This was very funny (I genuinely laughed out loud in places) and surprisingly moving, with just the right balance of comedy to steam to emotional weight and sweetness. Miles and Kitty are great together - I genuinely believed their relationship and I loved that there somewhat disasterous meet cute resolved so naturally. I also appreciated the representation of grief and loss, including divorce as well as death, and how that grief can disguise feeling stuck as feeling safe. Helena Hunting is a talented contemporary rom com writer, as this novel cemented for me, and a solid rom com choice every time.

This was a cute, short and sweet little palate cleanser
! Very cheesy tho 😅 I feel my taste has changed a bit since I requested it to be fair! You might like it!

It took me forever to read this- and boy did I regret it! I thought this book was a wonderful mix of silly ridiculousness and real life stressors. I loved seeing Kitty and Miles interact in a cute, romantic way, while also being able to process real trauma and support each other through life's difficulties. A unique mix of sappy love story meets heavy life events, 4 stars!

I have always loved Helene Hunting and read basically everything she has released. This book is amazing and everything I’ve been wanting to read.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!
I've enjoyed Helena Hunting's books in the past and know to expect light, cheesy romances. However, this book about a professional cat trainer was just a bit too cringy/cheesy for me. How many cat puns does one book need? Reader, I am a cat person, but this was a bit much.

A Love Catastrophe was the perfect book to read after finishing several dark reads that left me a bit depleted and needing something fresh and upbeat.

I’m a huge cat lover but my husband hates them so I end up reading books like this so that I can experience the joys of having a cat occasionally. Both Miles and Kitty quickly endeared themselves to me with their nerdy and quirky personalities. Both characters have dealt with family tragedy which really tugged at my heartstrings. They really were perfect together, and I very much enjoyed their story. It really made me smile and I finished the book with all the warm and fuzzies.

This story was exactly what I needed to read right now, and I finished it very quickly because I just couldn’t put it down. I hope there’s more to come from this world, Kitty’s sister especially. Thank you for writing this fun story, Helena!

***5 Stars***

The awkwardness was all kinds of catnip (ha!) for me in this baby. Kitty and Miles definitely kept me on my toes and add Prince Francis and Willfred and their antics and well…this book made my heart all kinds of happy, even in the more heartbreaking moments.

I loved Kitty and Miles. Their love of animals ~ Kitty animals in general and Miles his dog ~ was something I could fully understand and connect with. They are both awkward, but neither are doormats and both have bruises on their hearts that they haven’t fully worked through. I enjoyed watching as their relationship went from adversarial to friends to more and how they found that they actually had more in common than they thought. I liked how they helped each other work through the weight that they both carried and found a love that neither expected.

This was a fun read. There are heavy moments, but are handled well and give depth and understanding to the characters and their situations. I loved Prince Francis and Willfred and I would love it if Hattie, Kat, Parker, Austin and Josh got their own HEA’s in the future.

Kitty Hart is known as The Kitty Whisperer and offers cat sitting services. She's a celebrity on social media. Miles Thorn works for an NHL team as a data analyst. He needs someone to take care of his mother's cat while he's away. He's a dog lover and can do without cats. You never know how two people can make a connection. It's isn't long before Kitty and Miles are kissing and more. Snappy dialogue and hilarious situations all for the love of animals.
Mild descriptive sex.
I voluntarily read and reviewed a copy of this book from NetGalley.

This was so well written. I was engrossed from the first page and it ticked all the boxes of my expectations . I would definitely recommend to others.

3.5 stars rounded up

This was a cute story, featuring sweet and sassy animals and lots of great puns. It was fun to follow the journey of helping Miles see the good in Prince Francis, and see Kitty teach others how a little extra TLC can go a long way. As a resident dog lover myself, it was nice reading about cats that I wouldn't mind hanging around. It is also another great example of how we live in a world where a highly edited clip from a video can be released and completely ruin someone's life, no matter what the truth actually is. In the end though, it was a perfect rom-com. I really enjoyed it, start to finish.

This one definitely had its cute moments, but overall it just wasn't for me. I really love Helena Hunting's books, but her indie books definitely read different than her traditionally published books, so I had to go in with that mindset. Even that didn't save it. I love cats, but this was a little over the top. I just couldn't get into the story.

I was not expecting to love this book like I did. I’m not a cat person, I’m actually allergic, but this book left me wanting to adopt a cat! Miles is just the sweetest and Kitty has such a kind heart. They were a little too perfect together for my liking, but the character growth for both of them was really well done.

