillian Braun wannabe
With a series of books with titles that clearly echo Braun's "Cat who ..." mysteries, Golden fails completely to live up to the modest promise of a pleasant yarn and characters in this work.
Poor writing (including grammatical errors that were painfully obvious) added to the effort of took to plod through the story. Even the cuteness of the cat characters was cloying.
A definite dud.
With a series of books with titles that clearly echo Braun's "Cat who ..." mysteries, Golden fails completely to live up to the modest promise of a pleasant yarn and characters in this work.
Poor writing (including grammatical errors that were painfully obvious) added to the effort of took to plod through the story. Even the cuteness of the cat characters was cloying.
A definite dud.
September 17, 2014
Katherine Kendall is shocked when she gets a call from an attorney in Erie, Indiana informing her that she is about to inherit a Victorian mansion and millions of dollars. A great aunt she didn’t even know left her everything, but there are conditions. She must move to Erie, live in the Victorian mansion and care for her great aunt’s Abyssinian cat, Abigail. Katherine’s job in New York City isn’t going very well anyway, so why not make the move and perhaps change her life for the better?
Katherine packs up her own three cats, all her belongings and heads toward Indiana. She’s sure she can make this work. Her best friend Colleen makes the trip with her, but things don’t quite turn out as planned when they discover her great aunt’s housekeeper dead in the basement. Colleen is convinced there are ghosts in the house, but Katherine thinks something more sinister is going on. She learns that her great aunt recently changed her will to make Katherine the sole heir. There is certain to be a few angry people looking for their cut of the inheritance, but would they stoop to murder?
This book has it all…it’s a cozy mystery with four lovable cats. What I loved most about this book is that the cats weren’t thrown into the story as an afterthought. They were major players in the story and figuring out “whodunit”. The author obviously knows her cats as she wrote their behaviors perfectly. Although I loved Katherine and her best friend, I loved all four cats even more. I thought of them as the major characters :)
This is a fast-paced story with a couple of twists, although the mystery isn’t a complicated one. It also added a bit of a gothic feel to the story. It’s fun with a cast of lovable characters. There’s even a little romance tossed into the middle. Will I be reading the next one? Of course I will :)
Katherine packs up her own three cats, all her belongings and heads toward Indiana. She’s sure she can make this work. Her best friend Colleen makes the trip with her, but things don’t quite turn out as planned when they discover her great aunt’s housekeeper dead in the basement. Colleen is convinced there are ghosts in the house, but Katherine thinks something more sinister is going on. She learns that her great aunt recently changed her will to make Katherine the sole heir. There is certain to be a few angry people looking for their cut of the inheritance, but would they stoop to murder?
This book has it all…it’s a cozy mystery with four lovable cats. What I loved most about this book is that the cats weren’t thrown into the story as an afterthought. They were major players in the story and figuring out “whodunit”. The author obviously knows her cats as she wrote their behaviors perfectly. Although I loved Katherine and her best friend, I loved all four cats even more. I thought of them as the major characters :)
This is a fast-paced story with a couple of twists, although the mystery isn’t a complicated one. It also added a bit of a gothic feel to the story. It’s fun with a cast of lovable characters. There’s even a little romance tossed into the middle. Will I be reading the next one? Of course I will :)
June 5, 2016
What a boring waste of my time, this book turned out to be. 36% of the way through it on my Kindle and basically nothing of any interest has actually happened in the story line. The main character is borderline obsessed with her cats (I have 2 cats of my own and I'm not as cat crazy as she is), her love interest is so lukewarm you couldn't light a candle with him and the plot is so intensely boring I felt myself nodding off at times. This is probably one of the most lackluster/forced plot lines I've ever had the misfortune of trying to read.
May 11, 2025
A New Yorker inherits a country mansion and an Abyssinian cat on the same day she loses her job. She already has 3 Siamese cats, so she is a cat lover. The only catch is she has to live in the house and look after the cat for a year. What could possibly go wrong?
This could be the start of a fun cozy mystery series for cat lovers.
This could be the start of a fun cozy mystery series for cat lovers.
December 6, 2015
The mystery here is why this book had an average 4-star rating on Amazon, unfortunately. I like the "pet cozy mystery" genre, and have read the "Cat Who", Sneaky Pie Brown, and Midnight Louie mysteries. But this was not them.
There is so, so much exposition which, to be fair, might be expected in a first book, setting the stage and all that good stuff. But exposition is different from padding the book with unnecessary and silly filler (how many times the cats knock things over and scurry off, the interminable car ride from New York City to Indiana, how many times the cats say "Waugh" or some variation). It reminded me of a grade school essay that had to be a certain number of words long and you were short so you inserted every miniscule thing you could think of to stretch it out.
