Book Reviews of Lost & Found

Ok, so I found this book by it's cover. I'm a sap for any story with an animal, especially a dog, in it. As always, my love of dogs didn't let me down. Wonderful story - I'm so sorry it had to end. While this amazing dog, Lloyd-Cooper, wasn't the main character in the book, he certainly took the front and center roll and ran with it. I think that this book is a "must read" for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one and even for those that haven't. The coming together and sharing of the other characters in the book is well done and very believable. I truly loved this book and will recommend it to anyone who will listen to me.
That being said,if you see it come around, order it or better yet, Wish List it so you can be sure to get it. Sorry to say, my copy is a keeper.

I picked this book up on a whim at a big box bookstore (a friend of the family has a dog just like the one on the cover whom I adore) and just sped through it. Fantastic book about how pets can help heal our hearts and become major parts of our life. Great read that I suggest to all dog lovers and even some cat lovers.

Anyone who is going through a loss can identify with this book. Rocky finds her husband dead on the floor of her house due to a heart attack. She reacts by making a radical change, changing her career, moving to Maine and becoming an animal control warden. She meets a community of people who live on the small island. One of the main characters, Lloyd, is an injured labrador retriever who needs a place to stay. The secret that Lloyd brings with him will change Rocky's life. The book includes a mystery of Lloyd's injury.

The characters are well-drawn, not one dimensional, and the plot makes this a fast-paced exciting book to read. Although Lloyd is a character in the story, this book is not for animal lovers only.

The photo of the dog on the cover is the best part of this book. The first half of the book was good and then it became very predictable. I finished it but I felt cheated, like the author had to churn out the story to meet her deadline. The poor editing job detracted from the storyline. There were many missing words and singular nouns in place of the correct plural nouns.

It's about loss and our fine furry friends who are faithful and perhaps very insightful into the human psyche

I was really looking forward to this book. Just from the reviews I read on here I was waiting for a WOW! Just an Okay is all I can give it.Sorry!

This book was not what I expected -- but I liked it anyway. I found Rocky interesting and her friend Tess REALLY interesting, and I couldn't help but love the black Lab. I was thrown when I read one of the chapters from his point of view (yes, the dog actually shares with the reader what he thinks -- a little weird for me...) Nevertheless, I was pulling for Rocky and loved the little mystery/thrill at the end. A good book -- I would have loved for it to continue for several more chapters.

The character of the grieving widow escaping to an island off Maine to resort her life, is well done. Her inability to move on, her fixation on the details of her husband's death, and the frozen 'stuck' mode she portrays are both sad,real, and humorous. Her new found relationship with this injured retriever, and a couple of people on the island are believable and heartwarming. Easy to read, makes you smile, and helps one to understand the emotional complexity one may go through in dealing with a unexpected death of a family member. I shared this book with 3 women I work with, and they all loved it also.

While the subject matter of this book is sobering - the loss of a loved one and the subsequent struggles to cope - the characters created are vivid and compelling. Each of the main and supporting characters are unique, with quirks and foibles that call out for more inspection. I could have happily read about these characters for many more pages. The insertion of the mystery and intrigue was invigorating and fun. This is a quick and engaging read, and I highly recommend it.

Great book!

I liked this book alot. Very absorbing with an interesting plot and subplot lines. Anything with dogs is okay by me.

The author's psychology background really came through in this delightful book. It feels so true to life that she states in the end that many have asked her if it is autobiographical. It is a work of fiction however and although parts may be predictable the characters are interesting and I found myself reading it in a weekend. It is not really a story about a dog but rather about a woman who saves a dog and is in turn saved. Psychological issues of grief, bipolar disorder, anorexia nervosa and bulemia are all dealt with in a manner that only a psychologist could master.

A wonderful story on the power that animals have to heal our hearts after a loss. There were many wonderful parts to this story and I found myself reading it very quickly. I just could not put it down. I definitely recommend it.

This is a book I will never forget!!! It pulls you in front to back!!

