This was so cute! I love all the kitties, the cute/quirky real size woman who isn't model perfect or sexy, but wants to be accepted for who she is. I LOVED that this took place in Roseville because I spent every summer in that town as a kid, visiting my cousins and grandparents.

It was relatable, empathetic, and a lot of kitty love to go around. Both MCs have been hurt & are anti-social media but while they didn't get off on the right foot, they can't seem to help being drawn to each other. Its wonderful to see a tentative friendship grow into more in this book.

It is a sweet, cozy romantic comedy that gave me all the warm and fuzzies. It is a cute read that I really enjoyed and can't wait to read more from this author.

I received this as an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book gives all the cheesy hallmark vibes! If you're an animal lover, and a grumpy+sunshine fan, then I would recommend this book.

What’s better than a book about cats & Christmas!? NOTHING. The title of this book had me sold right away.

When Kara’s cat café, Meow and Furever, was featured in a trendy magazine, she almost couldn’t handle the buzz. She avoided being in the public’s eye at all costs and despised anything social media after having trouble with the law previously with ex-bf, Worthy.

Then, along came Ben, the man responsible for the magazine ad and the man who single handedly helped bring Kara’s cat café back to life.

When Ben met Kara, he immediately realized her café needed help beyond what Kara was capable of doing on her own. So what did he do? He created an entire website spread, pro bono. He created a fun Catmas business plan for the holiday and wrote an amazing PR piece explaining how Kara overcame the odds to help the community and raise money and that she isn’t a scheming thief like her ex. Keeping in mind, Kara still didn’t want to be in the public’s eye and could care less about social media.

Kara and Ben went quickly from enemies to friends to lovers. Their healbound relationship was amazing - they made a pact to essentially heal each others disastrous dating pasts. All went well until Kara found out about everything Ben did behind her back and essentially cut him out of her life which literally broke my heart. BUT THEN. *cue (MY FAVORITE THING EVER) the airport grand gesture*

This book was amazingly witty and so entertaining! It was so much more than a cat-lovers novel so if you’re not a crazy cat lady (like myself) don’t let the title steer you away. There was family drama, trouble with the law, small business entrepreneurship and so much more! This book truly just made my heart happy and I love a book that can do that.

Huge thank you to @netgalley and @readforeverpub for giving me the opportunity to read this book early. Be on the lookout for it when it comes out TOMORROW 10/04!

This is such a good cozy, comfy and feel good read for the holiday season.

Synopsis: Veterinarian and animal lover Kara opens a Cat Café to find loving homes for cats which is a dream come true but things are not going according to plan. If Kara can’t figure out some way to get the café out of the red, it won’t last past the holidays. Ben - who works in marketing offers a plan to help...but they struggle to get along. Can they set aside their differences? Will feelings change? Only time will tell...

I think if you love animals...especially cats, you will enjoy this book. There were aspects/"drama" that I didn't love but was able to overlook that for the parts that brought me joy haha

Read if you love....
- Cats
- Opposites Attract
- Holiday/Hallmark Vibes

A very cute rom com with a lot of cats! Sweet characters and a fun story. Mostly uncomplicated too. As a cat parent some of the anecdotes rang too true. One gripe is Kara had people filling out applications to adopt and taking home cats the same day. Rescues do home checks and talk to prior vets before releasing animals into the care of strangers.

3.5 Had to down star it though because apparently this is supposed to be a romance novel and it shouldn’t be labeled as such. Could have been the premise of a Hallmark movie. This was a light, fun heartwarming holiday book. I really enjoyed the cats! They all had very distinct personalities, descriptions and were absolutely my favorite part! Chaos sounds like a kitten I need. The plot of saving a new cat cafe and its clever daily specials was unique and fun to read. Starting each chapter with what was probably their rescue Instagram post was an adorable idea.

Kara and Ben went from enemies to friends to lovers but I definitely wouldn’t call this a romance book. It was nice to see their transitions but could have used more of it. I was more invested in the cats and cafe than if they actually ended up together. Their banter was fun though. I really enjoyed their besties and business partners a lot. Charity is a gem and the perfect friend to Kara.

If you're a cat lover A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gary is a purfect book for you. It comes out on Tuesday - October 4th. Thanks to Forever for an advanced copy.

This is an enemies to lovers set at a cat cafe over the holiday. Kara is trying to keep her dream alive of a cat cafe and also providing veterinary care for cats but things aren't going so well and when she bumps into marketing guru Ben they initially clash but Kara soon realizes his 25 Days of Catmas is brilliant.

I like that each chapter has a cute cat dating profile but overall I'm just feeling meh about this book. I don't really like Kara or Ben that much and they really don't seem to like each other so I'm not really feeling their romance...