The bad guy was so obvious that I thought perhaps it wasn't the bad guy after all. Wrong. There were several things that were brought up and then went nowhere without explanation, like the Irish best friend (You know she's Irish because she's full of stereotypical Irish sayings) who suddenly comes up with an EMF meter she just happens to bring along because suddenly she's a ghost hunter. Okay, I like ghostly cozy mysteries, too. But that is completely dropped, never to be mentioned again.
Most cozies have the protagonist solve the mystery or at lest be involved in the capture of the murderer. Not this one. Basically, the heroine merely reacts to things that are happening and the "mystery-solving" happens completely off-screen, so to speak.
Since this is a first book, I wanted to give the author the benefit of the doubt, so I tried another in the series. Did not finish it as it appeared the writing hadn't got any better. It's a cute premise (if a rip-off of Lilian Jackson Braun) but the author needs an editor.
There is so, so much exposition which, to be fair, might be expected in a first book, setting the stage and all that good stuff. But exposition is different from padding the book with unnecessary and silly filler (how many times the cats knock things over and scurry off, the interminable car ride from New York City to Indiana, how many times the cats say "Waugh" or some variation). It reminded me of a grade school essay that had to be a certain number of words long and you were short so you inserted every miniscule thing you could think of to stretch it out.
The bad guy was so obvious that I thought perhaps it wasn't the bad guy after all. Wrong. There were several things that were brought up and then went nowhere without explanation, like the Irish best friend (You know she's Irish because she's full of stereotypical Irish sayings) who suddenly comes up with an EMF meter she just happens to bring along because suddenly she's a ghost hunter. Okay, I like ghostly cozy mysteries, too. But that is completely dropped, never to be mentioned again.
Most cozies have the protagonist solve the mystery or at lest be involved in the capture of the murderer. Not this one. Basically, the heroine merely reacts to things that are happening and the "mystery-solving" happens completely off-screen, so to speak.
Since this is a first book, I wanted to give the author the benefit of the doubt, so I tried another in the series. Did not finish it as it appeared the writing hadn't got any better. It's a cute premise (if a rip-off of Lilian Jackson Braun) but the author needs an editor.
September 8, 2015
This was a Kindle lending library selection. I do like cozy murder mysteries and this fit right in that category. Katherine learns she is the beneficiary of her aunts will as long as she spends one year in the house and takes care of her aunt's cat. The rest would be giving too much away.
The book was fine. A light read. Fairly predictable if you read a lot of this type of mystery. It did remind me a bit of the Cat who series. I've read all of those!
The book was fine. A light read. Fairly predictable if you read a lot of this type of mystery. It did remind me a bit of the Cat who series. I've read all of those!
August 29, 2014
Loved it Karen!
Loved it Karen!
I really enjoyed this book. written with such good detail, it was almost like watching a movie. Kept me interested from the get go. Could hardly put it down. Funny in spots too. Just an all around good mystery that was easy to read.
Loved it Karen!
I really enjoyed this book. written with such good detail, it was almost like watching a movie. Kept me interested from the get go. Could hardly put it down. Funny in spots too. Just an all around good mystery that was easy to read.
February 2, 2014
I loved this book.
I hope Ms Golden will write more so I can make sure the CATS settle in to the new digs. I really became involved in the story but it ended with some loose ends, or I guess I should say before I was ready to leave.
I hope Ms Golden will write more so I can make sure the CATS settle in to the new digs. I really became involved in the story but it ended with some loose ends, or I guess I should say before I was ready to leave.
March 7, 2014
My wife wanted to read this book and she truly enjoyed it. So, for the fun of it and to see why she enjoyed it, decided to read it. It was interesting and a fun mystery. While not a cat person, the role of the cats was interesting. Overall it kept you guessing.
August 13, 2019
Yeah. No.
March 23, 2019
First book in a series and I definitely will be reading more of this author.
June 21, 2015
Katherine "Katz" Kendall is living in New York with her three cats when she receives word that her great-aunt, whom Katherine had never met, has left her $44 million - with a catch. Katherine has to live in her aunt's Victorian home in Erie, Indiana, and care for her Abyssinian cat, Abigail ("Abby"), for 12 months. Nothing must happen to Abby. I was surprised when Katherine hesitated - seriously? Why?
Anyway, Katherine moves with her three cats to Erie and takes over the house and the care of Abby, who is a dear. Katherine immediately starts having issues with the locals. It turns out that her great-aunt had previously promised her fortune to other people in town, and then mysteriously changed her will at the last minute. Did I mention the dead body in the basement? Or Katherine's friend Colleen's belief that she saw a ghost? Then there's the mysterious behavior of the four cats, who appear to be helping in the investigation.
Ms Golden obviously knows cats. Scout, Isis, Abby, and Lilac are definite characters in the book. The part where the cats are having to share a carrier and are not getting along sounds very familiar. My family had the same problem when we moved from California to Texas. We had to buy another cat carrier to keep our two cats separate, so I can sympathize. Oh, and good luck in trying to find them when you're moving.
