Meowvelous Laughter and Heartwarming Romance

If you're looking for a book that combines romance, cats, and a whirlwind of laughter, then "A Love Catastrophe" is the purrfect choice! Set in the vibrant city of Toronto, this uproarious tale brings together the enchanting world of cat whispering and the realm of the NHL. Get ready for a hilarious meet-cute, feline-inspired euphemisms, and a rollercoaster of lightheartedness that will leave you in stitches!
Our male hero, Miles, is a stats guy for the Toronto NHL, but his real talent lies in finding himself in the most hilariously unexpected situations.
Picture this: a meet-cute with a gun. Yes, you heard that right! Kitty, the charming owner of The Kitty Whisperer with her endearing clumsiness, manages to stumble into the path of Miles. And of course, as fate would have it, a mishap brings them together in a way that is nothing short of a comedic masterpiece.
In the midst of their amusing escapades, we encounter Kitty, one of the quirkiest and most lovable characters to grace the pages of a rom-com. With phrases like "Meow for now" and "How in the meow would I be able to run a successful business....?", she brings an abundance of feline charm and wit to every scene.
Miles and Kitty find themselves bonding over the loss of loved ones in their life. Their shared experiences create a foundation for laughter, camaraderie, and love. Their chemistry is electric, sparking witty banter, playful teasing, and a series of comedic and romantic encounters.
Their conversations are laden with snappy one-liners and clever wordplay. As they clash and collide in the most hilarious ways, their journey toward friendship and love leaves you eager to turn the pages and discover what fate has in store for these two delightful characters.
Amidst the laughter, "A Love Catastrophe" also offers heartfelt moments that tug at the heartstrings. The bond between Kitty and Miles's mom is a testament to the power of love and growth. Their shared love for cats creates a heartwarming connection that adds depth and a touch of emotional resonance to the story.
So, my fellow bookworms, if you're in need of a delightful romantic read, Miles and Kitty will leave you clutching your sides with laughter and embracing the magic of love, "A Love Catastrophe" is the purrfect choice. With its meowvelous mix of humor, romance, and delightful cat-inspired themes, this book is a must-read for all fans of quirky romcoms and feline mischief.

A LOVE CATASTROPHE by Helena Hunting is a contemporary, adult, stand alone, romance story line focusing on ‘Kitty Whisperer’ Kitty Hart, and thirty year old NHL team analyst Miles Thorn.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kitty and Miles) A LOVE CATASTROPHE follows the building relationship between ‘Kitty Whisperer’ Kitty Hart, and thirty year old NHL team analyst Miles Thorn. Miles Thorn’s mother is struggling with dementia, and Miles suspects she will soon be going into a home but his mother’s cat Prince Francis needs looking after, and Miles hires social media phenom ‘Kitty Whisperer’ to cat-sit PF while his mother is away. Miles doesn’t do cats, is always on the road with the team, but something about Kitty pulls at our hero’s heart. Kitty Hart’s business of cat-sitting is a booming success but she never anticipated to fall for one of the clients. With both Miles and Kitty struggling with demons from the past, our couple find empathy and love together as them embark on a relationship brought together by a naked cat. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Miles and Kitty, and the potential fall-out as Kitty’s business takes a hit when a viral video doesn’t show our heroine in a very good light.

The relationship between Kitty and Miles begins as a business arrangement. Miles struggles with the direction of his mother’s life, living with the guilt of a loss, years before. His mother and father are no longer together, leaving Miles to battle between head and heart with his mother’s mental downward spiral. Kitty Hart knows the pain of loss, and finds herself wondering why her mother has yet to move on but as Kitty’s business continues to explode, an aha moment finds Kitty wondering where everything went wrong. Meeting Mr. Grumpypants Miles Thorn gives Kitty a hope for the future, a future that may be compromised when Miles life is on the line. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are colorful and energetic. We are introduced to Kitty’s sister Hattie, and their mother Lucile Hart, as well as Kitty’s best friend Kat; Mile’s mother; and his friends/ members of the team Josh, Austin, and Parker O’Toole.

A LOVE CATASTROPHE is a meet-cute story, a romantic comedy with some series undertones including dementia and death, guilt and regret. The premise is heart warming and captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are dynamic and determined.



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2.5 Stars

Kitty is an internet famous for her dealings with cats. She loves her job, but she does feel like something is missing in her life. She literally discovers it is love when she falls face-first into Miles. He needs her help, and she will be willing to step in and do what she does best.

Miles is a grumpy nerd caring for his sick mother. He has to take care of her cat and has no clue how to deal with the pesky animal. He finds Kitty and hopes she can help him while he handles more pressing issues in his life. He finds her quirkiness a bit annoying but soon develops a friendship when he discovers there is more to her than just cats.

