With thanks to the author Luis Coelho and the publishers for allowing me to review this great book

As an owner of a black cat (named Nietzsche) I jumped at the change to read and review this book.

The Book of Purrs did not disappointed, The book of Purrs is a super cute and funny, each little comic will have you laughing out loud. With my favourite being 'You give me home, you give me meal, I give you purr to heal and my poo to clean being my all time favourite

I will be buying this book as soon as it is published, I will also be buying it for friends and family,

A cute collection of illustrations and comic strips paired with affirming thoughts and silly jokes. The art is very cool to look at - I love how much texture Luis Coelho adds despite his artwork being so stylised. While the inspirational quotes aren't terribly sophisticated, they are made ten tiemes better by being paired with cute kittens, and I have to admit that the jokes did get some chuckles out of me.

If you have a pet (especially a cat) it's nearly impossible you won't appreciate this book. Every comics is cute, sometimes sarcastic and always adorable. I appreciated its simple style and the brief messages behind each comic.

I could not stop smiling any time I opened this book. It is adorable. It is encouraging. It is funny. It is purr-fect (I couldn't help myself). I will absolutely come back to this again and again when I need a mood boost. The visuals a wonderful and the sentiments are amazing. I think this will also be my go-to as a gift for a while.

Cat lovers beware: you will fall in love with this novel. The cats are cute and fluffy. The sentiment is full of a love of cats and a love of life. This was a purrrrrfeft way to spend an hour. Super short, but super adorable.

For people who like: cats

In five words: comics - cats - affirmations - repetitiveness - bites

Positive points: The pointillist colour scheme of Portuguese illustrator Luis Coelho is beautiful and deserves a mention.
Some of the affirmations are spot on and worth framing.

Negative points: The way the cats are pictured becomes a bit creepy (big eyes at the end of almost each comic, little devils, ...). Furthermore it seems as if every cat doesn't do anything else than bite. Which is not only quite unrealistic but annoying as well. For me this unrelatedness and the extreme repetitiveness form the death blow of this book.

Quote: "In the here / In the now / No worries / Only meow"

More info: This collection of comics is an extension of the popular Instagram @purr.in.ink

Rating: 2* (unpopular opinion as most people give 4 or 5 stars)

Publication date: 22.10.2024

*Thanks to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Ahoy there mateys! I wanted to read this book based on the cute cover and name. I was not familiar with the artist before getting this. While some of the comics were cute, ultimately this book was not for me because of personal taste. I did not like majority of the comics. I wish I would have looked at his work online before requesting this. I do believe other people will love this though.

Similar to Strange Planet, The Book of Purrs is a collection of comic panels with the intention of making you smile, which it does beautifully.
Sometimes the lines will rhyme and sometimes it's just two kitties talking about their hooman. Very cute and a very cute idea form anyone loving and maybe owning cats.

I think the introduction was helpful to set the ambiance of this book. I imagine that most people would experience this book by opening a random page, and reading a few comics before setting it down.

I'm not familiar with this artist's work online, but I enjoyed many of these pages. They were delightful! I would consider this book for my coffee table.

Thanks for the early copy!

This was cute book with lots of beautiful art. It depicts the realities of living with a feline very well. One of my favorites was what they think of wireless tech and biting on cables. I enjoyed the humor and the artwork. Flipping through this had a relaxing effect on me. Many panels made me laugh.

Thank you to the publisher for providing me a review copy of this coffee table book vis Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I think this book is so so cutie!! My favorite aspect to this cutie little book is the cat's eyes. They hold not only immense expression but also the eyes fit perfectly with every single mantra. I think this book is an absolutely perfect gift for anyone who is an extreme cat lover. What caught my eye originally was to show my mom this cute book because she loves little books likes these (plus she loves cats). This book would most likely brighten up anyone's day!

Thank you Luis Coelho, NetGalley, and Andrews McMeel Publishing for an early copy of this cute little cat book that brightened my day!! All opinions are my own.

