Summary:
Congratulations!
You have just found the best cat book ever written. I’m Archie and
I am a ginger cat and the manager at the most incredible hotel just
for cats. I’ve written this book so humans get to meet me and my
guests as we get up to all sorts at night including cat rodeo, cat
casino night, cat sailing and even skiing. I can’t wait for you to
meet my guests and get to know their real personalities, not to
mention my team, which includes Dan and Louis the horses and my three
faithful hounds Buddy, Dougy and Alfie. Get ready for the read of
your life.
Information
about the Book
Title:
Archie
and the Lawlor Cat Hotel
Author:
Jane
Lawlor
Release
Date:
1st
October
2019
Genre:
MG
Page
Count:
168
Publisher:
Clink
Street Publishing
Author
Information
Jane
Lawlor was born in Dublin in 1971. At the age of five she moved with
her mum and sister to London, then later settling in Potters Bar. Her
love affair with animals of all kinds began when she struck up an
unlikely friendship with Lady Ann Naylor who lived nearby and allowed
a young Jane to ride at her private stables in exchange for mucking
out her racehorses. Jane’s dream job would have been to become a
vet, but unable to afford the university fees she became a trainee
accountant; wildly industrious, she went to night school four nights
a week after work and qualified in 1995 aged twenty-four. She worked
in banking in the city of London until she set up her own property
management firm at the age of thirty, and continues to run today. In
2013 Jane and her husband Skipsey bought Great Warley Place in Essex
where she opened her cat hotel in 2016; a luxury antidote to cramped
catteries, Jane spoils her furry guests like royalty! Jane is the
mother of twin boys, Patrick and Rory; parental exhaustion, the need
for good bedtime stories and the desire to share her passion for cats
with her sons and other children, motivated her to write this book.
Archie is Jane’s own cat. He replies to all emails at the cattery.
The Cover:
The picture on the cover is a really artistic photo. A very close up of a cat, I am thinking Archie. Just one eye, half the nose and several whiskers. While I really like cats and think this is a great picture, the cat does not look impressed.
The Plot:
Archie & the Lawlor Cat Hotel is so far away from what I usually read. But it was such a great story! I loved the imaginings of what the cats get up to when on vacation from their humans. Jane Lawlor has a great sense of humour, telling short excerpts with excitement, intrigue, danger and fun. I mean, a cat rodeo? And cat’s fishing? Well, that I could see!!
The Characters:
I love that there are pictures of each cat, horse, or dog, but Jane does a fantastic job describing their personalities. Not everyone gets along all the time and sometimes there are animals that just don't mix well with others. Drago, being one of those cats, gets special attention. So even he might enjoy his time at the one and only Real Cat Hotel. Dan and Louis, the horses, are absolutely my favourite, interacting with the cats wonderfully.
Was It Worth Reading:
Absolutely!!
This book made me want to get cats and send them to the Lawlor Cat
Hotel just so they could enjoy the antics. Well, I guess I would have
to move to the UK, then get cats, then send them, which I would
totally do! I thoroughly enjoyed Archie and highly recommend this
book to anyone looking for some lighthearted reading. Archie &
the Lawlor Cat Hotel gets 5 out of 5 crossbows, laced with catnip!!
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