As The Stars Fall by Steve N. Lee – a Review

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Description:
A desperate dog. A scarred girl. A bond nothing can break.

When a young girl suffering with her own tragedy comes across an injured young dog, she can’t resist helping him. Both having braved the worst the world had to throw at them, the pair quickly form an unbreakable bond. They picture their future as an endless stream of adventures filled with love, laughter, and good times.

But life has one last cruel trick to play…

At one moment heart-warming, the next heart-breaking, this is the story of a desperate dog’s roller coaster journey to be the one thing every good dog dreams of being – a best friend. Through a touching tale, As The Stars Fall explores how compassion can make us whole again and friendship can heal even the most broken of hearts.

Review:

As the Stars Fall by Steve N Lee is a standalone novel centered around a dog. I did not know what to expect, but upon completion of the book, I thought Lee did a marvelous job writing this wonderful story.  The entire book is in the POV of the dog, who is named Kai.

We meet Kai, who is a puppy, roaming the streets starving and afraid, with no one left of his family.   Every where he goes, he is frightened by the nasty people, and dangerous animals.  One such animal, a hound dog, injures Kai, and a sweet young girl walking with her Dad finds him laying there.  She pleads with her Dad to take him for help, and after they take him to the vet, he allows her to bring the dog home.  Kai is afraid early on, as people are usually bad, but in a short time he trusts the young girl and slowly begins to love Mia.  Mia lost her mother, and Kai was the one who brought back her happiness.

This was a cute funny story, as we follow everything in Kai’s eyes; such as when Mia “hacks” a lot (he is hearing laughter); when he smells heaven (bacon); exhausted from long walks; when he is suddenly alone (she goes to school), etc. In a short time, Mia becomes Kai’s life and love, with him learning the mystery of people and allowing us to enjoy the ride.

The years will pass, as Kai and Mia get older, but the love and happiness get brighter.  Kai turns into a big dog, always happily following Mia, and she loving him with all her heart.  Then one day on one of their treks, something happens that will tragically change things.

I do not want to give spoilers, as saying too much more would ruin things for you.  As the Stars Fall was a fun, heartwarming, engaging story line that did pull on our emotions, with laughter, love, tears and sadness.   Very well done by Steve N Lee.  If you enjoy books about dogs and family, you need to read As the Stars Fall. 

Reviewed by Barb

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