It seems like most people are enjoying it more than I am so if you love cats and enemies to lovers you might like this one.

I had just started reading A Cat Cafe Christmas in bed the other night when FT, snoozing by my feet, started making very content noises and I had to snap a pic of his adorableness. So imagine sweet little mews of happiness coming from an old man cat...
Reading what I just wrote, it seems like I’m a huge cat fan. Fatty and I have been together since January 2009 when my partner at the time offered to save this guy from a friend of a friend of mine in Ohio. Somehow that ended with a crazy road trip with the cat, getting stuck in a snowstorm in western PA, and the cat coming to live with me in New Jersey. I was very hesitant, having grown up with dogs, and I didn’t know how it was going to go. Lucky for me, Fatty is a cat-dog and just wants to be cuddled… and fed.
In the book, Ben is also hesitant about cats (although he’s actually hesitant about ALL animals), but an adorable kitten changes his mind. Ben and Kara, a veterinarian who runs a cat cafe, go from enemies to friends to lovers in this cute book. Both MCs are anti-social and grumpy, so I can see where readers might have trouble connecting with them.
Each chapter has an adorable drawing and a short blurb introducing one of the cats that people can visit in the cat cafe to meet and/or adopt, so I wanted to make one for FT. DON’T WORRY - he’s not actually up for adoption!

Fat Tire: This affectionate tuxedo gives even more love than the average feline via some extra junk in the trunk AND some extra toes. Come meet (and feed) this pawsitively pleasant polydactyl today!

If you’re ready for holiday romances and like cats, this is a cute read that will be available Tuesday, 10/4! Thanks to Forever Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Kara Ingalls is a veterinarian who works at a nonprofit cat cafe called Meow & Furrever in Roseville, California. She owns it with her best friend Charity. Kara is basically in hiding after her ex-fiancee ruined her life. She's trying to save cats, live a good life, and keep the cat cafe in business.

Ben Reese recently moved from Boston to the Roseville area to work in Marketing. He ran away from his life in Boston after his brother married his ex-fiancee. While renovating his new house he finds a stray kitten and takes it to the cat cafe where he meets Kara again. Ben needs to keep the kitten because there are no more fosters. Ben helps the cat cafe come up with a new social media marketing plan to save the cafe.

Kara & Ben are both broken but drawn to each other. I really enjoyed this book and I loved all the cats.
This book made me laugh out loud and cry happy tears. It was a terrific fast read perfect for Christmas.

3.5 stars rounded up. The premise of this book sounded so fun - I mean, what’s not to love about a cat cafe?! There were definitely some sweet swoony moments as Kara and Ben worked through their own relationship insecurities and transitioned from enemies to friends to lovers. I really love how Ben went from an animal hater to a cat lover as his kitten Chaos wooed him over.

There were some parts of the book that didn’t work for me, though. There were times when both characters displayed immaturity. I’m also not a fan of when romance heroes try to “fix” or “help” the romance heroine when she explicitly asks for them not to. I get that it’s a plot device used to show how much they care, but it just really rubs me the wrong way.

However, if you’re looking for a Hallmark-y, sweet, clean Christmas romance with the cutest cat descriptions as chapter titles, then I would recommend this book. Thank you to Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

It may be the spooky season but it’s also not to soon to be thinking about Christmas. A Cat Cafe Christmas is a holiday romance with Hallmark vibes…which I love. Kara is a vet and co-owner of Meow and Furrever a cafe and cat rescue. Ben works at a marketing agency. Both have been burnt by love in the past.

I am a cat person and I loved the premise of the Cat Cafe.
Loved the chapter art and the descriptions of each adoptable cat.
Kara and Ben - opposites attract and they grow closer as they work to save the Cat Cafe.
And as they grow closer, they start to heal from past hurts.
Overall, an enjoyable, feel good holiday romance.

Thanks to NetGalley and Forever Pub for the advance readers copy. All thoughts are my own.

I am 100% a cat person. Most of my reading occurs with a cat snuggled on my lap...so marry that with my favorite genre of books, romance, and I'm in love. It's a purrfect match!
Ben is the grumpy, anti cat, marketer who stubbles upon a Cat Cafe that is in need of some marketing support in order to get their revenue back in the black and plan for their future. Kara is the cat loving veterinarian and co-owner of the Meow & Forever Cat Cafe who is struggling with asking for help, especially when it comes from social media. These two are a perfect grump / sunshine duo that have been both hurt in the past by prior relationships. Sprinkle in the perfect mischievous kitten and you have some very hilarious moments. I adored the push and pull between the relationship with Ben and Kara, things weren't always perfect. If you love sunshine/grumpy duos, cats, Christmas, close friendships, slight romance moments that go a little beyond kissing but not graphic, small-town support this is the perfect holiday read for you! As a bonus you get the perfect little cat dating profiles with each chapter to make you smile.