This is a cute and amusing book, though not strong on the mystery. I think this one is mostly setting up the story for the other books to come (five total so far). I found some of the negative reviews rather melodramatic. This isn't Agatha Christie or P D James, but it is still an enjoyable diversion. It's a cozy, after all. Go into it with an open mind and you might find yourself liking it. I did.
Anyway, Katherine moves with her three cats to Erie and takes over the house and the care of Abby, who is a dear. Katherine immediately starts having issues with the locals. It turns out that her great-aunt had previously promised her fortune to other people in town, and then mysteriously changed her will at the last minute. Did I mention the dead body in the basement? Or Katherine's friend Colleen's belief that she saw a ghost? Then there's the mysterious behavior of the four cats, who appear to be helping in the investigation.
Ms Golden obviously knows cats. Scout, Isis, Abby, and Lilac are definite characters in the book. The part where the cats are having to share a carrier and are not getting along sounds very familiar. My family had the same problem when we moved from California to Texas. We had to buy another cat carrier to keep our two cats separate, so I can sympathize. Oh, and good luck in trying to find them when you're moving.
This is a cute and amusing book, though not strong on the mystery. I think this one is mostly setting up the story for the other books to come (five total so far). I found some of the negative reviews rather melodramatic. This isn't Agatha Christie or P D James, but it is still an enjoyable diversion. It's a cozy, after all. Go into it with an open mind and you might find yourself liking it. I did.
August 24, 2014
It's always pleasant to find another cat mystery to enjoy. Enjoy it, I did. It had an interesting premise and started off with a bang- or more accurately a murder. Then it filled in with backstory until towards the end where we discovered who committed the murder and what else this villain had done and why.
Katherine- Katz to her best friend- is owned by three cats. When her great aunt with whom she has had no connection dies, Katz is her primary beneficiary of an old Victorian mansion, 44 million dollars and an Abyssinian cat named Abby. To collect, she must live in the mansion with the cat for at least one year. When she arrives with her best friend and her three cats, strange things happen and continue to happen right up to the end.
Ms. Golden did a great job creating characters about whom the reader can care. Her feline descriptions will make cat lovers purr loudly. While the mystery itself was fairly obvious with some red herrings thrown in for good measure, it was not until the end that the title of the book was explained. There will be further adventures without doubt as the cats expand their surfing abilities.
If you are looking for a pleasant quick cozy read and you like cats, this is a good choice.
Katherine- Katz to her best friend- is owned by three cats. When her great aunt with whom she has had no connection dies, Katz is her primary beneficiary of an old Victorian mansion, 44 million dollars and an Abyssinian cat named Abby. To collect, she must live in the mansion with the cat for at least one year. When she arrives with her best friend and her three cats, strange things happen and continue to happen right up to the end.
Ms. Golden did a great job creating characters about whom the reader can care. Her feline descriptions will make cat lovers purr loudly. While the mystery itself was fairly obvious with some red herrings thrown in for good measure, it was not until the end that the title of the book was explained. There will be further adventures without doubt as the cats expand their surfing abilities.
If you are looking for a pleasant quick cozy read and you like cats, this is a good choice.
October 4, 2014
Not bad for the first in a new series. I liked the characters and setting, the plot was predictable but enjoyable. The only criticisms (if you can call it that)are
Overall, a great start and I look forward to reading other books in the series.
Overall, a great start and I look forward to reading other books in the series.
November 13, 2014
If you are a fan of The Cat Who.... books, you'll probably like this book. There are a lot of similarities, which is fine by me because I miss those books!
The cats in this book are great, each with its own cute and endearing personality. The humans were ok too, although bits of the dialogue at times made me feel as though Katz was a bit of a snob...but I mean she DID just inherit all of that money so I suppose she has the right. (Haha)
The mystery wasn't difficult to solve, which was also fine. I was reading it more for the 'cozy' and the cats than for the hard-boiled crime scenes. :-)
I would recommend this book to anyone who doesn't need complex confusing twisted plots, who enjoys a nice easy drive down a small town road, and who adores cats!
If you are missing Koko and Yumyum, this might be just what you need!
Will certainly continue this series.
The cats in this book are great, each with its own cute and endearing personality. The humans were ok too, although bits of the dialogue at times made me feel as though Katz was a bit of a snob...but I mean she DID just inherit all of that money so I suppose she has the right. (Haha)
The mystery wasn't difficult to solve, which was also fine. I was reading it more for the 'cozy' and the cats than for the hard-boiled crime scenes. :-)
I would recommend this book to anyone who doesn't need complex confusing twisted plots, who enjoys a nice easy drive down a small town road, and who adores cats!
If you are missing Koko and Yumyum, this might be just what you need!
Will certainly continue this series.
