I’ve been eagerly awaiting this book since Samantha first announced she was writing it, so I cancelled my plans and hid from my family to read it as soon as it hit my Kindle. I adored everything about it!
 
Ahhhhhh this was such an addictive read and I’ve been left with a HUGE book hangover. The concept was so novel and was cleverly executed with some great laugh out loud moments. Kallie and Chris stole my heart, and their chemistry was out of this world! (sorry). They were both lovely people who struggled to see their own worth, largely due to their awful parents, but they supported and inspired each other to follow their hearts. Their slow burn friends to lovers romance (although they both clearly fancied each other throughout) grabbed me by the heart strings, gave me butterflies and had my pulse rocketing. And it contained just the amount of angst to keep me riveted.
 
I really related to Kallie and her people pleasing tendencies. This is a trait that I always default to, and much like Kallie, frequently find myself in awkward situations as a result! Chris was an absolute god – super hot, clever, enthusiastic, supportive, geeky and an astronaut to boot. I did want to give him a shake a few times because of his lack of awareness, but this was largely down to his trusting nature, so I totally forgave him! Kallie was an inspirational female lead as she was independent and driven and wasn’t afraid to express herself.
 
The book was full of engaging and diverse characters. I particularly loved Kallie’s fiercely protective and fabulous bestie Althea and Chris’s lovely aunt Richelle.
 
I’ve always been fascinated about space and space travel, so this story ticked all the boxes for me. It was wonderfully researched and informative and I particularly enjoyed Chris’s video diaries from the space station where he talked about space, life on board the space station and the affects that living in zero gravity conditions had on the human body. It’s not something that I’d thought about before and has made me respect astronauts even more.
 
A Cosmic Kind of Love is a sweet, spicy, hilarious, and wonderfully unique romantic comedy that is out of this world!

I fell in love with this story from the moment it began! She is so quirky and cute and he is so sweet and compassionate. The way they met, to the things that made them fall for each-other was just such an incredible thing to see. They both had self discoveries to make in order to truly be themselves and it was so good watching them do so.

When event planner Hallie Goodman opens a folder of party materials from her new client, the last thing she expects to find is video letters from the bride’s ex-boyfriend. Hallie knows it’s an invasion of privacy, but she is drawn to the guy in the videos. He’s an astronaut living on the International Space Station. Feeling guilty for watching the videos, Hallie records a video of her own and emails it to his NASA email address, but unfortunately, the email bounces back.

Christopher Ortiz is struggling to re-adjust to life on Earth when he’s forwarded an email from his NASA email account. In it, he finds a video of a hilarious pink-haired girl. When they finally meet at an engagement party, neither of them is prepared for such a strong connection.

I listened to A Cosmic Kind of Love on audio. Told in alternating first-person perspectives, the audiobook uses two narrators to show Hallie and Christopher’s unique perspectives. I loved both narrators and the alternating style.

I thought this was such an imaginative and unique story. I loved the astronaut and space elements. The two main characters fall in love over video letters that neither knows the other is watching. While both characters were unique, it was surprisingly easy to relate to them throughout the story. Both characters have complicated relationships with their parents and are at a career crossroads.

If you are looking for a noteworthy, but relatable romantic comedy, I highly recommend A Cosmic Kind of Love!

Thank you to @berkleyromance, @valentinepr, and @prhaudio for the advanced copy! All opinions are my own.

This story was out of this world!

This story is about Hallie, an event planner, and Christopher, an astronaut for NASA. We start off with learning about the wedding project Hallie is working on for Darcy, who happens to be Christopher’s ex. She accidentally sent files of Christopher’s video diaries from when he was in space and the rest is history! Hallie decides to watch them, even though she knows she shouldn’t, and decides to send a video to Christopher apologizing for watching them. At first he is angry, but then when she keeps sending them (thinking they aren’t actually getting to him) he starts enjoying them and enjoying watching her be fully who she is.

These two end up meeting and falling in love and it was such a cute story to read and it is definitely on my reread list!

4 stars

A romcom that is out of this world!! 🌎

This was such a fun you’ve got mail trope with a character being in outer space! I love this idea it’s just so interesting to read!

I always enjoy Samantha Young’s books, she writes her character with so much personality and passion! Plus you have to love the hot and steamy moments along with the humour!

This book is out now!

Thank you Valentine PR for the earc!

Cutttte - even if it does start in a bit of a catfishy kind of way (but not really if that make sense?}

Hallie and Chris don't know each other, but they have inadvertantly been pouring their hearts out to each other - and losing their hearts to each other at the same time.

