A Love Catastrophe
a purr-fect romcom from the bestselling author of Meet Cute
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4.3 • 8 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
The fur is about to fly between a cheerful cat sitter and a grumpy hockey nerd in this hilarious and charming rom-com by the New York Times bestselling author of Meet Cute.
Kitty Hart has become internet famous as the Kitty Whisperer for her expertise on all things feline, and as a result, her cat-sitting business is booming. But lately, she has a terrible feeling that maybe her life isn't quite going where it's supposed to - especially after falling face-first into her newest client. Not exactly the best first impression.
Fortunately, Miles Thorn is just as bad at first impressions. Strike one: he doesn't like cats, especially Prince Francis, the haughty and mischievous Sphynx his mom left in his care. Strike two: tackling Kitty to the floor in a misguided attempt to save the pet he continually calls 'the gremlin'.
As awkwardness slides into attraction and things start to turn purr-sonal, will these two complete opposites ever be able to find their furry-tail ending?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hunting (Make a Wish) tugs at the heartstrings with this thoroughly charming and unexpectedly deep contemporary romance. When the mother of NHL data analyst and dog person Miles Thorn is admitted to the hospital for an extended stay, Miles must take in her finicky feline, Prince Francis. The search for a cat sitter leads him to Kitty Heart, social media star and owner of the Kitty Whisperer. Animal lover Kitty feels lust at first sight with handsome Miles, and as their romance builds, she gets caught up in his world, including house parties at NHL players' homes. But when Kitty trips and falls on Miles's dog during a walk, an onlooker edits a film of the accident to make her fall appear deliberate and her followers turn on her, calling her an "animal abuser." The subplot about Miles's mother, who is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, adds some hefty emotional weight, but Hunting leavens the serious moments with a number of hilarious scenes, including one where Kitty must evict a wandering baby raccoon from a hockey player's house. This fresh, fun, and at times heartbreaking tale will stay with readers long after the last page is turned.
Customer Reviews
Miles & Kitty
4.5 🌟
This was a really refreshing change of pace for HH. It's a women's fiction that also has quite funny moments as well. What I enjoyed about it was the everyday situations and life happenings to a normal couple. Both had issues they have had to deal with as kids, but also in their adult life, and I adored how they helped each other through these problems. Vulnerability comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes and it's not a one fits all solution so it is all the more special that Kitty and Miles can see through the white noise and lean on each other.
Not all heroes and heroines need to be billionaires or corporate leaders, nor do they have to be extra ordinary humans, and it is still a great book when it's a fun loving cat sitter meeting a data analyst who works for a hockey team. Kitty is a little quirky and has a heart of gold and looking after cats and kittens is a dream job. Meeting Miles at his mother's house wasn't exactly love at first sight, but luckily Kitty gave Miles the benefit of the doubt. This book is not only about cute animals (the Great Dane gets bonus points from me! 😂) but it also highlights obstacles dealing with dementia, family loss, viral videos and mental health. These are commonplace dilemmas most of us have had to combat too although probably with not so many animals at one time. What you will find in this book is a heartfelt love story that was kismet for this couple.
Entertaining
This was another well written, entertaining story from Helena Hunting which I enjoyed. A Love Catastrophe is Kitty Hart and Miles Thorn’s story and it ticked a number of boxes for me.
Have you ever heard of a cat whisperer? I haven’t, but that is what Kitty is known as so when Miles needs someone to take care of his mothers’ cat Prince Francis (aka the Gremlin).
His mother needs long term care as she has dementia and it is confronting for Miles. This was handled with respect by Ms. Hunting and added an emotional side to the story.
Miles and Kitty are so quirky and different, he is a bit of a grump where she is sunshine and light and on paper they should not work and yet they do. It was heart-warming to watch their relationship progress.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.