I’m not sure if I’m the right person for this book. Yes, I’m not a cat lover or any animals for that, but I have read plenty of romances with animals involved and didn’t mind. It’s just a story, right? My problem with this book is that it does have all of the elements to make a cute little story, but somewhere along the journey, I lost interest. It became predictable and, quite frankly, not memorable. This is just shocking since I truly love Ms. Hunting’s novels.

The aspect that I did find myself enjoying is the family dynamics of Kitty and Miles. To be a primary caregiver for someone and watch them slowly lose their memory and their life is so heartbreaking. This kind of hit close to home, and I was drawn into that aspect of the story.

The romance is slow and takes a back burner to the cat talk and goofiness that initially takes place at the beginning of the story. I admit that I put the book down several times, debating if I wanted to continue because of that. Once the main characters came into play, I felt a bit better about the story, but still, it was overshadowed by the heavy subject matters.

As usual, the author writes easy-going stories that can pull you in. Despite my mixed emotions with this one, it was a fairly light read.

~ Samantha

Thank you to Netgalley for this E-ARC. I LOVED loved this book and I'm not even a animal person. This the first book I read from this author but definitely not the last. I love how this was so smooth I loved the titles of each chapter but most of all I loved how there was no hard core drama btw the main characters but still addressed heavy subjects but they felt light.

Castastic FUN!

A Love Catastrophe is a swoon worthy love story with a cat-lover and a dog loving, hockey guy. Kitty Hart is basically the "Cat Whisperer," helping people to overcome challenges with cat ownership. She has a huge social following, and dedicated clients who "meaw" her praises.

Miles works for the local NHL team, and is in need of Kitty's services since his mother's hospitalization, He's been menaced by Prince Francis, his Moms hairless cat since taking over his care. This is an opposites attract story, as Kitty is pure sunshine and Miles is a curmudgeon.

The best part of this romance is that it doesn't fall prey to the make-up/break-up scenario seen in this genre. Their romance is genuine and heartfelt.

Thank you Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the complimentary copy.

Ah this book... From the first page you know... you just know you're in for a funny, all over the place romance, that will make you laugh and will make you fall in love.

It has Helena's trademarked humor and spaztic heroine, with a touch of hockey and a lot of cats, makes this book the perfect summer read. Light hearted and fun, when our collective soul just needs a little bit of levity.

A Love Catastrophe is a light and easy, low angst read with characters you can't help falling for! Kitty Hart has a very successful cat sitting and training business called the Kitty Whisperer but her newest client is provoking emotions out of her she's never felt before. Miles Thorn is trying to balance about a million different things at once, with a new job where he needs to prove himself if he wants to be a permanent part of the team and now with his mother in the hospital and add in having to look after her demon cat, who Miles has never got along with, so when he stumbles upon the Kitty Whisperer's services, it feels like a godsend but neither of them could of predicted that Prince Francis (the cat) would be the reason they found true happiness. Kitty and Miles's first meeting couldn't have gone any worse, Kitty left that meeting with the impression that Miles is a cat hating jerk, which to a girl like Kitty is the ultimate crime, how can he not love cats?! But to make matters worse he is insanely hot! Why does the first guy Kitty has been attracted to in a long time turn out to be a jerk who hates cats! "I've never been physically attracted to someone I strongly dislike before, and I find it extra conflicting. My body doesn't seem to care that he's a dog-loving, cat-hating jerk. It seems to think all that matters is ticking my physical attraction boxes." But as they spend more time together looking after Prince Francis, Kitty gets to see the real Miles, not the highly stressed version of him that she first met and when she finds out her attraction is reciprocated, neither one of them could of predicted how perfect they'd be together.

I enjoyed A Love Catastrophe, I loved how quirky Kitty was and how you don't get to see characters like hers very often which made this book even more enjoyable. I've rated this book 3.5 stars because it is low on angst and steam which I wasn't expecting from a Helena Hunting book and it didn't grip me like a Helena book normally would but overall I did enjoy it I just didn't love it. I received an arc of A Love Catastrophe and I am voluntarily leaving my review.

First, don't be scared of by the cover or title. I'm not a cat person and I almost passed on this book. I only went for it because I've read a bunch of Helena Hunting books, and have enjoyed them all. This is almost two different stories, one before Miles and Kitty like each other, and one after. It's a balance of emotion, I laughed out loud a few times, there are some heavy aspects, silly scenes, just a lot going on. I ended up liking it more than I thought with the whole cat thing. Cats are a big part, but not all of it, it works. There's a lot of family dynamic, and in true Helena Hunting form, a link to hockey, which was a nice surprise.

I love Helena Hunting’s rom-coms. This is a cute cat lady / dog lover, enemies to lovers story. Two people who start off on the wrong foot find friendship and love from shared sadness and loss and the love of pets. Lots of laughable moments mixed with heartwarming moments. I enjoyed this light romance read.

