Chapter Ninety-Six: Fat Cat at Large

Okay, so I'll be the first to admit that Fat Cat at Large by Janet Cantrell is not great fiction, nor is the writing anything other than mediocre.  But I still had a really fun time reading this mystery novel!  It was a light read, as light and fluffy as the orange cat on its cover, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  The characters are interesting, if not particularly deeply-drawn, and the settings--Minneapolis, more generally, and a small dessert-bar store, more specifically--are fun and off the beaten path.  Also, every now and then there is a lone paragraph or two told from the point of view of the cat.  These paragraphs serve no purpose in terms of furthering the plot, as far as I can tell, but they're amusing.  And we get so many human perspectives--why not get the cat's view?  (Even if that cat's view is only the product of a human's imagination.)  Also, there are recipes for homemade cat treats and dessert bars at the end of the book.  So if you're looking for a book with a cat on the cover or for quick mystery where you'll probably figure out who done it before the protagonist does, this is the book for you.