Dollycas's Thoughts
This is my favorite book in this series so far and I absolutely love the cover.
Yoga for dogs! Yes, I have heard of it, but those have to be some well behaved dogs if the experience is going to be tranquil for the dogs and their owners. Kate's class has a great turnout but things quickly turn to chaos when another type of animal and their person decides to take part in the class. Add to that a group of protesters set on disruption and shortly thereafter a dead body and you have a great start for a mystery.
Kate has really grown since the first book. When her mother comes to town with a group of animal activists Kate isn't very receptive to the woman that abandoned her when she was just a toddler but when her mother is accused of murder she can't help but get involved. With the help of her boyfriend, Micheal, her fabulous dog Bella, a lawyer that raises goats, and a very pregnant best friend, she sets out to clear her mother's name and find out why her mother left her. With several calming breaths Kate handles these stressful events and many more before we reach the final page. Readers and Kate learn so much about her past in this installment. Kate's reactions were perfect and so real. She went through all the emotions you would expect for anyone in her situation.
With a big dose of humor Tracy Weber takes us on quite an adventure. The drama of the fire at the fundraiser, the return of Kate's mom, the body discovery and all the aftermath are joined Kate's daily life. Things like dealing with a pesky pigeon, learning about the rehabilitation of a very friendly crow, activists attacks, a little political corruption, a home renovation, and other people's relatives behaving badly. Kate's life is definitely not dull by any means.
This series is going in a fantastic direction. Animal lovers, you must read this story!!
This is my favorite book in this series so far and I absolutely love the cover.
Yoga for dogs! Yes, I have heard of it, but those have to be some well behaved dogs if the experience is going to be tranquil for the dogs and their owners. Kate's class has a great turnout but things quickly turn to chaos when another type of animal and their person decides to take part in the class. Add to that a group of protesters set on disruption and shortly thereafter a dead body and you have a great start for a mystery.
Kate has really grown since the first book. When her mother comes to town with a group of animal activists Kate isn't very receptive to the woman that abandoned her when she was just a toddler but when her mother is accused of murder she can't help but get involved. With the help of her boyfriend, Micheal, her fabulous dog Bella, a lawyer that raises goats, and a very pregnant best friend, she sets out to clear her mother's name and find out why her mother left her. With several calming breaths Kate handles these stressful events and many more before we reach the final page. Readers and Kate learn so much about her past in this installment. Kate's reactions were perfect and so real. She went through all the emotions you would expect for anyone in her situation.
With a big dose of humor Tracy Weber takes us on quite an adventure. The drama of the fire at the fundraiser, the return of Kate's mom, the body discovery and all the aftermath are joined Kate's daily life. Things like dealing with a pesky pigeon, learning about the rehabilitation of a very friendly crow, activists attacks, a little political corruption, a home renovation, and other people's relatives behaving badly. Kate's life is definitely not dull by any means.
This series is going in a fantastic direction. Animal lovers, you must read this story!!
Book #3 in the Downward Dog Series
More Yoga,(albeit distracted) more murder, more pets, more rescue pets, more birds, more drama, lots more drama! (oh yeah, and more goats!)
Poor Kate, can't catch a break, her life is supposed to be settling down, and it's not, remodeling her (and Michael's) home, isn't fun, just being herself, isn't even being easy, then she lets Michael talk her in to teaching Yoga for dogs and their people, at a benefit for a local Animal Shelter, and things get Really Complicated!
with her family growing by leaps and bounds, she feels it necessary, to find out who killed the angry animal rights activist, before (while) her life gets even more complicated.
i loved this installment of this series, i love Kate and Rene's relationship, and i LOVE Bella! (and Bella and Kate's relationship)
More Yoga,(albeit distracted) more murder, more pets, more rescue pets, more birds, more drama, lots more drama! (oh yeah, and more goats!)
Poor Kate, can't catch a break, her life is supposed to be settling down, and it's not, remodeling her (and Michael's) home, isn't fun, just being herself, isn't even being easy, then she lets Michael talk her in to teaching Yoga for dogs and their people, at a benefit for a local Animal Shelter, and things get Really Complicated!
with her family growing by leaps and bounds, she feels it necessary, to find out who killed the angry animal rights activist, before (while) her life gets even more complicated.
i loved this installment of this series, i love Kate and Rene's relationship, and i LOVE Bella! (and Bella and Kate's relationship)
Karma's a Killer by Tracy Weber is the third book in A Downward Dog Mystery series. Kate Davidson owns Serenity Yoga. She has agreed to teach a Doga (yoga with dogs) session at Paws Around Green Lake (her boyfriend organized the event). On her way to teach the class, Kate overhears two women arguing by the lake. Kate eavesdrops and then continues on. Her session does not start off well because one woman brought her pet rabbit (in a room full of dogs). Kate tries to get her to leave, but the woman refuses (states it will be fine). Well, (as you can expect) the dogs take off after the rabbit and chaos reigns. Then someone starts a fire nearby and protestors descend. The proceeds from the event were to go to the local animal shelter DogMa. The protestors are from California and one of them is actually related to Maggie, one of the creators of DogMa. Just when Kate thinks the day cannot get any worse, Dharma (a protestor) comes up to Kate and tells her that she is her mother (that she has not seen in thirty years). The next Raven is found dead by the lake. Raven was on the HEAT protestors (and was arguing before event). Dharma turns out to be the main suspect (with a lot of evidence). Kate sets out to prove her mother's innocence and find the real killer.
Karma's a Killer is nonsensical. It drove me crazy. It was over-the-top ridiculous (with one thing after another). There was too much going on in this book. I wanted the focus to be on the murder (the mystery) not on yoga, Bella (Kate's dog with an EPI condition), birds who steal silver objects, the goat whisperer, Rene (best friend pregnant with twins), Kate's temper issues, or Tiffany (work with Kate's boyfriend and Kate feels that Tiffany is trying to steal him away). There was also quite a bit of information on yoga in the book (I had no clue what the author was talking about). I give the book 3 out of 5 stars (it is okay). I was just not the right person for this book. The novel had such a simple mystery (I knew who had done it as soon as they said who was murdered). I think more of the book was devoted to Bella and her condition (along with the special diet she is on) and yoga than to the mystery. The one thing I disliked in the book was the Kate dissed Peeps! She had the nerve to say that they are junk! Can you imagine? The book, though, is nicely written to make it easy to read and enjoy (if you like these types of stories).
I received a complimentary copy of Karma's a Killer from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Karma's a Killer is nonsensical. It drove me crazy. It was over-the-top ridiculous (with one thing after another). There was too much going on in this book. I wanted the focus to be on the murder (the mystery) not on yoga, Bella (Kate's dog with an EPI condition), birds who steal silver objects, the goat whisperer, Rene (best friend pregnant with twins), Kate's temper issues, or Tiffany (work with Kate's boyfriend and Kate feels that Tiffany is trying to steal him away). There was also quite a bit of information on yoga in the book (I had no clue what the author was talking about). I give the book 3 out of 5 stars (it is okay). I was just not the right person for this book. The novel had such a simple mystery (I knew who had done it as soon as they said who was murdered). I think more of the book was devoted to Bella and her condition (along with the special diet she is on) and yoga than to the mystery. The one thing I disliked in the book was the Kate dissed Peeps! She had the nerve to say that they are junk! Can you imagine? The book, though, is nicely written to make it easy to read and enjoy (if you like these types of stories).
I received a complimentary copy of Karma's a Killer from the author in exchange for an honest review.
