Review #1: Review by Mamta Madhavan

Reviewed By: 
Mamta Madhavan 
Review Rating: 
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Reviewed By Mamta Madhavan for Readers’ Favorite

Millie! A Love Story by Louis and Roseanne Lavalle is a warm and inspiring tale of
unconditional love, commitment, and sacrifice where dog lovers will get to know Millie, one
Yorkshire Terrier, and her parents. Yorkshire Terriers are lap dogs and they prefer constant
companionship as much as possible by being with their humans; in the same room, in the
same car, and even the same bed. The extraordinary love story between the authors and
Millie began in a pet store in Lexington Avenue in March 2005. The book chronicles the
journey of Millie since the time she joined the family, filled their lives with joy and happiness,
and changed their lives forever. This beautiful story of pure love captures how the authors
grew with her and found unceasing happiness being with her.

Louis and Roseanne Lavalle are vocal when it comes to talking about Millie and the time she
spent with them and have shared all the minute details, both amusing and poignant, with
readers, bringing them closer to Millie. The book is all things love beginning from the time
Millie joined them to the times when she had control over everything they did. The chapters
on Millie's cataract surgery and two leg surgeries are heartwarming and are also a reminder
about how love and affection form an important part of healing when it comes to taking care
of animals. Millie! A Love Story is not only for dog and animal lovers but for everyone who
connects with unconditional love and affection.
Review #2: Review by Lois Henderson
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Lois Henderson 
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As the husband and wife author team of Louis Lavalle state from the outset, Millie! A Love
Story is not just a book about dogs, but it is about “one extraordinary dog”, namely Millie, a
fascinating Yorkshire Terrier, named after their weekend home in Milford, Otsego County,
New York. Millie! reads like a memoir of a very special close friend and companion, one who
comes with papers of authenticity and origin, no less. From the very first day when Roseanne
brings her home from a pet store in New York City, the result of impulse, having been swept
off her feet by this little three-month-old black and platinum wonder, we realize that her fate
is cast, not in anything as prosaic as stone, but in the finest gold encrusted with multilayered
jewels. In short, Millie is spoiled from the start, apart from her vigorous “tough love” (lol!)
training.

I savored the great care taken to render the love and warmth bestowed upon Millie from the
start and that sees her through the (mis)adventures of everyday life, all the way through to
her golden years when Lou and Ro nurse her through the trials and tribulations of old age and
the hazards of countering incipient blindness with cataract ops. Louis and Roseanne Lavalle’s
Millie! A Love Story is a tender tale, told with much devotion, that shows just how close
humans and animals can grow, if only we allow them into our lives to share their innate joy
and presence in this world with us. A heart-warming tale that should appeal to all ages,
Millie! is a book to be treasured by both old and young.
Reviewed By Jon Michael Miller for Readers’ Favorite

Millie! A Love Story by Louis and Roseanne Lavalle will be a hit with all unabashed pet
owners, and if you happen to be mommy and daddy to a Yorkshire Terrier, you will be in
heaven. The book begins with the couple living and working in New York City, having some
marital issues, and falling in love with a doggy in a pet store window. Along with Millie’s story
comes an engaging picture of the city, later Milford, PA, and then the Gulf Coast of Florida.
This threesome (the Lavalles and Millie) have been virtually inseparable since their "little
princess" was purchased at age three months from that NY pet store. And we breeze through
a delightfully written, straightforward, first-person, present-tense narrative—sixteen years of
Millie’s immeasurable contribution to the Lavalles’ happiness. As any avid pet owner knows,
having a pet is like having a child; the love and sacrifice, the joys and sorrows are much the
same.

I think what I enjoyed most about this book is the authors’ uninhibited adoration for their
little canine—Millie. We are not permitted to refer to her as a dog. She is Millie! Their love for
her is boundless, and they are not embarrassed one iota to admit it. And though the Lavalles
might not agree, in actuality, Millie could be a symbol for any adored pet. It was easy for me
to substitute Archibald, a poodle-mix rescue I once owned, and Mojo, my present cat. What is
extra special about this book, though, is how Millie unites the author-couple, whose
relationship is uncloaked as the tale develops. They are not shy about their differences and
how it often takes a third force—something mutually adored (in their case Millie)—to unite
them. If you worship your pet and are not hesitant to admit it, Millie! A Love Story is an
absolute must.