OMG OMG!!!! I can't stop thinking about this book! I have read everyone of W. Bruce Cameron's books and watched the movies after them. He never disappoints. This one is a little different from his other books with more romance and some family drama which comes together beautifully. I can't recommend this book enough to do lovers and people wanting a good heartfelt book. I always love the way he makes me understand my animals more. I know we don't truly know what they think but it's nice hearing how he thinks like a proud animal owner. I want to believe they feel like he thinks.

Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan -Tor/Forge (Forge Books) for allowing me to read this in advanced.

Brice Cameron never disappoints with his beautifully written and entertaining dog books. You will fall in love with Clancy, his dog and people friends as he takes you through his days “ writing”:in his diary. Loved this book and how he incorporated his “8 simple rules”.

One of my favorite books of all time is A Dog's Purpose and when I saw the author had a new book coming out, I was so excited. However, this one missed the mark for me. I think if I hadn't been expecting it to be like his others I would have liked it better. Told from yellow lab Clancy's POV, we meet an odd group of people who just bought a failing restaurant and need to find a way to turn it around. I wasn't really a fan of the characters from the start and found the storyline extremely unrealistic. Overall, it just felt a bit chaotic. While I didn't enjoy this one, I will still definitely buy whatever book this author comes out with next. Thank you @netgalley for my copy.

Can there ever be a "bad" book by W. Bruce Cameron? Of course not! This book is no exception. Well written with a class characters we've come to expect from Cameron. A feel good, quick read for a gray winter day. Dogs rule!

I saw this title on NetGalley and knew my niece liked this author. So why not request it
I loved the way the story is told from a dog’s view point. As a dog lover I loved every minute of reading this. I admit I even loved the humor, compassion and even the romance.
You will not regret reading this, I didn’t!

Book Summary:

Clancy is the sweetest dog you will ever meet. He's a good boy, but he does have something that will make him stand out from the rest – he's got a diary. Throughout this novel, readers will see Clancy fall in love, find friends and enemies, and experience everything life has to offer.

My Review:

I don't know if it's just me, but every time I see a dog story, my brain starts screaming "puppy!' and won't shut up until I read it. Granted, this has burned me on more than one occasion, as a "sweet dog story" ripped out my heart and handed it to me in pieces.

Thankfully, Love, Clancy isn't one of those stories. This really is a feel-good dog story, one where I can promise the dog lives. Thank goodness! I really enjoyed the diary format for this book; it was different, endearing, and oddly funny. In other words, it's pretty perfect for the story being told.

Clancy's tone of voice is likewise perfect, as I couldn't help but picture a happy yellow lab bouncing around the world. It still makes me smile to think about it.

Highlights:
Very good boy
Dog Diary
The dog lives!

"If dogs and humans traded places for even one day, people would realize how much more wonderful life can be, because the best emotion of all is happiness." These words of wisdom come from Clancy, a good dog who is keeping a diary, falling in love and living with his best friend and worst enemy. As Clancy logs his entries, the humans around him struggle to navigate the challenges of life. I enjoyed this unique perspective on life and what truly matters most. Funny, heartwarming and touching, this was a delightful read that made me appreciate not only life but my beloved four-legged family members all the more.

W. Bruce Cameron has done it again! My daughters and I are huge dog lovers (all animals really) and absolutely love the heartwarming stories that Cameron gives us. Love, Clancy is an amazing story told by our furry friends point of view. It's a book that will have you laughing and I can guarantee you won't be able to put down. I highly recommend it.

Thank you W. Bruce Cameron, Macmillan-Tor/Forge and Net Galley for this ARC!

Clancy is a happy dog, because he gets to live with his person, JayB. He also has his dog friends, Odin, Phoebe and Spartan...and Kelsey, the cat he hates with a passion. This is a story of the goings on in JayB's life, but we are entertained by reading Clancy's thoughts about what is happening via his diary entries, some of which are quite funny. Some of JayB's friends create a lot of havoc in his life, and remind me somewhat of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. So if you like her books, you should like this one. I think I have been a little spoiled from the author's previous books, which I have read all of them. This one has a slightly different format and I believe will be a stand alone. This is a good book, so sit back and enjoy Clancy's life, as he sees it. Thanks Net Galley and Forge books for the opportunity to read this book.