October 2, 2018
*ahem* WHAT IS WITH THAT ENDING?
**spoilers**
WHAT KIND OF COZY MYSTERY SOLVES THE MYSTERY WITH NO PROBLEMS?
I was so disgusted, it had a slow build. it went
- oh something is def hinky... -
- oh OH SOMEONE DIED -
- WHO WAS IN MY HOUSE?? -
- oh they turned themselves in -
excuse me? EXCUSE ME?
No. No. and no. and no. They do not simply turn themselves in with no issue, no chase, or future threat on the MCs life.
So it's a realistic story (minus those freaky cats, and that is me as a cat lady), person goes on a murder spree, panics and turns themselves in. realistic.
in a book? anticlimatic.
a n t i c l i m a t i c
I'm so.. disappointed. I love cozy mysteries, I love the light romance and the witty characters.
But this? No.
Do they get better?
I don't think I want to waste the time finding out myself.
**spoilers**
WHAT KIND OF COZY MYSTERY SOLVES THE MYSTERY WITH NO PROBLEMS?
I was so disgusted, it had a slow build. it went
- oh something is def hinky... -
- oh OH SOMEONE DIED -
- WHO WAS IN MY HOUSE?? -
- oh they turned themselves in -
excuse me? EXCUSE ME?
No. No. and no. and no. They do not simply turn themselves in with no issue, no chase, or future threat on the MCs life.
So it's a realistic story (minus those freaky cats, and that is me as a cat lady), person goes on a murder spree, panics and turns themselves in. realistic.
in a book? anticlimatic.
a n t i c l i m a t i c
I'm so.. disappointed. I love cozy mysteries, I love the light romance and the witty characters.
But this? No.
Do they get better?
I don't think I want to waste the time finding out myself.
December 28, 2019
This was a very dull read, annoying at times. It is an obvious, intentional take-off on the 'Cat Who' series (which is awesome), so I expected to like it, at least a little. Too many pages and pages describing and repeating the same descriptions, of the cats shenanigans. The motive and the killer were obvious, so obvious that I kept reading till the end, thinking I had to be wrong! On the plus side, I did like the fantasy of cats being smart enough to surf the web, and there was a cute part at the very end in the falling action (after the killer had been officially revealed) where the cat brings up the Facebook page of the murderer. That was humorous.
June 13, 2018
This is delightful book about cats. The background takes place in New York and Erie, Indiana. Katherine Kendall is surprised to learn has inherited her Great Aunt's estate is she will live the house for one year and care for an Abyssinian cat. She already has 3 Siamese. A refusal means she will get nothing. If Abby dies,during the year she gets nothing. The plot is easy to follow; there is no sex and very little violence. I hated to put the book down. Like cats you will enjoy this book.
September 6, 2014
Love, Love, Love the first book in this adorable Cozy mystery series. I can't wait to start the next one. Reading about the crazy things this 4 cats do is hilarious and the way they help solve the mystery is so cute. Definitely 5 stars in my book. I strongly suggest this book to anyone who likes cats, small towns, and mysteries.
May 15, 2017
Very little characterization, minimal development, stereotypes galore (a waitress in a purportedly fine dining restaurant not knowing what seltzer or Cabernet Sauvignon is), and, as another reviewer said, a bad knockoff of "The Cat Who..." series. I may read the rest, as I already own them and have a compulsion for finishing a series that I have started, but I may talk myself out of it.
November 21, 2017
Episode 7 of Purrder, She Wrote! tackles the monstrous, garbage-fire “protagonist” of The Cats That Surfed the Web. Tune in for savage burns, millennials who still use answering machines and the unmysterious mystery of who killed Gary in the basement.
We are. still. reeling. from this book.
We are. still. reeling. from this book.
March 24, 2014
Okay
I Was introduced intrigued by the title and the ratings were fair, but this book was so slow. I finished it hoping it would get better. I will read the next one if it's free other than that don't. bother.
I Was introduced intrigued by the title and the ratings were fair, but this book was so slow. I finished it hoping it would get better. I will read the next one if it's free other than that don't. bother.
April 22, 2014
The plot is obvious, and there are a lot of things that are let to be explained as if the author needed to make sure readers would need this curiosity to buy the next book.
It could be a great mix of things to cook a great story but feels like the author missed the opportunity and wrote a B- book
It could be a great mix of things to cook a great story but feels like the author missed the opportunity and wrote a B- book
February 6, 2014
I loved this book. If you are looking for a cozy mystery and you love cats, this is the book for you!
April 22, 2014
This was a quick and simple read but ended up being very good. The mystery was pretty obvious from the start and it didn't bother me. A cute story. I'll read the next one.
May 5, 2017
Enjoyable read, but pretty much copying Lilian Jackson Braun's "The cat who.." series (and not as good, too many holes in the story). May or may not read another one at some point.
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