WHAT THE DOG ATE by Jackie Bouchard

Title:  WHAT THE DOG ATE

Series:  N/A
Author:  Jackie Bouchard
Narrator:  Aisling Gray
Length:  9 hours 47 minutes
Audible Release Date:  12.26.2018
Publisher:  Jackie Bouchard
Publish Date:   07.11.2012
Category /Genre:  Romantic Comedy
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Listenability:  OK  or  NSFW
Received from:  Aisling Gray (as an Audible gifted copy)
Goodreads link: What the Dog Ate
Date completed: 01.28.2019

Description from the publisher:

"The vet handed Maggie Baxter a plastic specimen bag containing a pair of size-tiny lavender thong panties extracted from her dog; but they were not hers. Or rather, they were hers now since she’d just paid $734 to have Dr. Carter surgically remove them from Kona’s gut."

This is how Maggie Baxter, a practical, rule-following accountant, discovers that her husband of seventeen years is cheating on her. All her meticulous life plans are crushed. When he leaves her for the other woman, Maggie and her the-world-is-my-smorgasbord chocolate Lab, Kona, are left to put their lives back together. As Maggie begins to develop a Plan B for her life, she decides to be more like Kona. No, she's not going to sniff crotches and eat everything that isn’t nailed down; rather she’ll try to approach life with more ball-chasing abandon. Finding herself in situations where she begins to go through her usual over-analysis of the pros and cons, she stops and instead asks herself, What would Kona do?

Ultimately, Maggie realizes it’s never too late to start over, and this time, if she wants tail-wagging joy out of life, she’s got to be ruled not just by her head but by her heart.

"What the Dog Ate" is a funny, tender story of mending a broken heart and finding love and a new life right under your nose, with woman’s best friend at your side. If you enjoyed Claire Cook’s "Must Love Dogs" or Allie Larkin's "Stay," you’ll love "What the Dog Ate" and be rooting for Maggie and Kona.

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WHAT THE DOG ATE is a stand-alone romantic comedy.

I was mad and crying through most of the book.  Why the hell was Jackie Bouchard fictionalizing my life story?  There are so many women who have worked their asses off to make their homes and their marriages wonderful, to make the family dreams realities, just to find out that while they were working, their other half was amusing themselves in another playground!  Then I set aside my personal crap (thy name is Wade) and enjoyed Kona, Maggie, and her many supportive friends.

There are wonderful emotional moments, tender and sweet.  There are laugh out loud, zingy one liners (“I mean, come on, if they can put a man on the moon, we ought to be able to put one in your bedroom.”). There is Kona, a furbaby like no other.  I applaud him for tattling on his Daddy!  It may have cost $734 to remove those tiny purple panties, but “that woman” was exposed.  He, like most pets, is Maggie’s best support and inspiration.

I will read (listen to) any book Jackie Bouchard produces.  This is the second one I’ve listened to from her and she is definitely one of my rising stars.

Narration:  Aisling Gray is a wonderful narrator with a clear beautiful voice.  She gives distinct portrayal to each of the main characters.

Note:  While I received this book as a gifted audiobook copy, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Also from Jackie Bouchard:

·         House Trained
·         Rescue Me, Maybe
·         Stray Magic
·         What the Dog Ate

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