Thank you for a copy of this book in exchange for honest feedback. Honestly, at first glance at reading the summary, I wouldn't think this was a children's book. Maybe a teen or YA, due to some of the content. This book reminds me of The Midnight Library, a hit book with similar themes of having a "redo" at the point in life when the character felt at her lowest. I'm not sure really how I feel about this book. Either way, I think the cover is nice and I love the theme of the love between a pet and owner.

This fast-paced story is a Groundhog Day scenario about a girl and a dog who get the chance of a lifetime for a do-over. A well-crafted and heartwarming story, but be prepared to shed some good tears. Sylvia is masterful in her creation of dog characters. Diesel is so lovable and nuanced and real, and his devotion to his pack is beautiful.

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This short book made me tear up many a time. Honestly, I was not expecting it to turn out this way!

Thank you, Dundurn Press, for the advance reading copy.

I actually cannot wait for the physical copy to come out. Let's wait for two more months, shall we?

I was expecting the story and the writing to be like middle grade good but it turned out much more awesome than I had anticipated.

The writing starts slow and in a warm tone. However, it picks up really fast and you will be surprised with the writing throughout until the book ends.

The characters. Diesel, the dog, took me by surprise. Author, how I wish I could talk with our german shepherds! You have made it possible through Diesel somehow. That's quite awesome. You will love the characters you are supposed to love but for the other characters you have to decide what you feel about them when the book ends. Yes, a few obvious ones you are so going to be irritated with. Get ready for that.

The story is as the blurb says. But the execution is much more stronger and better presented than you would expect. From the blurb, I was expecting the story to be a much heavy read. Yes, it started the way as expected but the story progresses in a much adventurous and light, fun mysterious manner. Expect a good short read is all I want to say.

The ending is so satisfying!