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After deciding to settle in Axia, Dee plans to start up a pet-sitting business. While walking Barnaby, her first client’s frilled dendrune, she meets rival pet sitter, Lydia Monroe. The unpleasant interaction is witnessed by Harmony, a fouled mouthed gnome under a bleep-spell. Later she’s invited to a happy hour gathering of other sitters and learns more about Lydia and her underhanded ways. She’s shocked when another member arrives and reveals that Lydia has been murdered. Even more surprising, she’s offered Lydia’s last job, babysitting the rambunctious Yeti toddler, Kiwi. Could this job be the cause of Lydia’s death, or worse is her new client a killer? Thankfully she has the help of her cousin, Wendy, zoolinguist veterinarian, Cruz, and her baby dragon, Havoc to find her footing in this strange new world.
From the adorable illustrations beginning each chapter to the philosophical questions of sentience vs. sapience, Melissa Erin Jackson uses exquisite world building to bring the magical hub of Axia to life. Dee represents the reader well as she navigates the strangeness around her. Whether gawking at the Drakens, to inadvertently insulting the gnome, her awkwardness is totally relatable. The sweet slow build romance between her and Cruz is charming and I liked how they addressed his tendency to overwork. The mystery was nicely plotted as well and Ms. Jackson was able to weave in how prejudices can affect one’s behaviors. Dee’s natural affinity with her charges is endearing and I was laughing out loud at the situations she found herself in. The interactions between Havoc and Kiwi were cuteness personified. Definitely a treat to read.
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From the adorable illustrations beginning each chapter to the philosophical questions of sentience vs. sapience, Melissa Erin Jackson uses exquisite world building to bring the magical hub of Axia to life. Dee represents the reader well as she navigates the strangeness around her. Whether gawking at the Drakens, to inadvertently insulting the gnome, her awkwardness is totally relatable. The sweet slow build romance between her and Cruz is charming and I liked how they addressed his tendency to overwork. The mystery was nicely plotted as well and Ms. Jackson was able to weave in how prejudices can affect one’s behaviors. Dee’s natural affinity with her charges is endearing and I was laughing out loud at the situations she found herself in. The interactions between Havoc and Kiwi were cuteness personified. Definitely a treat to read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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