I've never read a book before whose protagonist was a dog , so this was a new one on me. Please bare with the plot description if you find this concept just too obsurd.
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Prince is a young labrador living in Britain with his master and family. Under his mentor Henry, Prince learns how to carry out his duties as a part of the "Labrador Pact." The Pact states that labradors must watch over their human families becaues it is what their breed has been created for. The official motto is "Duty over all," which gets repeated constantly throughout the book.
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Complications arise when a woman enters the life of Prince's master and they seem to get on quite well. They begin meeting in the park regularly, which Prince sees as a threat to the family. In the meantime, his master's wife has also been acting suspicious and their two children are having problems in school and in their social lives. When a dog gets murdered in the park Prince realizes that something awful is going on that he might not be able to stop on his own. With the help of his mentor, Prince tries to protect his family at all costs. He must also avoid the the conniving breed of spaniels, as they are the labradors' worst enemy, and try to lead labradors away from their duties.
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Overall this was a decent book for entertainment. I read somewhere that it's supposed to mirror one of the Shakespeare plays, but I don't know which one. Matt Haig also wrote another book that is supposed to be a modern take on Hamlet, so you might check his work out if you're into Shakespeare-like stories. Not a bad read by any means unless you just can't get past the whole canine protagonist thing.
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