A Love Catastrophe by Helena Hunting Published by Forever on June 13, 2023
Pages: 331
Format: ARC
Genres: Romance
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Kitty Hart has become internet famous as the Kitty Whisperer for her expertise on all things feline, and as a result, her cat-sitting business is booming. But lately, she has a terrible feeling that maybe her life isn’t quite going where it’s supposed to—especially after falling face-first into her newest client. Not exactly the best first impression.
Fortunately, Miles Thorn is just as bad at first impressions. Strike one: he doesn’t like cats, especially Prince Francis, the haughty and mischievous Sphynx his mom left in his care. Strike two: tackling Kitty to the floor in a misguided attempt to save the pet he continually calls “the gremlin.”
As awkwardness slides into attraction and things start to turn purr-sonal, will these two complete opposites ever be able to find their furry-tail ending?
A Love Catastrophe is billed as an opposites attract, grumpy/sunshine romantic comedy, which ordinarily is right up my alley. However, the execution falls flat.
The story features a cat-loving, quirky heroine–perhaps a little too quirky to be believable–and a cat-hating hero. Miles is so rude in the beginning that I wondered why Kitty even keeps him as a client. The humor feels forced and quickly morphs into one long, sad therapy session between two people who have experienced great loss–not the romantic comedy I anticipated. Probably the biggest disappointment is the lack of chemistry between Kitty and Miles. The sex is awkward, and the dialog is stilted. I just couldn’t connect with the characters, and I wound up skimming the last quarter of the book.
I did enjoy the pets, but unfortunately they weren’t enough to carry the story. While A Love Catastrophe wasn’t for me, the book may appeal to cat lovers who don’t expect a great deal of comedy or romance.
I received an early copy of this book. This does not affect my opinions.
About Helena Hunting
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of PUCKED, Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She’s writes contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports comedy.
Bummer. I’m sorry you didn’t love this one. 🙁
I am sorry this one did not work for you.
Thank you for that honest review Angela!
From synopsis I can see the potential. Too bad this turned out disappointing. Fair review!
Tbh, I’m little on the fence to read this or not…
I haven’t read much by this author. Sorry this books fell flat for you.
Oh well, there’s always a new book to try. 🙂