This is a fun read! I love the letters between the grandma and the dog. Some letter made me laughed and imagine it was my little dog writing them.
I recommend this if you are in a reader slump!

Please Write is a book that will greatly appeal to dog lovers and fans of epistolary novels. If only dogs really knew how to both read and write! But in J. Wynn Rousuck’s world they do!

The story is told through letters written by Zippy, a terrier mix, and on occasion Winslow, a Boston terrier, to Grandma Vivienne, a wise human. The different characteristics of each dog are brilliantly captured in each dog’s writing style and makes it all so believable. Winslow’s voice as a Boston Terrier was perfect and was what you would expect. Zippy’s personality also came through clearly from the letters. Grandma Vivienne offers advice, encouragement, reassurance and love to both pups but especially Zippy who needs more guidance because she is a rescue puppy that has just arrived in the home.

It’s a fast read that you will find uplifting, hopeful, fun and a little bit sad at times. You will definitely become attached to these adorable canines and be rooting for them and their success. I hated for it to end and hope more of Zippy’s adventures will be forthcoming.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bancroft Press for an advance reader copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you to Bancroft Press and NetGalley for an electronic advanced readers copy of this novel.

This novel is a book that's told through a series of letters. However 2 of the writers of said letters are dogs, so that was quite the twist. I am a big dog lover, and the cover was really cute. Please Write by J. Wynn Rousuck seems on the surface to be a whimsical telling of a newly found dog integrating into a household who already had a Boston Terrier. Zippy and Winslow tells their Grandma about their adventures and growing up. However, this took a turn that I wasn't expecting and the abrupt ending, while pivotal to the storyline, made it seem super serious, along with other themes like miscarriages, alcoholism and cancer. So please be prepared!

While I love epistolary stories, it seems that ones between dogs are much less my thing. Here, a posh Boston terrier reports about Zippy the new arrival to his household, and a Grandma Vivienne responds with positive words and copious gifts and snacks, that invariably get eaten before their envelope could hit the floor. Many changes in typing font and style (don't ask) and the inherent illogicality of it all are the pluses and minuses, but this couldn't win my heart on layout alone – and didn't seem to offer that much else. A chunk of it is designed to prove the benefit of canine company to us humans – humans that we never even properly meet on these pages. Two stars are generous.

I almost did not download this book, but being a soft heart for dog books....and I loved the cover....I'm so glad I did!!! Rousuck's first novel is one that will live in your "pet" heart long after you've finished reading it. I laughed, I cried, I cheered and didn't want the book to end. You will fall in love with Winslow, Zippy and their Grandmother and get your hankies out for the ending!!! I loved the concept of this novel being told by written letters between the dogs and their Grandmother. A must read for all dog lovers!

I loved this book so much! I think if my pets could write to their Grandma they certainly would. Way to go!

This book is what is called an epistolary novel, meaning a novel written as a series of letters between the fictional characters in the book. In this case, meaning between a grandmother and two dogs, Zippy and Winslow.

This was a delightful story mixed with some very sad scenes. It is unusual to find a story that is both so funny and sad. I highly recommend. I hope the author writes more books.

Thank you Netgalley for letting me review this book for my honest review.

This was a cute book about dogs and people who write back and forth to each other. I was laughing out loud at parts of the book. I really enjoyed the dialogue betwen human and dogs.

Zippy was probably my favorite character. She was so quirky and funny.

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Please Write is a wonderful book that deals with life, love, and loss through a series of letters between two dogs and their "Grandma Vivienne". It is by turns funny, sweet and poignant. Winston, a stately Boston Terrier has his life turned upside down when a new rescue puppy Zippy is brought in to his family. Their owner Pamela and her husband are going through some of the difficult times that life can throw at humans. With the help of Vivienne, who loves the dogs and their humans as well, and the wisdom of her big brother Winston, Zippy begins to understand the ways of life in a family and the role she can play in making things better for the people she is coming to love. Ultimately it is a testament to the healing power of love through life's ups and downs and I would recommend this book to anyone who has loved a dog in their life and experienced the enrichment those relationships have given them.

