A cat who believes she has a calling from the LORD to take care of her owner. Olivia the cat is by far my favorite character. So what can I really say in this review without spoiling things? This book is not what it at first seems to be (or even second or third) so if you feel yourself thinking you know exactly what type of book this is going to be and you think you won’t like it, keep reading, because it’s not that type of book. Turns out I had not figured it out, and it is that great. I thought I had the twist figured out and was all ready to be disappointed at it being not that great. What I can say after reading this is….there’s definitely a great twist that cannot be revealed or it will spoil the book. And yet they are all lies.Įvery review I saw of this book before I requested it on NetGalley promised an amazing twist that cannot be revealed or it will spoil the book. And an ordinary house at the end of an ordinary street.Īll these things are true. Ted’s cat Olivia believes the LORD sent her to take care of him. They sometimes have his daughter Lauren with them. In this house lives Ted with his cat Olivia. At the very end of Needless Street lies a house.
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