They were all kinds of adorable, even with their ugh parental units (and they are other kinds of units at times too)
I couldn't help but smile as I was reading, and I fell in love with them as they were falling for each other.

While planning an engagement party for a wealthy socialite turned environmental lawyer, event planner Hallie Goodman is accidentally given access to video messages from her client's ex-boyfriend, sent during his time as an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. She can't help feeling guilty after watching them, so Hallie decides to send Captain Christopher Ortiz a video message of her own to apologize. Even though it bounces back, Hallie keeps sending videos, realizing that it felt good to have a way to vent her frustrations. She doesn't realize that Chris is actually receiving her messages and finds himself intrigued by the sender. He schemes a way to meet Hallie at his ex's engagement party, and they quickly become friends with the possibility of much more. But when Chris is offered an unexpected opportunity to continue his NASA career, will their fledgling relationship survive?

I have to admit that I was drawn to this book as much by its gorgeous cover as its unique premise, but fortunately, it didn't disappoint. Hallie and Chris were super cute together when they finally met. I appreciated the genuine friendship that grew between them, though that created its own set of problems since neither of them was sure how to make the first move towards a romantic relationship. They were both incredibly relatable protagonists, dealing with more than their fair share of parental baggage. I loved seeing them draw strength from each other and stand up to their parents in the end.

Overall, I very much enjoyed "A Cosmic Kind of Love" and would recommend it for all contemporary romance and romantic comedy fans. It was the first book I've read by Samantha Young, but it won't be the last.

*Review copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley/Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.

This book was everything. I loved everything about Hallie and Chris and their story. Reading about them getting to know each other through the screen and then getting to know each other in person- first as friends and then as lovers was beautiful. We got to see them grow both individually and together while helping each other with external pressures- like family and career pressures. Everything about them was absolute perfection. Also psa there’s a dog named bandit.

I walked in hoping for Lessons in Chemistry (I loved this book!) meets what I hoped from Love on the Brain and what I found was pure delight. I loved this book! It wasn't until I finished reading it and looked up the author that I realized she wrote one of my favorite romances I read in 2021, Much Ado About You.

Hallie, an event planner, receives inspiration material from her client, Darcy. As Hallie works to plan the perfect even for the bride-to-be. the last thing she expects to find are video-blogs and messages from Darcy's ex-boyfriend, Christopher Ortiz. Hallie can't help herself, and who can blame her? She ends up watching them all as she becomes more and more enamored by the NASA astronaut who is detailing his trip to the Space Station. Inspired, Hallie sends him a video message of her own that's filtered through IT. When Chris' friend reaches out that he received a video message back he asked her to forward it. but make it seem like it wasn't delivered.

Assuming it never arrived, Hallie continues to send messages with no response about her own life as an event planner, which unbeknownst to her Chris has been seeing. If I tell you anymore, I'll ruin it for you. It's like a modern version of You've Got Mail and if you didn't enjoy that movie... welp! I can't help ya!

I liked. it all! I have no complaints! The dynamics of the various characters, the settings, the events, all of it. I enjoyed it! I think I may have consumed this book too quickly and should've taken more time with it, because it was that good!

Samantha Young revient avec une comédie romantique toute mignonne.

Nous suivons Hallie, une organisatrice d’événements qui reçoit de la part de Darcy, une de ses clientes, un fichier qui contient des vidéos de l’ex de cette dernière. L’ex en question est Christopher “Chris” Ortiz, un célèbre astronaute qui avait enregistré des vidéos lorsqu’il était dans l’ISS. Hallie ne peut s’empêcher de les regarder avec une certaine fascination et de se sentir proche de lui. Elle décide d’enregistrer des vidéos également car elle se rend compte que c’est un exutoire pour elle et puis, il ne verra jamais ses questions de tout façon! Sauf que Chris les reçoit et les regardent avec une attention toute particulière car il est attiré par cette drôle de femme aux cheveux roses!
Mais arriveront-ils à se rencontrer dans la vraie vie? Que se passera-t-il quand Hallie découvrira que Chris a vu toutes ses vidéos? Et la réaction des gens quant à leur relation?

L’histoire est quelque peu prévisible dans sa construction. On assiste à la naissance de l’amitié entre Hallie et Chris qui se transforme peu à peu en amour et cela fait du bien qu’ils prennent leur temps! Alors, certes, il y a des choses qu’on voit venir de loin mais on passe un bon moment avec les personnages!