A nerdy numbers guy and an outgoing cat lover overcome their initial animosity in this sweet, sometimes light, sometimes intense tale of love.

Miles is more of a dog person and with his mother in the hospital, he needs to find a sitter for her cat, pronto. Kitty Hart, the Kitty Whisperer, with her flashy website and huge social media following, seems like the perfect solution. They run into each other, literally, in front of his mother’s house before Kitty gets the chance to meet Prince Francis, a Sphynx cat that is very unhappy to be left to his own devices. Despite a rocky start, they start bonding over Prince Francis, his mom’s needs, and an unexpected online disaster.

I found both their jobs super interesting and I enjoyed all the references to it. Well, maybe all the cat puns were a bit much, but it was wonderful to see how passionate they both were about their careers. I’m not a huge cat fan, but I can certainly appreciate Kitty’s devotion to them.

The story takes a heavier turn with Mile’s mother’s dementia, the fallout from an incident that Kitty had in the park, and Kitty’s reluctance to move on from her father’s passing. But through all that, their slow-burning romance weaves its own kind of magic. It just kind of snuck up on them, but once it got started, the relationship became a source of support for both of them. I loved that, instead of a big break-up right before the HEA, we saw them struggle together through their issues and be there for each other.

I can recommend this if you like a steamy opposites-attract romance, where the characters go through rough patches, but come out at the end stronger than they went in.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I will start by saying, I am not a cat person. I am allergic to cats, and they have never been my thing. I think you might need to be a cat person to enjoy this book. There are a lot of cat puns and they really weren't my thing.

This is a super fluffy mindless read. I was initially drawn to the cover and didn't realize this was a love story featuring a cat whisperer. The story didn't really have a lot of depth and felt kind of cringe-y to me. There were some steamier sections, but I just found it a just okay read. Rounding up from 2.5 stars.

Thank you Netgalley & Forever books for the advanced reader copy.

Do you like cats or books about cats? I got you:
Cat Sitter - Kitty is a cat sitter who has built a thriving business
Hockey Analyst - Miles is a Hockey Analyst, and a dog person
Crazy Feline - but his mom is in the hospital so he hires Kitty to take care of her crazy feline
Opposites Attract - but can Miles deal with a girl who wears kitty themed clothes and speaks in cat puns?

I received this book from Forever Pub to share with you! I do love some cat themed contemporary books lately. This one was cute. My favorite thing is that the conflict in the book really had nothing to do with the couple’s relationship and more how they dealt with an outside force. To me this was different from other will they/ won’t they books I have read recently. Come for the cute cats, stay for the hijinks.

A Love Catastrophe is a cat-filled grumpy/sunshine romance story. The “Kitty Whisperer,” also known as Kitty Hart. She is hired as a cat sitter by NHL data analyst, Miles Thorn, to take care of his mother’s menacing cat while she is in the hospital. The story leans heavily into the cat theme while integrating some deeper topics, too. The two characters initially interact due to the cat, Prince Francis, but they start to get to know each other more over time. Cats do take over parts of the book whether it’s the language, the events, or any other element. It can be a bit much as it is one cat thing after another, and I can see it being overwhelming to those who aren’t as into cats. While I love cats and even have some of my own, the volume of cat elements given at any given time was too kitschy at times.

Throughout the story, the main plot is two characters getting to know each other and dealing with their own struggles. Both Kitty and Miles have suffered their own losses and Miles is currently dealing with his own mother developing dementia. The two have great chemistry and develop a good connection with each other, however, I did not quite see a romantic spark between them. I do think the writing supports an amazing bond between them, but I am not sure about a fully romantic one. The romance is sometimes at the forefront and other times feels like it is on the backburner, so this could be one of the reasons that I did not fully bond with the romance. Overall, this story was over-the-top at times with an interesting cat-filled concept but was not quite there in the details for me.

**I give a special thank you to Netgalley and the publisher, Forever, for the opportunity to read this entertaining novel. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.**

I wanted to love this book. SO. BADLY. I'm usually a fan of Helena Hunting, but this book absolutely did not do it for me.

To put it simply, the entire book was utterly cringey to me. The amount of feline puns felt SO forced, the romance was confusing, and the grief storyline felt disingenuine.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinions.

Kitty Hart, renowned as the Kitty Whisperer, is riding the wave of internet fame with her thriving cat-sitting business. However, she begins to doubt if her life is on the right track after an embarrassing encounter with her latest client. The situation worsens when Miles Thorn, who dislikes cats and struggles with first impressions, unintentionally tackles Kitty while trying to protect the cat he calls "the gremlin." Amidst their awkwardness, an unexpected attraction blossoms. Can these polar opposites overcome their differences and find a purr-fect happily-ever-after?

