Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC of this book. My cat loving heart swooned reading the description of this book and I couldn’t wait to dive in. It was a cute rom com about a quirky cat whisperer named Kitty who lets everything that comes into her head come out of her mouth and Miles, who hires her to “cat sit” for his mom’s hairless sphinx cat names Prince Francis. There were funny moments (one involving a squirt gun and another a baby raccoon) serious moments (tw: death of a parent, death of a child), but overall I didn’t love it. The serious moments seemed to overshadow the cute rom com I thought it would be. It was fine, and a quick read, but there was no angst or will they won’t they get their HEA - it was there very early on.

A Love Catastrophe was definitely cheesy and saccharine at times, with some serious cringe worthy aspects (like Kitty’s best friend being named Kat and Kitty using the phrase “bingo button”. My skin crawled off my body). Kitty and Miles’ story is cute, but go into reading this with proper expectations. A Love Catastrophe will be available June 13th!!

Thank you to Netgalley and Forever for the ARC in exchange for my honest review!

Miles and Kitty had a number of meet cute disasters leading to unintentional lack of filter conversations, leading to, well, the cutest romance ever!! Setting the scene with plenty of animals, a run to the ER, with the caretaking that followed, friends with good natured teasing, A Love Catastrophe, hooked me right in from the beginning into Kitty and Miles's world.

This story has everything you would expect from a Helena Hunting romance, dual point of view (which really makes alll the difference!) laugh out loud moments, unwavering support between the MMC and FMC and getting to watch them grow as a couple while healing from past loss, the perfect amount of steam, and a wonderful book you can get lost in for an afternoon. Also, couldn't leave out just how much I absolutely loved Miles. 🥰🫠🥰 Putting this out in the universe would love to have a follow up story with Josh (and maybe Hattie perhaps?! 😉).

Thank you Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the ARC in exchange for my review!

Kitty is a breath of fresh air! She's the person we all aspire to be. Kind, generous and definitely the kitty whisperer. When Miles meets her, he doesn't quite know what to do. I think they are the perfect match. And of course they are! But they have some growing pains to get through. Fortunately it all works out in the end and everyone lives happily ever after.

I thought this was the sweetest love story! And with animals! I love dogs and sometimes cats, even when they're being jerks. So it was fun to see a story with so much written about the animals in it. And the raccoon was definitely a fun spot!

Thank you for this early read! This is a fun story of Kitty, an Internet famous cat sitter/trainer and Miles, who works for a NHL team. Miles is admittedly not a cat person, but he hires Kitty to look after his mom’s cat, Prince Francis, while his mom is in the hospital. Prince Francis causes funny interactions between Kitty & Miles, who also realize they have more in common than they might have thought (especially involving family situations). Guess a cat person and a dog person can get along! This was a very fun and fast read!

Even though I'm a dog person who is allergic to cats, I loved this book! This book was filled with cat puns and facts about cats, but I enjoyed it so much! I love Helena Hunting books, and I was looking forward to this one. She didn't disappoint.

Kitty Hart has a business where she is the Kitty Whisperer. She has become internet famous with a huge following on instagram, and her cat sitting business continues to grow. She loves taking care of cats, and she loves helping people. Kitty goes to meet her new client, Miles, at his mother's home, and they have an awkward first impression. It's definitely not a meet cute scenario, and she thinks that he's a hot jerk. She's distracted by his good looks, but he obviously isn't a cat person and that doesn't work for her.

Miles Thorn works as an analyst for an NHL team. He watches hockey games to determine stats for the players. Miles is trying to find someone to help take of his mom's Sphynx cat, Prince Francis. Miles' mom is in the hospital, and he hires Kitty to take care of the cat. He doesn't leave a good impression with Kitty because he can't stand the cat, and he winds up tackling her. There is so much awkwardness between the two of them, but things change as they spend more time together. Kitty steps up to help Miles in a huge way, and they start to see past their awkward first meeting.

Kitty and Miles bond over grief and loss that they have both felt in their lives. They lean on each other, and they start to see that maybe there is something more between them. Their interactions are so awkward that it's hilarious in a cringeworthy way. I loved the interactions that they had with the hockey players and with their families.

Overall, this was a quick read, and it was a heartfelt story about two people being there for each other and embracing their awkwardness. I loved it!

