Sex and the Kitty by Nancy The Cat
Publisher: Constable
Release Date: 22nd September 2011
Rating: 4/5
Source: Received from NetGalley
Amazon Summary:

Sex and the Kitty is one of those books you have to read to believe. There are many pet books on the market - Marley and Me, for example, but this is the first book I’ve come across written by a cat. OK so we all know it’s not REALLY written by a cat, but can we all pipe down for a second and just believe it was, please? For Nancy? So yes, as I was saying Sex and the Kitty is Nancy’s story. How she went about becoming a celebrity because, after all, if the Kit-E-Licious cat can do it, then so can Nancy! It’s all Nancy’s ever wanted, ever since she came out of the womb, she’s wanted to make a name for herself… and she has. After all, not every cat has a book, do they?

Despite the fact Sex and the Kitty is billed as a ‘meowmoir’, I’m not necessarily sure how much of it is actually real, actually genuine. It’s obviously not all real - Cats don’t have thumbs ergo cats can’t use a computer(!). But it’s a fun and quick read and I must admit, despite the unbelievability of it all, I thoroughly enjoyed Nancy’s tale. It’s the kind of book where you can just kick back and read it and not worry about anything. You just get lost in the (sorry Nancy) Kittylicious tale. I mean, there has never been a better book about a cat. I’m generally a dog person, but I was very much taken in by Nancy’s tale to become a celebrity and I admired her panache. Not many people can pull off making their own team (Team Nancy!) without sounding conceited!

Sex and the Kitty took me a couple of days to read on my Kindle, but in reality it’s the kind of book that will merely take a couple of hours, coming in just short of 200 pages. I think anybody who loves cats will eat up Nancy’s tale, because it’s ridiculously cute. It made me laugh and it made me smile, and I definitely hope Nancy writes a sequel. She could totally write a fiction novel next, actually. I’d very much love to know who did write this, because whoever did really must love cats and really managed to make this a wonderful cat novel. I loved Nancy, I loved germ-phobic Brambles, loved all the cute cats that made up the book. You’ll not read a sweeter book this year, this is a purrfect (again, sorry) kitty meowmoir and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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