Great read. Well written, with a great plot and characters. Some of the things that go on in the story are funny. This was interesting book. Overall I enjoyed it. I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from Netgalley.

I loved this book! I study biology myself and when I was little it was always a dream to work (and live!) in a zoo. So it was really fun to read about someone who actually did this. I had a lot of funny things mixed with serious moments (I won't spoil anything). And this mix really made sure that I kept reading, it isn't a very long book, which worried me at first, because I was really looking forward to reading way more about the subject. But I ended up really liking it, and I'm keeping this in mind, because I definitely want to read it again.

ARC provided free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book is so up my street.

As an animal lover myself, and a slightly awkward person at that, an animal loving main character who lives in a zoo (what a dream!) and has awkward encounters multiple times akin to Bridget Jones and her giant pants (except perhaps more PG rated) this is exactly what I'm looking for in a book. And this book is also so funny. I'm not sure if it's designed to be funny or not but the combination of crazy animal antics, an embarrassing dad on TV and the friends but not really "just" friends (to anyone with eyes) relationship between the main character and her "best friend" just had me giggling all the way through.

I should be ashamed really, because some elements are quite serious - I mean, their neighbour is being accused of murdering his wife, Manda's dad might have to put the zoo in jeopardy to help (and he's still embarrassing her on TV!) and Manda's "best friend" is now getting all snuggly with some other girl. So, shame on me for laughing right? But I challenge you not to!

A short, funny and really warm-hearted read about a girl, a zoo and a suspected criminal or two.

ARC provided free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Loved the concept of this book... hate the cover. Seriously, it makes me so sad that such a fun story is being representative by a cover that looks like it was designed in Paint. This story is all about a girl who lives at a zoo, so I knew I'd love the story right away, which is why I picked it up on NetGalley in spite of the cover. And thankfully, the writing didn't disappoint. This was a really fun story, following Amanda as she went above and beyond to help her family and save her home!