Thanks to NetGalley and Forever Publishing for an ARC of this wonderful book. I recommend it!

It was fun read!
Cause it is involve a cat it makes more fun to read.

I love to see Kitty with her sunshine quirky personality, and how their relationship from strangers-friends- to lovers it’s good to see.

But i feel there is too much goin on, i thought after several conflicts the book would be end but then i realized there’s more pages. So for me it feels draggy at some point.

But overall it’s fun and quick read!

Thank you Netgalley and Forever for providing me the copy

Kitty the cat whisperer has a burgeoning cat sitting business. She can charmingly tame even the most unruly cat. When Miles hires her to cat sit for his ailing mother’s cat - the feisty Prince Francis, at first she has him pegged as a cat hater, but soon discovers that they have a lot in common. The two come to bond over tragedies in their past and soon build a friendship and love that heals them.

Told in alternating perspectives this story is an easy to read delight that is whimsical and a bit serious. Hunting tells a sweet love story where the two love interests support one another and fall easily in love. I loved that there wasn't a lot of drama or barriers in the way of these two great characters coming together.

Kitty Hart is The Kitty Whisperer, a viral social media cat sitter and Miles Thorn needs help with his mother’s cat while she’s at the hospital. They have an awkward first encounter but Kitty and Miles connect over the death of their loved ones and explore their attraction in an organic way.

The opening chapter in this novel is laugh out loud funny and cute. I enjoyed all the cat puns as chapter titles as well. Personally as a cat person, this was silly and fun but I’m not sure it’s for everyone (the cat haters tbh) it could be a lot. The novel is surprisingly deep and a little sorrowful, mentioning the death of loved ones before, it’s woven throughout the story as both characters feel stuck in the past with their families. The story gets more lighthearted towards the second half and I loved the animal rescue idea for Kitty’s future.

If you like animals and silly but heartfelt stories, I recommend this is for you!

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for the copy of this book, this is my honest review.

I like cars but this was too cutesy and cringe for me to really get into. I did appreciate the discussion about grief but feel like the silliness outshined it.

3.5 stars rounded up. I’ll start by saying that the cover on this book makes you think you’re in for some lighthearted fun, and while there are definitely moments of that, there is a lot more to it. There are also heavy themes of navigating familial grief and loss in different forms for both main characters. That said, there were comical, happy, and heartwarming moments thanks to Kitty, Miles, and a cast of animal characters and their human owners. Kitty and Miles are both so adorably awkward, my secondhand awkwardness was overwhelmed reading their early interactions. They’re both just stumbling their way through trying to figure out how to act around and talk to each other. When they find their way, they really work so well together and provide a solid support system and a true partnership. While this was heavier than the lighthearted rom-com I was expecting, I still very much enjoyed it.

Helena Hunting’s A Love Catastrophe is a sweet romance that is much more character than plot driven. When Kitty Hart and Miles Thorn first meet, it’s not exactly love at first sight. She runs Kitty Whisperer, a cat-sitting company, and he’s a dog-lover in need of a solution for his current problem: his ailing mother’s angry Sphinx cat named Prince Felix.

The book deals with grief for both Kitty and Miles, and it’s pretty light on plot otherwise. For anyone looking for a quick and easy read that’s mostly lighthearted, this is the perfect book for that. It wasn’t right for me, but it definitely has its merits! Thanks to NetGalley and Forever for the ARC.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for the copy of this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.
I was really excited to read Helena Huntings next romance book. She has been quickly becoming one of my go to authors when I need a great romance read.
A Love Catastrophe is told in dual pov with Kitty (our sunshine) a kitty whisper (cat sitter and other cat services) and Miles (our grump) a NHL data analyst who seeks out Kitty services when his mom get diagnosed with dementia and is need helped with his mom's cat Prince Francis.

I really enjoy this story and while dealing with heavier topics regarding lost of loves one's, I feel like it didn't way down the story. I also enjoyed there was no break up with the characters during the 3rd act of the books. Plus who doesn't love a book with animals in it.

4.5 stars

I felt like this book was made for me. I saw "The fur is about to fly between a cheerful cat sitter and a grumpy hockey nerd in this hilarious and charming rom-com" and I knew I immediately needed to read it. The book *is* hilarious and charming!

