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The Death and Life of Rocky the Crab (A New Adult Comedy) [Kindle Edition]

Sarah Billington (Author)
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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HIT TEEN NOVEL, 'THE KISS OFF'!

A hilarious tale of the worst pet sitter. Ever.

Lisa was supposed to be pet sitting. Looking after a crab is easy, right? Unless you forget to feed it. And then you find it dead minutes before its owner is back in town.
There's something a bit different about this dead crab though.

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  • The Kiss Off: Young Adult Chick Lit
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  • The Young Adult Short & Sassy Collection (Ba(n)d Romance, That One Night, Life Was Easier When Boys Were Stupid)
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  • Life Was Easier When Boys Were Stupid: A Contemporary Young Adult Short Story
  • The Witch's Curse: A Supernatural Young Adult Short Story
  • I, Zombie: An Apocalyptic Short Story
  • The Runaway: A Thriller Short Story
  • Dead Already: A Medieval Plague Short Story
  • Guilty Until Proven Innocent: A Crime Short Story
  • The Short & Scary Collection (The Runaway, The Witch's Curse, I, Zombie, Guilty Until Proven Innocent)

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 168 KB
  • Print Length: 16 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004YKZKOI
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Deed Gone Bad 27 May 2011
By Erin Fry - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Short but sweet, The Death and Life of Rocky the Crab is an amusing look at a good deed gone wrong. Lisa volunteers to pet sit her friend's crab while he's away, but after failing to feed it the entire time, wakes up the day of her friend's return to find the crab has escaped and nearly died. In a chuckle-worthy confrontation with one pissed-off crab, Lisa--stuck under a bed with the crab--defends herself with kitchen tongs. Billington is talented at bringing a kind of slapstick humor to life on the page and yet keeping it real enough that readers can stay immersed in the story. The ending is unexpected and brings the story full circle in a way that makes it wholly satisfying.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Think Twice Before Offering to Pet-sit 20 May 2011
By Gail Handler - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
Lisa offers to pet-sit for Caleb's crab, Rocky. Big mistake. When Caleb calls to say he's coming over to reclaim Rocky, Lisa checks on the little fella, maybe for the first time. He was gone. The frenetic hunt that ensues is hilarious. And I love the irony of the ending.

Sarah Billington is a creative storyteller whose tales will put a smile on your face...and maybe give you pause before you agree to pet-sit anything!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Life's like that 2 May 2012
By Bear with a sore head - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
A darkly ironic little cautionary tale. It was a bit too slapstick for me to want to give it more than 3 stars but I can see how that's just my taste in humour coming through. If you like that particular genre then don't pay any heed to me and read it.

Sarah's a very good writer and the story is well put together although maybe a little more dialogue at the end might have been better? I would certainly recommend her and would be pleased to read more of her work. I'm just not a slapstick kind of guy, that's all.
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