I am so glad that I decided to read this book! After reading the reviews by other readers on PBS, I almost decided not to request this book because of some negative comments. Even with some predictable results in the story, it was a fun read and I am looking forward to reading the other books written by this author. When a book grabs me enough to make me read it on the tradmill and every other moment I can find, then I have to say it was well worth the effort.

A captivating story, if a little transparent. Ms Sheehan did an excellent job of character development I loved how she tied up all of her story lines and characters at the end. As the title suggests, it was a little depressing at the beginning, but you held out hope for the "found" part and she didn't disappoint.

An excellent read!

Hated it...abysmal editing, pretentious ,self-centered main character, cardboard-y supporting cast. It was very disappointing given the stellar reviews inside the cover. I am normally a cheerleader for anything with a dog in it, but I just couldn't get wrapped around this precious yuppie and her well-funded odyssey of discovery among "real people".

Of course any book with an adorable lab on the cover is going to get my attention! the story is a good one, filled with colorful characters and a little bit of mystery. I could not relate to the main character, Rocky, as I found her a bit hard to understand, however the story was a good one, and i found once i picked the book up I did not want to put it down, so that is always a good sign!

I absolutely loved this book. It was a heartwarming story.

This book had me right from the get-go. It's poignant, funny, mysterious, sad, and a bit of a thriller in the end! Best of all....it made me feel good. The heroine of the book loses her husband, picks up stakes and moves away telling no-one the truth of what she's just gone through or who she really is. She "rediscovers" herself on an island in Maine as an animal control warden through the love of a motley crew of a wounded dog, a nutty cat, a woman who has special gifts with colors, and an anorexic girl who learns to eat again even if its only dogfood. There's a few twists and turns in here that you won't see coming....yet it's not sappy or formulaic. Call me crazy, but something about this book kept me up at night to finish it. It's a winner. I give it a 4 out of 5.

This book was a wonderful surprise. I'm not sure what I expected, but was treated to a warm and engaging story about grief, loss, friendship and finding love again unexpectedly. Ms. Sheehan writes really well. I loved this book and highly recommend it.

Great Sunday afternoon read.

A wonderful, hopeful book about a woman finding a way to survive the sudden death of her husband and a dog who helps her do it.

Like many others, the picture of the Lab on the cover drew me initially to the book. I have Labs, and love them, but don't typically read books with dogs. This story grabbed me from page one--I'd stay up late, read on breaks, in waiting rooms, etc. which I don't normally do. I was sorry to see it end. Definitely worth picking up!

I was hooked into this book from the first paragraph. Having recently gone through the grief process I found this tale of how Rocky dealt with her grief very comforting. I love stories with dogs that enrich our lives and Lloyd is a wonderful support to Rocky. I think my next dog will be a chocolate Lab! There were a few slow spots, but overall I cared about this woman, her new friends, and of course Lloyd! Quick read.

This book is excellent for people who are dog lovers and have experienced a loss through death, divorce, etc. The author's take on how dog's think and feel was very interesting. I recently went through a divorce and I found the book to be very comforting. My dog has definitely been my trusted companion.

Very good read, about beginnings and endings and endings that are beginnings. Doesn't matter if you like animals or not, if you do, it's a plus, if not it just shows how pets can fit into our lives and help us to understand the many complexities that we call life and how to get through them with a little help.

good book

I found this book to be really a good read and very heartwarming. A woman who loses her husband escapes her life for a time on an island becoming an animal control warden. She find this dog and takes in in and the become the best of friends. It is a great story about healing and a great story for animal lovers. I definately recommend!

Wonderful story about lost love and starting over. Dogs see people for who they really are. I too got the book for it's adoreable cover!

A touching story about love and trust. Recommended for any dog lover.

I enjoyed this book a great deal. It's a heartwarming story about recovering from tragedy and loss. And I'm always a sucker for a story that involves a dog, and this did not disappoint.

Great book! Wonderful story.

I enjoyed this book and it reiterates how an animal helps those that have lost a major person in their life.

This was a good easy read. I enjoyed it and finished it quickly!

This is one of the best novels that I have read in a while.
What a great story. Any dog lover will appreciate this book.
Definatly held my attention; could not put it down until I was done!
Highly recommended!

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