If you’re looking for a book to give you all the warm fuzzies with a bit of steam, this one is for you! Told in alternating first-person perspectives, both main characters are Sunshine and there are multiple animal characters (and hockey players) who play a prominent role.

With that said, it does have its heavy moments. Both characters deal with residual grief from the loss of close family members in their childhood, which has a massive impact on their lives. Miles is also caring for his mother. She has early-onset Alzheimer’s and her care is squarely on his shoulders.

If you like forced proximity and are a fan of cats and hockey, this one is for you!

Thank you to Forever and Netgalley for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

I think the name Kitty was a little too "much" for this story to be believable, especially with the sister having a not-unique name. I like that the characters were struggling with normal, heavy topics, but this wasn't enough to keep me interested. Perhaps because I don't like cats I wasn't the appropriate audience, but I had to use my imagination a lot with this, and I wasn't into it.



I received an advance copy. All thoughts are my own.

I had a blast reading this story that revolves around Miles, the ultimate math nerd and NHL data analyst, and Kitty, the eccentric Kitty Whisperer. Their unlikely romance is a rollercoaster ride of hilarious moments, undeniable chemistry, and genuine emotions. I found myself cheering for them as they faced their individual losses and discovered solace in each other's arms. With a perfect blend of humor, adorable fur babies, and a sprinkle of hockey, this book captured my heart. If you're looking for a fun and heartwarming read, I highly recommend diving into this delightful love story!

A funny but deeply heartfelt romcom that sees a man looking after his mother's house falling for the cat sitter he hires to look after a troublesome sphinx cat.

"Kitty Whisperer," Kitty Hart still lives at home and would rather spend time with felines than other people. She's also got a lot of guilt and grief over the death of her father - something her newest client, Miles Thorn can relate to.

Miles' childhood trauma over his brother's accidental death is brought up anew as he has to move back into his childhood home and deal with his mother's worsening Alzheimer's. Together these two help each other heal from their grief and guilt and find love where it wasn't expected.

Perfect for people who love, forced proximity, dual POV romances that involve meddling pets and stories that have emotional depth. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

3.5 stars
A Love Catastrophe had such a unique premise: the cat whisperer meets the cat hater. The book is filled with awkward encounters and banter that is, I think, classic Helena Hunting!

I feel that saying Kitty likes cats is way underselling her love of cats. But, with a name like Kitty, I also feel that she didn't have a whole lot of options. Both Kitty and Miles have some parent issues they are working through, and that allows them to bond, even though Miles is NOT a cat person. It might seem like an opposites attract thing, but honestly, outside from his dislike of cats, they really did have a lot in common. There isn't really any angst or drama throughout the story. Its fluffy (get it, cause of the cats) and sweet. If you are looking for a easy read, with some laughs, and romance, A Love Catastrophe is a good pick. For me, it was a little boring; but, I am a dog person.

Miles Thorn is in desperate need of someone to take care of his mother’s cat while she is in the hospital after being found late at night in the streets in her pajamas, not knowing where home was. Between his new job as an analyst for the NHL, which means he’s sometimes on the road with the team, and his mother’s cat hating him, Miles knows he’s over his head. After an online search, he finds Kitty Hart, also known as the Kitty Whisperer, who has a booming cat-sitting business.

Let’s just say that there was nothing cute about their first meet. Kitty trips and the contents of her purse get thrown around his mother’s driveway. Miles is a dog person, which makes Prince Francis, his mother’s hairless Sphynx, not his biggest fan. Plus, Miles calls Prince Fracis a gremlin. Not to mention, with his mother in the hospital, there’s no one home to give Prince Francis the attention he expects. And when Prince Francis is unhappy, he makes trouble. Which leads to Miles tackling Kitty to the ground as she pulls out a water gun to correct the cat’s bad behavior. Sure, he thought it was a real gun, even though it was light blue, and that’s when the bad first impression was made even worse.

Nevertheless, Kitty takes on Prince Francis as a client, while Miles sorts out whether his mother is going to be released back to her own home or will have to be relocated to somewhere with more care. While a routine is put in place, Miles’ mother’s house becomes the place that he and Kitty meet after work, not just to talk about the cat, but to talk about life. They are an unlikely twosome… she’s sunshine and he’s like a cloudy day. But they do say opposites attract.

This book has a lot of cat puns, but it also has real-life issues like early onset dementia, family losses when both main characters were younger, both trying to figure out their lives while caring about the parent they do still have. Plus, there are young hockey players that keep trying to horn in on what Miles wants for himself, which honestly gives him the kick in the pants to go for it. In the end, Miles and Kitty’s story made me smile and that was worth staying up past my bedtime to finish this book.

Thank you to Forever (Grand Central Publishing), Forever & NetGalley for allowing me to read this book