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4.5 stars

When Mikael Lindnord is struggling through Ecuador with his adventure team, he ends up with an unexpected friend - a scruffy stray he names Arthur. It's not too long before Mikael realises Arthur has adopted him, and as they get closed to the finish line, he needs to figure out how to save Arthur from a life of pain and neglect and bring him home to Sweden.

This was just a lovely book that is perfect for dog lovers, owners and anyone who juts likes a nice story! I loved learning about the world of adventure racing, as well as Mikael's relationship with Arthur and I truly appreciated the love and kindness Mikael and his friends and family all showed towards Arthur, and how much everyone worked to bring him home and get him his best life.

The writing in this is simple but does the job perfectly. There's a nice conversationalist quality to it -Mikael is telling a story, and you can tell it's a story he likes telling as it's full of adventure, racing, life and death scenarios and then the addition of a gorgeous dog! I liked that Mikael put an emphasis on the state of animal welfare in Ecuador and encouraged others to donate or look into ways of helping other dogs like Arthur.