If you like cats, you will love this book. If you love modern Cinderella stories where the reader sees what the characters don’t and can’t turn the pages fast enough to find out if they ever get out of their own way and allow nature to take its course, then you will love this story. If you’re a reader who simply enjoys a quick read, populated with engaging and believable characters, Talk To The Paw will appeal to you.

MacGyver is Jamie Snyder’s cat. Well, he’s actually “the man of her life.” She trusts him, she trusts him and since she uses real men as partners, MacGyver is her number 1. MacGyver isn’t convinced his human is really done with men…he can smell her loneliness. Whether Jamie knows it or not, MacGyver knows his human needs companionship he can’t provide. Surprisingly, MacGyver notices that his neighbor, David, exudes the same scent as his Jamie. Could it be that they are both lonely and giving off a scent that only the cat recognizes?

MacGyver (the TV character) could have been top notch, he can do, he can do anything with anything, man. But Macgyver the cat is a loyal, loving and kind cat who resorts to becoming a cat thief to help his human. Jamie’s neighbor, David, recently lost his wife Clarissa, and despite the urging of his friends, he just isn’t ready to grieve. He has a dog named Diogee who has no idea his human is lonely. MacGyver seems to be the only one, human or pet, who recognizes how perfect Jamie and David could be together. All they need is a push. So the cat starts stealing David’s clothes…a sock here, a towel there. Jamie also realizes who the strange pieces of clothing belong to, but sees David as merely a friend. MacGyver is like “what’s wrong with these people?” “Why do humans complicate something that is so natural in the animal world?”

Can Jamie and David see past their personal issues and see the bigger picture right in front of them? Or are they intended to complicate what should happen so naturally?

MacGyver the cat will win you over quickly. You will be silently encouraging the humans in the story to become as smart as the cat. His loyalty and dedication to Jamie is admirable and definitely lovable. Talk To The Paw is a quick read, keeping you warmly wrapped up in the story until the very last page.

I loved the story. Being a cat lover myself, with four of the lovable, aloof, and highly intelligent fur babies at home, Talk To The Paw made me wonder if they smell my feelings, too. (Sure they act like that!)

happy reading,

rj