Dash & Dingo by Catt Ford and Sean KennedyPublisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: GLBT, M/M, Historical
Review Copy Received from Publisher
Summary: Stodgy British archivist Henry Percival-Smythe slaves away in the dusty basement of Ealing College in 1934, the only bright spot in his life his obsession with a strange Australian mammal, the thylacine. It has been hunted to the edge of extinction, and Henry would love nothing more than to help the rare creature survive.
Then a human whirlwind spins through his door. Jack "Dingo" Chambers is also on the hunt for the so-called "Tasmanian Tiger," although his reasons are far more altruistic. Banding together, Dingo and the newly nicknamed Dash travel halfwaytd around the globe in their quest to save the thylacine from becoming a footnote in the pages of biological history.
While they search high and low, traverse the wilds, and fight the deadliest of all creatures—man—Dash and Dingo will face danger and discover another fierce passion within themselves: a desire for each other.
Helen’s Review: I was really looking forward to reading Dash & Dingo by Catt Ford and Sean Kennedy for a couple reasons. First, the subject of the book and one of the authors is Australian, and they are both few and far between. Second, with the book being over 300 pages, I was hoping for a story strong enough to hold my attention. I was certainly not disappointed.
Ms. Ford and Mr. Kennedy created characters, both main and secondary, that were very true to life. Henry started off as a typical English upper class stuffed shirt, very rigid in his thoughts and actions, but someone who would love to be out from under his father’s control. Enter Dingo, the epitome of an Aussie larrikin and Henry’s world will never be the same again. Dingo’s family made me laugh; they were perfect as the average Australian family.
The story is long, but it flowed wonderfully and there were no boring bits to wade through. Dash and Dingo has something for everyone, comedy, drama, history and, of course, the romance between the main characters. I found the plot very interesting, believable, well researched and true to the era it was set in. The few Americanisms that slipped in were forgivable and didn’t bother me too much as the story just kept me wanting to read on to see what would happen next.
I thoroughly enjoyed Dash & Dingo by Catt Ford and Sean Kennedy and am eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Rated 5 Delightful Divas and a Recommended Read by Helen!
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3 loved readers said:
This sounds like a fab read...thanks for the heads-up since I hadn't heard of the title before.
hugs & kisses
Anna
Helen, I've had this book in my TBR for months! I'm going to be moving it right up; I knew there was a reason that I bought it without knowing anything of the authors, and you've confirmed it for me.
Now I just have to read it.
This is an awesome book! Helen wonderful job on describing.
*smooches*
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