“LOvE,,
ZZippy”

I don’t think it’s possible to put Please Write into any box (or maybe in a crate?), it’s such a different book!
This is an epistolary novel, between two dogs –Winston and Zippy– and Grandma Vivian. Just that could be an adventure by itself, but you have to add the diversity you can find in the book : posters, recipes, postcards and so on. It was original in both substance and form. I experienced Just Write in tandem, reading the ebook while I was listening to the audio. The reader (Nancy Dhulipala) was such a treat! Her acting is absolutely wonderful and I had truly sometimes the impression of actually being listening to a dog talking. It was just enough, without outdoing like it can sometimes be. I loved this moment. (I think the end will haunt me for a while) Honestly, both the ebook (for the misc illustrations) and the audio are worth it.
About the content, how the “dog psycho” is written mostly pleased me, it was fun to discover the world through a puppy’s eyes. Maybe too many subjects were talked about, though. Sometimes, it could be a little over the place, a bit like the puppy’s mind. I know it’s a reflection of what happens in our daily life, but I didn’t expect to find difficult subjects in such a book –let alone so many of them– and to actually cry at the end of it.
With Please Write, you can expect two extraordinary doggies characters (Zippy is just a perfect terrier girl, so well written), secondary humans and all their antics in life : how to train a puppy, festivities, writing, travels, painting… but also politics, alcoholism, illness or miscarriage.
Please Write is definitely a different experience!

Thank you NetGalley, J. Wynn Rousuck and both publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

I loved this book! It is a perfectly heartwarming tale. While the ending is sad, it was also a good way for the book to end. I am hoping for a sequel with more letters from Zippy and Winslow about life with Pamela and Frank.

I thought it was such a fun concept that the narrative was from the POV of dogs and Grandma Vivienne. It made for easy reading and was also quite enjoyable. I found the characters quite loveable too.

This was a perfect debut novel! I hope I will be able to find print copies available soon as I would love to be able to gift them to fellow dog lovers.

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are my own

I can very much picture these letters between my late Frankie and my mom.. cute book that makes the reader fall in love with Zippy, Winslow, and Grandma.

Also, there were apparently 2 dogs at the first Thanksgiving, a mastiff and a spanial

Please Write
A Novel in Letters
by J. Wynn Rousuck
OMG, I found this book, and sometimes serious.I loved how it flowed.YET it is a bit confusing times.

A charming novel written entirely in letters. It’s sure to make pet lovers smile! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 stars

This was a good book if you love dogs you will like it is kind of sad though It remans of the Dog promise books

4.25 stars

I did not expect to cry. I picked this book because of the dogs on the cover. I grew up with a Boston Terrier, and it was neat to see a book with letters from a Boston, though Winslow is far more dignified than my Boston was. Please Write tackles hard topics like abandonment, alcoholism, and grief through letters between two dogs (Winslow and Zippy) and a friend of their owner's mother. It bothered me that Vivienne mostly addressed letters to Zippy and not to both dogs, though both would write to her. I did enjoy the progression of Zippy growing up over a few years, though I'm not sure why this book is set in the early 90s except that maybe letter writing was more common then? Anyway, it's a sweet and sad tale of doggy love.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review.

I'm not familiar with many tales told through correspondence. The only one that comes to mind is Griffin and Sabine. In Please Write, the letter writers are dogs, which adds a cute twist. A blend of drama and humor, this book is sure to entertain dog lovers.

I listened to the audiobook and read along as this books premise reminded me of "Bones and Biscuits, letters from a Dog Named Bobs" by Enid Blyton which was serialised in the 1920s to 1940s and recently brought out as a book which covered a year in teh life of Bobs, a little Terrier owned by Enid Blyton.

However. These two books could not be more different

This was a charming surprise, following letters between Winslow, a Boston Terrier who lives with Pamela and Frank, a stray called Zippy (brought home by Frank) and Grandma Vivienne who is Pamela's mother. The story however, is not just about the day to day lives of the dogs, but that of their guardians, Pamela and Frank and the problems they were navigating in life. The book is real, it doesn't sugarcoat life, but it does view it with gentle humour and sentiment

The two books could not be more different but both are equally engaging whether you are a dog lover or fan of contemporary fiction

I liked this book but I didn't love it. I wish there was some explanation on who each character was. And I feel like it ended on a cliffhanger which stinks because I don't know if there will be a sequel.

Dogs correspond via letters with their grandmother, Vivienne, as their owner Pamela’s life is unraveling.

My interest in PLEASE WRITE was initially piqued when I saw the cover that had a Boston Terrier on it. Being a BT mom, I had to find out more about this book. The synopsis sounded really interesting and I enjoy epistolary formats. After reading though, I’m left thoroughly confused as to what to think and wondering if I greatly missed the point of what it was supposed to be. Winslow the Boston Terrier had a great voice in his letters but was barely included and when he did write to Vivienne, she mostly ignored him, instead focusing on corresponding with Zippy whose letters I found quite annoying to read, though I think that her learning to type was supposed to be funny. I felt so bad for Winslow but I don’t know if that was the intention. In the end, it seemed like I spent most of the time trying to figure out if I was reading too much into things or not enough, so my enjoyment suffered overall. The last couple of lines did make me tear up.
I listened to an audio copy in addition to reading a digital copy. The narration was well done.

Thank you to Bancroft Press and NetGalley for the DRC and ALC.