“Sometimes clever is the motif… Sometimes clever is the plot…. Sometimes clever is unexpected….but sometimes the person that wrote the book is brilliantly clever and this makes the entire experience a joy.
Read this book.  It will make you smile and make you wonder ‘what was that guy thinking!!’
Perspective is the master of the narrative, and Dr. Matt has the most unique perspective I have known and he has a way of putting it into words.”

– Bo Brock, author of Crowded in the Middle of Nowhere

“Chomping at the Bit is a great story for animal lovers! But animals aside, Matt’s journey in becoming a vet is one of the best and most humorous books I’ve ever read.”

– TJ MacGregor, author of Out of Sight

“This book should be required reading for every veterinary student, medical student—or any front row sitting, gold star seeking, high achiever who’s ever experienced imposter syndrome. Matt’s comical and self-deprecating journey through his early veterinary career will not only make you laugh—it will leave you thinking ‘If he can do it—so can I!’”

– Paul Osincup, keynote speaker and author of The Humor Habit

“Dr Evans is a humorous and engaging storyteller. Chomping at the Bit has echoes of James Herriot in all the right ways. I would not be surprised if he inspires a new generation of readers to enter the profession.”

– Dr. Sarah Boston, author of Lucky Dog

“A book I had zero business enjoying this much. Imposter syndrome. I’m familiar. But Matt Evans made me rethink the whole premise. Maybe nobody actually knows what they’re doing. Maybe the vets, the authors, the politicians, we’re all just faking it. Maybe we’re all idiots. That’s oddly comforting. Also, I learned that if a horse is sick, it’s probably colic.”

– Scott Johnson, author of Essays Out of Left Field

“This isn’t another polished, inspirational veterinary memoir written by someone who grew up in the barn and always knew. It’s the opposite. It’s 270 pages of watching someone catch up in real time, badly at first, occasionally on fire, and eventually, against genuinely long odds, competently....[Chomping at the Bit] doesn’t offer easy reassurance. It offers something better: proof that someone else felt exactly this unqualified, kept showing up anyway, and eventually wrote a very funny book about it.”

– MyVetCandy.com