However, not mentioned in the synopsis is the fact that the book deals with the long lasting effects of grief (loss of parent & loss of child) as well as a parent with early-onset dementia. So very, very heavy topics. I was not prepared for this and I wasn't in a good place to read about it. Hopefully the publisher will update the synopsis to let people know that it's not just a fluffy book -- which is what I was expecting.

There are some steamy sex scenes, don't be misled by the cutesy cover.

It was lovely to read a book set in Canada!

I absolutely would recommend this book but just keep in mind there are some heavy topics throughout.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Forever (Grand Central Publishing) through NetGalley.
Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you, Forever (Grand Central Publishing)!

Firstly, thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC copy of this book in exchange for a voluntary review.

I've read a few of Hunting's books recently and when I saw this up for grabs on Netgalley you better believe I ran towards it. In usual Hunting fashion this was a cute rom com filled with some of the genres' favourite tropes.

I really enjoyed the premise of the story, but also how it dealt with difficult real life issues such as the loss of a parent, dementia and child loss and how how families navigate life after loss. I've also become quite the sucker for a sports romance, so the slight hockey nod in this was appreciated. What started as a grump/sunshine trope played out well and I enjoyed both the FMC and MMC. Also three cheers for no relationship drama in the third act.

I would say it was well paced up until the 60% mark and then dragged a little but it did not take away from the story. An enjoyable read, and another good story by Hunting!

Thank you NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review!

This is the PERFECT cutesy romcom for pet lovers! The characters were all fun and multidimensional and I really liked the author's emphasis on staying true to yourself, even if others don't appreciate it. That said, I did feel like the Kitty (fmc) was a little bit too quirky for my taste with her constant cat related style and graphics, but seeing as Kitty's affinity for taking care of cats is a main plot point, I can't really complain. Miles was adorable with of his shy and awkward personality and, especially with so many romcoms these days taking the route of "suave womanizer" mmc's, this book was pretty refreshing.

Okay now for what I didn't like. I felt like where the novel succeeded with character development and backstory, it lacked in plot. The story was entirely character centric and if what you're looking for is a connection with the characters, then great. For me though, I felt it was missing a story arc with a more impactful major incident and it overall felt a bit anticlimactic. The first two thirds-ish of the novel built up really nicely through character development, witty banter, and adorable mc interactions, the momentum stalled toward the end for what I felt was a bit of a lackluster ending. I get that sometimes you just want to curl up with a feel-good read to brighten up your day (this book is exactly that), but for me personally, in this particular moment, I was looking for something with a little more oomph to round out the story.

Bottom line: if you love animals and are looking for a cute romance to brighten your day with a little Hallmark style/feel-good plot line, this is the book for you! It just wasn't for me.

This is cute little love story between an NHL advisor and a literal cat lady who have both experienced major losses in their family histories and who come into each others lives at just the right time. If you love cats this is a perfect book for you, also if you love grumpy sunshine this is a great book for you. I gave this book 3 stars because I found Kitty kind of annoying and the way she talked just irked me a little and it was a little slower than I would have liked. Other than that a great story.

Helena Hunting is a well known author and I was so excited to have access to this title! It was such a great read. The synopsis says it was a romance between a cheerful cat sitter and a grumpy hockey nerd. It was the perfect execution of grumpy sunshine and I adored it!

I read Meet Cute earlier this year and was excited for this upcoming release. Unfortunately, this was a big letdown for me.

When I saw Helena Hunting had a new book out, I wanted to read it immediately. However, I don’t think this is her best work. I still love Hunting and will still read her books though! Not every book is going to resonate with every reader. I didn’t feel a spark between Miles and Kitty at first. In fact, I didn’t feel that spark until their first kiss. That spark, for me, soon fizzled out. I wanted to feel more angst between the two. I did like that this book didn’t go with the typical trope – strangers to lovers, who then have an issue between the two, have a falling out, and then come back together. Instead, each were going through their own thing and supported each other. That was nice to read. I did find, at times, that the “flirty” conversations between Miles and Kitty were a bit awkward and uncomfortable, but maybe it was supposed to be that way! Overall, a cute read, easy read. Perfect for any Helena Hunting fan!