J'ai adoré le personnage de Chris, son histoire, son caractère, son côté très terre à terre. Hallie est aussi un personnage très attachant, drôle, manque de confiance en elle, elle cherche à faire plaisir à tout le monde quitte à s’oublier elle-même. Les gens se servent d’elle (j’ai détesté ses parents) et on a juste envie de secouer Hallie pour lui faire ouvrir les yeux tout comme Chris qui a de sacrées oeillères!

En conclusion, c'est un livre avec lequel on passe un bon moment mais qui est assez prévisible et on a plusieurs fois envie de secouer les personnages.

“Being yours…that’s the only thing in my life I am one hundred percent certain I want and need to be.”
Okay so first of all I would like to thank valentine pr and the author Samantha Young for this ARC. (I know i'm late in giving the review). Let's just say that I have never read a book like this......EVER. There were times I was laughing, smiling and tossing and turning. Being someone who is a hopeless romantic I loved all the tropes in this book. One element that I loved in this book was that it included space and astronomy. I was someone who loved space and astronomy and once fancied to be an astronaut (till I realised I would have to learn physics and maths). I also fancied Hallie's job and how seriously she took it. I mean planning stuff isn't easy I can't plan what I want to read next!
The dynamics between the characters was well written and I absolutely adored how well they were around each other and how instantly they clicked with one another. I loved Chris's aunt and how she was rooting for the them from the start. Hallie, I feel really reminded me of myself with all the things she would do just to make people feel less hurt. Chris is someone I will absolutely love till the last day! He is so sweet and maybe a bit of oblivious.
I really hated Hallie's parents. I mean how could you do what you did to your own daughter!? I hate it when parents do that to their kids. Although I felt like things were a bit fast paced after the jealousy scene I would say it was a great read.
Overall I'd say it's a 5/5 reads and I would absolutely love to read more by the author.

Hallie received digital files of Christopher, the Astronaut and Veteran who pours out his heart in the videos to his now former fiancé. Although she knows she shouldn't, she can't help but watch the videos and she sends him an email that he pretends to have never read. Of course all their secrets will come out eventually- but in the meantime, they meet and eventually start falling for each other in real life. I really liked Hallie, she is quirky with a lot of depth and character development. I felt like the reader doesn't get to know the many layers of Chris as well as they get to know Hallie. Fun, romantic comedy with plenty of miscommunication and mishaps along the way!

Thank you to NetGalley, Berkley Publishing Group and author Samantha Young for this digital review copy for me to read and enjoy. As always, my reviews are voluntary and my opinions are my own.

First things first, I LOVE SAMANTHA YOUNG. I am usually the first in line to support and binge her work. When "A Cosmic Kind of Love" showed up on NetGalley, I couldn't request it fast enough. I loved that the MMC was more than just his looks -- he's an astronaut, a veteran. You'd think he had depth. You'd be thinking wrong. As was I. Let's not dive into Hallie, our leading lady. She was just all over the place, a little bit of a doormat in so many ways. Simply put, I didn't enjoy any of the characters in the book. Not a single one.

This was a slow burn read but it wasn't one that caused you to speed read, with hopes of getting to the good parts. No, you were just left unsatisfied and let down. My expectacions were so high, I wanted this to be an "it" book for me, and sadly it was a miss.

I am not giving up on Samantha's novels. I adore 99.9% of her work so I'm eager to move pass Cosmic and see what else she has up her sleeves.

I have to say I really loved the idea of this story more so than the story itself.

It's a 3 maybe 3.5 stars for me because I did like it and enjoy it however I was not in a rush to finish nor would I pick it up again.

It was cute, and of course like any good romcom had drama, exes and crazy family members.

CW: toxic parents, body image issues (fmc) triggered by parents

I enjoyed this book a lot. The story follows Hallie, an events organizer, and Chris, an astronaut, as they meet and fall in love. Hallie is planning an engagement party for Darcy, Chris's ex girlfriend, when Darcy accidentally sends Hallie video letters that Chris sent her while he was stationed on the International Space Station. She knows she shouldn't, but she watches them and is entranced. Feeling guilty, she tries to send a video letter back to Chris explaining herself, but his media manager makes it appear to bounce after delivering it to him. Hallie then starts to send him more video messages as a kind of diary, thinking they are bouncing and read by no one. She is frustrated; her boyfriend has dumped her in a hurtful way and her parents insist on putting her in the middle of their messy divorce. A serial people pleaser, she has nowhere else to vent. When the two finally meet at Darcy's party, Hallie confesses to watching the videos but Chris does not. They see more and more of each other and fall in love, but hit some snags along the way. I really liked how the book highlights how women's intuition is so often ignored, even by "good guys," and how damaging that is to our self worth and well being. I also liked the nuanced family drama.