If you need a straight forward cute rom-com that is sweet and a little spicy, I would 100% recommend this book. I love all of the talk of cats and dogs, all of the puns around Kitty and her business. and the emotional maturity of the main characters. This is a hot cocoa book for me (when you read it you feel warm like you're drinking hot cocoa).

The book was good until it wasn't. It is so hard for me to move on from a book when the "spice" scenes are SO CRINGY. WHY HELENA??? I loved your other books!!!

2.5 stars. It was just too ridiculous for me to even enjoy at some parts. Her name is Kitty and she’s a cat sitter with a business called the Kitty Whisperer, and her best friend Cat owns a cat cafe. The chemistry with Miles felt a bit forced. I typically love a cheesy romcom but this one was just too much.

“Cat love is different. You know you belong to them when they choose you, not the other way around. It’s a special kind of bond.”🐈

I still don't know how I feel about this book. I find myself covering my face with some awkward cat references and bingo names, teary-eyed reading Miles and Kitty's mom struggles (one with the onset of dementia and one from moving on from the loss of her partner), in awe at how cute they slowly fall in love and then stepping back when they go cringey again. Kitty Hart is not your typical girl. She has a lot of awkward moments, but I ended up loving most of them, especially the ones with Miles. I liked Miles, especially toward the last few chapters. I like how the book addresses how people are mean and horrible when they tear people down, especially on social media. I also like how the characters moved forward from the past. That's where I'm in between with this book. It felt like it had a split personality. It goes from being awkward to lovey-dovey, then we jump to dementia/grieving, then to sports to social media frenzy. But even if I'm not sure how I feel about this book, I enjoyed the furry friends. I wish I could read this in a cat-themed cafe, too.

Read this last summer and it was a perfect summer read. Adored the hell out of this book!! Thank you so much for sending me a copy of this! Cannot wait to read more work from Helena!!

REVIEW✨
A Love Catastrophe
By Helena Hunting

This was a cute and soft romance with no major upsets with cute furry friends along the way. I really wanted to love this one, cause I love cats and sweet romances. But it fell flat for me, it was easy to read but I wasn’t looking forward to reading it. The plot, characters, and setting was pretty simple. I did love that it was set in Toronto, there was no third act break up and it was a sweet romance. But the main characters didn’t hold anything for me. Yes both characters are working through grief (losing a family member), and kinda to it together which is sweet. But it was instalove for both characters. Kitty and Miles were cute, and it was an easy read.

About this book…
🐱Set in Toronto, ON
🐱 No Third Act Break Up
🐱 He Works For an NHL Team
🐱 She is a Kitty Whisperer

Romance: ❤️❤️❤️
Spice level: 🌶️🌶️
Plot points: 💥💥💥
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

You ever read a perfectly lovely RomCom and then feel like a heartless troll after? No? Just me then? Cool cool cool. Well, let me explain. This book is fine. Totally fine. In fact for the first half I was ready to declare it adorable fun. Then the sexy scenes happened and my body went into full cringe mode for pages and pages. The words “bingo button” were used folks. Bingo. Button. I can’t recover from something like that! Even if I could there was zero conflict in this book. No fake dating, no enemies or friends to lovers, no miscommunication, no will they won’t they, nothing!! It’s just a regular dating story with two nice people. It’s too sweet and straight forward and while it’s a pleasant enough read it was a little too tame. Or maybe normal people will enjoy reading a straight forward love story and I’m just rotted inside?? Eh, either way, The Love Catastrophe was not the cat’s pajamas for me. If you don’t mind a little cringe along with your 🌶️ or want to read a romance that is fairly conflict free, then go for this. It’s purrfectly fine. I’ll see myself out.

3 🐈🐈🐈 maybe 2.5

✨ PRINCEMAN REVIEW ✨

📝 Kitty is the cat-whisperer. Everything in her life centers around cats! Miles on the other hand HATES them! But when his mother needs him to take care of her cat, all craziness breaks loose. In desperation, he connects with Kitty to get a handle on this little gremlin.

What I 🤍:
🐈 Cat GALORE
🏒 Hockey Player x Cat Sitter
2️⃣ Duel POV
🥊 Emotional Punch

I'll start off by saying, this book will either work or won't work for you. Being a cat lady myself, I loved all the cat-ness of this book. But, I will admit, sometimes it's a little over the top. Also, at times, the physical moments and dirty talk left me cringing.

Overall, this story is perfect for those who are crazy cat ladies! 🤣