Saturday, 1 August 2026

A Dog in the Manger
Part One

20 books of summer 2026 challenge logo aiming to achieve 20 books between 1st June and 31st August

Written by Victoria Wallin


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Published by    Independently published May 8, 2018
Genre Short Story
Pages 30
ASIN B07CX4PLSF
#20BOS26 Reading Challenge Book #13

I believe I downloaded this short story through Amazon back in February 2019. Although I cannot now find it on that platform, I did find it on Proflic Works.

I begin by thanking the author Victoria Wallin for a free digital copy of her story to review.


Book cover for the novel A Dog in the Manger Part one  by Victoria Wallin

The blurb:

A Dog in the Manger (Part One)

Trish inherits a dog from her aunt that passed away. She doesn't know anything about dogs but she'd be darned if she'd let her goody two-shoes cousin Jules sweep in and save the day, like she always did. Neat freak, work-o-holic Trish is up for quite a challenge!

A Dog in the Manger is a novella series about friendship, learning how to put someone else first, and also learning how to stand up for yourself. It's got romance, funny laugh-out-loud and heart-warming moments.


Short Story    Fiction


My thoughts:

This book has been sitting in my TBR pile since 2019. It's a short story and perfect for a quick read during the 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge. The blurb suggests this short story has a plotline that would keep me entertained and put a smile on my face. The plot has great potential and I had high hopes for this book when I found it again today.

The blurb states it's got romance, funny laugh-out-loud and heartwarming moments but I honestly didn't find anything like that in this first part of what appears to be a three-book novella.

Sadly not one for me. The writing style did not appeal to me at all and, despite reading the whole story, I did not feel I wanted to continue with this series.




Purchase from:

Prolific Works




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