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

It was such a beautiful and heartfelt love story. It made me laugh and it made me cry. It was wonderful. I can't recommend it enough and this author never disappoints.

Imagine finding the man of your dreams on a file accidentally sent to you via a client. Event planner Hallie Goodman opens that file and enters into the life of astronaut Christopher Ortiz, the ex boyfriend of her client Darcy. Samantha Young introduces Hallie and Chris in a slow, agonizingly drawn out strangers to friends, friends to maybe more experience that lasts for more than half of the book. When the relationship switches, Young jumps right in with spicy romance and a sweet love story. The standard barriers to their love story is to be expected, but unique enough to keep a seasoned romance reader entertained. I know that a book has been engaging when I check out the author and see what back catalogue books are available. Fortunately Young has a lot to choose from.

I am a big of space so I was very excited when this was included in Samantha Young's new book. And I love Samantha's writing so I couldn't wait. A Cosmic Kind of Love was lovely and sweet with a hint of steamy. I enjoyed seeing the progress on of Chris' and Hallie's relationship. I liked how they got to know each other first through their videos. It was refreshing. There was a sense of connection there though they hadn't formally met. And when they did meet, it was cute. That connection exploded and Chris and Hallie couldn't get enough of each other. And when they became more, it was exquisite. They each had their quirks and were so relatable. Of course their time together wouldn't be smooth sailing. Chris and Hallie had outside issues that they brought into their relationship and they needed to work through them. It was fascinating to see it all play out. This story gave me all the Samantha Young vibes that I've come to love in her books. I truly liked this couple-both together and individually. A Cosmic Kind of Love really had me thinking more than just the relationship. Overall, a nice and entertaining read.

I swear, Samantha Young has a way of creating stories that pull you in and you lose yourself in them every single time. A Cosmic Kind of Love will have you hooked from the start and getting lost in the pages waiting to see if Chris and Halie will find that cosmic love or not! Hallie is an event planner and comes across Christopher’s video messages for his ex, who Hallie is planning her engagement party. Hallie is caught off guard and intrigued by Chris. That is until she meets him in person. Chris is also intrigued by Hallie, but doesn’t know what to do about it. As Chris and Hallie start to spend more time together they feel the connection, but won’t cross that line. However, both Hallie and Chris have their own baggage and still figuring things out in their own lives that it all may be too much for these two to figure things far out. But let me tell you, this humorous, romantic, and just enough drama filled journey will have you on the edge of your seat gripping the pages of this emotional rollercoaster to see what the cosmos have planned for Hallie and Chris! Loved this book!

I have always enjoyed movies, tv shows and books set in space or somehow revolving around space as an idea. One of my current favorite tv shows is Apple TV’s For All Mankind. I highly recommend it! So when I saw this book by Samantha Young coming out, I really wanted to try it. I have enjoyed a few of her other books in the past so combine a theme I like with an author I like? Seems like a win!

Hallie is a successful event planner. She is working on an engagement party for Charlotte and her fiancé, Matthias, two people in love with very different tastes. Hallie isn’t worried. She asks the two to send her some ideas of their ideas for the party to see how she can combine them. In the process of looking through Charlotte’s files, Hallie discovers personal videos to Charlotte from a past boyfriend, Christopher Ortiz, a NASA astronaut. She ends up watching them all but feeling very guilty and knowing she invaded both Christopher and Charlotte’s personal life. So, Hallie starts sending videos of her own to Christopher, the first one apologizing.

Christopher isn’t pleased when the first video from Hallie shows up. But soon he is involved in watching the videos she sends to the NASA account. These two have not met yet but they are connecting on a deep level.

A Cosmic Kind of Love is a really sweet romance. It is slightly soured by the very heavy parental issues both Hallie and Chris are dealing with. It just got to be a lot that weighed them down and at times, the storyline also. That aside, I really enjoyed seeing these two fall in love in a modern epistolatory style. These are not letters obviously but I think it’s a fun twist on that idea. Samantha Young has a really likeable writing style that resonates with me. My time reading A Cosmic Kind of Love flew by and I can’t say that happens a lot when I read anymore sadly.

A Cosmic Kind of Love proved to be a fun love story with some heavy elements along the way. Mostly I kept reading for Hallie and Chris. I was rooting for these two to fall in love!

Thank you to Valentine PR and the publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book.