4.25 Man's Best Friend Stars 
 Careful owner 
 I really enjoyed this book written by Ms. Berrick. I did not find it to be too sweet of a story and the emotions behind it were perfectly justified. I really liked that the topic of the story not only focuses on romance and second chances, but it focused on a sensitive topic where people choose to be cruel to animals, more so with dogs and the illegal fights between survival and death between canine. 
 It's a little sad reading about the issues with alcoholism and involving the H of the story, which I found to be a nice touch of imperfection and include a personal touch of reality with both subjects. 
 Ms. Berrick did a good job on both topics and the way the story flowed. And made the plot work with it's dramatic turn of events. I found the characters to be written well... their chemistry did leave something to be desired, but it worked for me and I did not feel like I needed more from the story. 
 Overall, I enjoyed reading One Careful Owner. It was a different type of reading with many subjects beside the typical romance. It has family issues, alcoholism disease, and the heart wrenching topics of mans best-friend. Which I absolutely adored "Stan" in the story. His POV was the icing on the cake. 
 A copy provided by the publisher for an honest review.