I usually adore W. Bruce Cameron's novels, and I had such high hopes for this one, too. However, I found the cast of main characters to be so obnoxious that I couldn't relax into the story at all. I would just be starting to lose myself in the story, when along come the family members and made me so annoyed that I fell out of the book spell. These characters were obnoxious to the point of stupidity, and it sadly ruined most of the book for me.

Another sweet dog narrated story from W. Bruce Cameron. If you enjoyed the other dog takes from the author, you'll e joy this as well. Clancy is a great story teller!

’DEAR DIARY:’

’The cat is despicable’

’I don’t understand it, but before my person, JayB, brought me home, he was living here by himself with this deplorable creature.’

Clancy is a recent addition to this family, but it isn’t his first home. Before coming to list with JayB, his first person that he lived with when he was a puppy had many dogs, followed by a woman with a baby, and then a man who just like the others didn’t really seem to have time to be with Clancy. And Clancy knew that not only did he want more, he needed someone who would be his person, someone ’...who commits to loving us unconditionally.’

And then JayB came along, and he is that person.

Unfortunately, along with JayB came Kelsey, his cat. At first, Clancy was optimistic about this animal, but his optimism was short-lived.

’Who doesn’t love a happy dog?’

’Kelsey, that’s who doesn’t love a happy dog.’

JayB’s life is simple, at least as this story begins, but out of the blue his life takes a turn, and then several more as the story moves forward. He’s recently lost his job, but is taking a bit of time to contemplate what he wants to do next. A woman who insists he is in love with her (not exactly true) keeps trying to convince him that he is, but at the same time that he needs to step up his ‘game’ or he will lose her.

Shortly after, on his way to take Clancy to the dog park, he sees an older woman who lives nearby with her dog, Odin. She confesses that she hasn’t been taking Odin to the dog park much lately, she feels guilty that he hasn’t been getting enough exercise, since she’s having a hard time getting around lately, and so JayB offers to take him for her when he takes Clancy. It doesn’t take long before other people approach him, just assuming that this is his job, and soon he has his hands pretty full - of leashes.

There’s much more to this story as it continues, including a drive to Las Vegas, family members. Several attempts to help others see the light, which inevitably fails time and time again.

At its heart, this is a story of finding ‘your person’ from more than one point of view.


Pub Date: 03 Jan 2023

Many thanks for the ARC provided by Macmillan-Tor/Forge, Forge Books

I received an ARC of this novel from NetGalley and was very excited to read it since I loved the previous W. Bruce Cameron books I have read. This one, unfortunately, almost made it into my did-not-finish pile. I enjoy the author's style of writing and loved to read Clancy's thoughts and observations but besides the dogs and JayB and Alana, I found the other characters annoying and obnoxious. I was glad, though, that I continued reading and came to the happy ending I so enjoy in books!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute romance with interesting characters. Moves along well and makes for an easy, no-brainer read. A must for all dog lovers. I loved the unique characterization of each dog in this book. I would give it 5 stars but Rodney and Maddie annoyed me one time too many. I appreciate receiving an ARC from NetGalley and Forge Books. This opinion is my own.

Love, Clancy was such a treat to read. Full disclosure, I'm a major dog lover, and I adored Clancy as the dog narrator of this tale. I am the human for three Golden Retrievers, and I can imagine each of them having their own dog life story and a unique personality to tell it. Clancy's cast of dog and human characters is an odd group of misfits who come together primarily because of the various animals in their own lives. If you're a fan of the zany misadventures of Stephanie Plum or miss The Vinyl Cafe humor of Stuart McLean, you will absolutely enjoy this book. So, so much fun. Well done, W. Bruce Cameron!