DNF at 15%

I thought a Christmas romance centered around a cat cafe would be a safe fluffy holiday romance, but I already absolutely loathe the FMC. I haven't seen enough of the MMC at this point to judge him as much, though he was not off to a strong start either with some suspiciously misogynistic thoughts for a little there.

The FMC is insufferable. Her insistence that he is the most evil person ever for not really being a cat person (he's never had pets iirc?) was super annoying. And then when he rescues a kitten and brings it to her shelter to be taken care of, she acts like he's intending to drown the kitten because he wanted to surrender it to her shelter. Why would you force a kitten on someone who doesn't want it and has no experience caring for animals?? What a terrible vet. There were so many other ways to get him to keep a kitten than her being the most judgmental and irrational person ever. "do you want a medal for rescuing the cat?? if you dont want to keep the kitten it means you just want to throw it in the ocean" no he wants you to take the cat you idiot there is no logical connection there stfu this is why no one wants to come to your vet practice

In summary, I will absolutely not read about this terrible person (terrible people?), and I wish freedom for the cats.

This is a great read. It's a sweet romance that is full of emotions plus it has lots of sweet cats. Grab this book, a cup of hot cocoa, your favorite throw and settle in for a great read. Loved it!
I received a complimentary copy from Forever (Grand Central Publishing) via NetGalley and was not required to write a review. All opinions expressed are my own.

A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gary. A Christmas love story involving cats. Cats are so fun they can be terrors too as they are in the story. Read the story you will love it.

Raise your hand if enemies to lovers is your jam! I loved this story. Kara is doing her best to run a veterinarian cafe for foster cats. With not enough money her dreams of placing cats in their forever homes will be crushed. Marketing whiz Ben comes into town and is the face behind the marketing campaign to help get Meow and Forever on their feet and earn the rest of the money needed. Kara hiding out from an extremely damaging social scandal is afraid to put herself out there while Ben is healing family wounds. The two together bring a feel good story with plenty of ups and downs and lots of laughs! This book was purr-fect

A Cat Cafe Christmas was wonderfully lighthearted and adorable book about two grumpy individuals brought together by a rescued cat. While initially I'll admit, I only started reading this due to being a cat person myself, I was so pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable of a read this was! Kara was immediately a relatable MC, both from being from Alabama (like myself), and by her love for felines—the grumpy part was pretty accurate too. A romcom that's definitely a read for the upcoming holiday, I'll definitely recommend it to those who enjoy a light read and are a fan of contemporary romances.

Also, every chapter starts off with the cutest insert that describes one of the many felines being taken care of in the cafe; what more can you ask for!? 😍

Thank you NetGalley and Forever for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was the perfect Hallmark-style holiday book. It included two of my favorite tropes: grumpy/sunshine and enemies-to-lovers. I found the romance wasn’t exactly closed door, but it was definitely on the PG13 scale with the level of curse words more on a PG scale.

As an animal rescue advocate myself, I found this book very relatable. I loved the cat introductions as the title of each chapter, but I wished each chapter was more directly related to the cat being introduced.

I don’t want to give anything away, but I thought Ben’s reason for not wanting to reconnect with someone from his family was extremely valid. Even though this book also contains several versions of the miscommunication trope (my least favorite), I felt they were all very well written and completely understandable.

I would definitely recommend this one to anyone looking for a warm and fuzzy (pun intended) holiday read.

I've always loved the opposites attract trope. Kara and Ben are great! The romance between the pair was adorable and I found myself rooting for them from the very beginning. Watching Ben evolve into a cat person was super cute. Lots of swoony scenes! The ADHD rep from Kara was great and her friendship with Charity was so wholesome! I was not a huge fan of whole Ben, his brother, and his ex-fiance thing. At risk of posting spoilers I won't go into details, but I found the whole family situation... awkward and weird. I was not vibing with the reconciliation. To me, Ben had every right to act the way he did and his family treated him like crap for it.

Overall, I enjoyed this story! I used to work at a vet clinic and rescued my cat, so saving a cat cafe was a cute plot to follow for me. This is very much a light hearted read that will put you in a Christmasy mood. I'd recommend pairing this book with a cup of your favorite holiday themed drink and cuddling up with your furry reading buddy.

Cats, coffee, and Christmas - my three passions all in one book.

Animal-lover Kara needs help to save her dream business. Marketing-guru Ben needs distraction from heartbreak. Feline shenanigans, cute banter, and a feel good story is what you will find in this festive read.

The beginning of the book felt like the author didn’t know who the characters were quite yet but as the story progressed, so did the quality of writing.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC! Out on October 4th, don’t miss this cute little holiday book!