I'm catching up on some of my reading. I caught up on Anna McPartlin's novels, and now I'm catching up on Emily Arsenault's novels. What Strange Creatures is the fourth novel by Emily Arsenault, and I have reviewed her three previous novels on the blog here , here , and here . I really enjoyed the tone and narrator character of this novel. What Strange Creatures seems a little wittier and grittier than Arsenault's previous novels. It was a quick read, and it was hard to put down. When Theresa's brother Jeff's girlfriend Kim fails to return after a weekend away, Theresa begins a bumbling investigation, tracking down the woman's roommate, ex-boyfriend, and former professor to suss out leads regarding Kim's whereabouts. Initially Theresa's primary motivation is find out when Kim will return because Theresa would 'like to be relieved of dog sitting duties' after agreeing to dog sit Kim's dog for the weekend. Subsequently Th...
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