As a reader, I find some pets as interesting as-and at times more lovable than-some of the characters!
I adore fictional pets with personality.
Some authors have a knack for weaving a pet into a book so well that the story would be lost without. In one novel I read recently, the heroine's cat had social network pages with thousands of followers. The heroine would dress the cat up in homemade clothing, tierras, etc. The social pages for the cat were built as a supplementary following for her own Etsy type business, but the cat became famous through it. Not only was this an interesting way to use a pet, the pet also served as friction between her and the hero who couldn't stand cats. All in all, I found it a very unique way, plot-wise, to intertwine a pet into a story.
In Sheltered, the dog of the hero, Ranger, although very lovable, is a bit of a spoiled troublemaker, yet the hero doesn't see it. Ranger has a way of breaking up tense moments and adding humor to scenes that need a smile.
What are your favorite fictional pets?
Excerpt from Sheltered by Hope Shyne
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