The Good Boy by Stella Hayward

I really loved this!  Yes, it's silly (Genie makes a wish, turns out her Gran actually is a bit magic and the wish comes true and suddenly Genie's lovely dog Rory is a human being!) but it's also sweet and charming and funny.  I found myself just completely buying into what was happening, because human Rory was so funny and endearing, and Genie made me laugh.

As readers we know throughout that something terrible happened to Genie to derail her life, and I did feel a slight frustration with how long it took to find out the truth, but at the same time that's what makes it so powerful and moving when you do find out.  But really, I was all in with the story.  I really wanted Genie to be okay.  I was worried about her 2 best friends (and her dog/human best friend), and waiting for how everything would resolve.  Rory was really, really a good boy, and every dog I've seen since reading I've been thinking about what's going through their heads!

I enjoyed her mad Gran, and her lovely mum.  The seaside setting was great, and I felt like I was walking around the town with the characters.  The book touches on a wide range of issues/topics, and it has a great will they, won't they romcom side too (I was mentally shouting 'JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER' quite a lot!)

I really enjoyed reading this, so big thanks to Net Galley and the publishers for my review copy.