Cat Lady: The hot, must-read Richard & Judy Book Club novel for summer 2023 from the Sunday Times bestselling author

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I've found with other Dawn O'Porter novels that her characters aren't fleshed out very well and it's still the case in this novel. Dawn is obsessed with vintage clothing and recently set up her own clothing label, BOB (she also has a bob…) --This text refers to the hardcover edition. A shocking event will judder shockwaves through Mia’s life – but will she keep a cat-like balance, or flounder? I did enjoy the development of some of the characters, especially (colleague designer) and how she fought for what she believed to be right within the company, even if it did feel a little half- hearted at times. I didn’t hate the book – and wanted to keep reading to see what happened – but it’s definitely not my favourite Dawn O’Porter book and I guess I had high hopes.

Somehow DO'P has missed that mothers day is always a Sunday and has her characters going to work that day which doesn't make any sense. It was heading for 1-star, which is rare for me, but I’ll admit I did like the ending, which redeemed it a little - but not enough to recommend it. Mia has made the best of her life after a difficult childhood: good job, nice house and a stable marriage. Sometimes she has a bit more than 'it all' - there's her husband's ex-wife who spends way too much time at their house and has way more opinions about everything Mia's doing wrong than could really be considered appropriate.The only part of the book which was not completely predictable is the work subplot, and what happens to poor Pigeon (sorry for the spoiler alert but again - don’t read this if you love cats. Not something I think a lot of women would endure and I was overjoyed to see Mia handling her own with the woman’s snooty attitude. The author incorporated some really funny things - the itching, the references to a marshmallow and I’ll certainly never look at a sharpie in the same way.

Fresh, funny and for anyone who’s ever felt astray, CAT LADY will help you belong – because a woman always lands on her feet.Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). But it quickly becomes apparent to us that the number one relationship in her life is with Pigeon – her beloved, elderly, cat.

There isn't much of a synopsis for this novel so I wasn't sure what I was going to get but it day say 'very funny'.

There are few remotely likeable characters in the whole thing - her colleague Fliss, her put-upon sister Liz, and the members of her poor maligned support group. The author has clearly never worked in an office - people don’t shout ‘just get back to your desk and work’ at people!

She's a good wife to her husband Tristan, a doting stepmother, she slips on her suit for work each morning like a new skin. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I was gifted this by Harper Fiction and Tandem Collective UK, but will not be tagging due to the negative nature of this review.

Funny, original and incredibly entertaining – the perfect Christmas book for the cat ladies in your life! As she stumbles through marriage troubles, job troubles and general life problems, the one consistency is her cat. I haven't read a non-fictional book in years and somehow when I saw this book I decided to take the plunge not knowing if I was actually going to follow through and read it. Mia hasn't had a great life and she often attends support groups even though she hasn't got the problem that they relate to.