Sarcastically affirming, this book a breath of fresh air for any sad cat obsessed person, like me!. I appreciate the blend of daily affirmation and cat humour. The illustrations are adorable!

First off I grabbed this book because I was looking for something to pull me out of a slumber. Needed something to put a smile on my face, as it’s been really hard to do lately. Something that I could just pick up and it would quickly deliver.. Let me tell you, it absolutely did. As a lover of cats I knew it wouldn’t fail me.

I absolutely loved this book. I found myself smiling and even laughing out loud to these wonderful illustrations. They were such a joy to go through. At times I also found myself a little melancholy thinking of my cat who recently passed on and who was depicted so much in many of these comics, but it quickly reminded me of his wonderful and funny antics and the laughter resumed.

Any cat lover will love this book. But more importantly it's a dose of medicine for anyone feeling down. We all go through it, and we all need a little reminder that its going g to be ok.

There’s not much to say about this one. I got it because the cover was cute. It’s full of funny positive messages as one might expect from a cat/cats with adorable images.
It’s the kind of book that would make a great gift, or even just flip through to a random page for a sweet (yet adorable menacing) message.

This book is absolutely adorable. It's a mix of meditative, inspirational content, and funny stuff about cats. It's perfection, the web-comic style drawings of the cats, the text. I think this one would hit differently for different people - I loved the "living in the moment" bits, but read the "funny because it's true" parts about cat behaviour to my husband. To use a young person's word this book is so wholesome. Even though it was originally a web-comic, it works in this format - I planned to look at one or two pages a day, but every-time I picked it up, I found myself reading page after page. Funny, wry, wise and true. Well done.

I was given a copy of this e-Book in exchange for an honest review.

Reading this book is like having a cat come up to you lay in your lap and start purring, fills your chest and heart with happiness and warmth. The pages are filled with adorable illustrations and reminders to be kinder to yourself. Luis Coelho offers messages of encouragement, love, and humorous anecdotes all delivered by mischievous but loving cats.

I have seen Luis Coelho's adorable cat pictures in memes and comics shared all over social media. I was delighted to accept an egalley from Netgalley in exchange for this review. This book is a collection of Coelho's art along with short bits of wisdom or in the form of a comic. Coelho principally creates pictures of the cuddliest little black cats you've ever seen. They have huge, expressive eyes that convey emotion. The illustrations are simple with minimal setting or background. Aside from the eyes and occassionally teeth, the principal effect is one of softness. The cats of course, look as soft and silky as a pile of feathers. They appear so cuddly that I almost felt I could reach in and pull them out of the picture for a quick snuggle. But when the pictures contain ground and background, they are made up of the softest, most soothing colors. I have been learning the craft of needlefelt and I get the impression that the pictures have the same fuzzy plushness. I do not know what media Coelho works with, but I would guess watercolor, pastels or something the blends and allows for soft lines.

The text consists of self-love, self-care messages and silly rhymes or jokes. To me, this would make a lovely gift for any cat lover at any time, or for someone who needed encouragement, wishes for wellness or a message of support. I may buy a few copies to keep on hand for just such occasions.

The Book of Purrs is such a cutesy graphic novel with funny, sweet and heartfelt messages. Reading this felt like a warm hug. Also; some of these are quite literally the thought stream of my own black cat! Totally recommend.

Anyone who loves cats will love this book. I’m not a cat fan but this book did make me smile a couple of times. Loved the illustrations they are really spooky. Then I do find cats a bit spooky it’s why they have always been considered witches familiars!

This book was very cute, I’d probably label it as a coffee table sort of book. Not really meant to be read in one sitting but flipped through and enjoyed piece-by-piece. Some pages were funny little cat-jokes, others were more “love yourself” themed pages. It was good but not overly cohesive (again, because its more coffee table book than sit and read for a half hour book.