This was a wonderful read. It was well-written and lovely. I enjoyed every minute of it and loved every character. I would definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys romance Christmas reads

I am a cat person, and this book was perfect! This book takes place at Christmas time, and it has all of the Christmas magic that I was hoping for. Kara and Ben are enemies, that become lovers and it takes place in Kara's and Kara's friend Charity's Cat Café. At the beginning of ever chapter there was descriptions of the cats that are in the Cat Café that need a home, and its adorable. This book is better than any Hallmark Christmas movie in my opinion, and I'm so glad that I got to read the arc. I will be recommending this book to all of my friends this holiday season.

*I received a free ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Well, this was just THE MOST DELIGHTFUL fluffy, cozy, holiday romcom I could have asked for.

This book felt like a warm hug. A cup of hot chocolate with extra whipped cream. Snuggling under a fuzzy blanket with your cat curled up at your side, purring so loudly the bed shakes (which is, incidentally, how I read the majority of this book. This is Timothy The Wondercat approved!) It ticked all of the boxes for a cozy holiday romcom and I highly recommend it. No need to be a pet lover, by the end of it you will be!

I also want to say, I LOVED that each chapter began with a bio for the cats that are in the book. Such a sweet little detail, and each one was so cute and creative!

This book was adorable. A sweet holiday romance in such a fun setting. It had the feel of a Lifetime Christmas movie. I loved the chapter headings with the cat pictures and description. I hope the author does more books with these characters and the cat café.

Animal lover Kara Ingalls needs a Christmas miracle. Opening the Meow and Furrever Cat Café was a dream come true—but with more cats than customers, it’s quickly turning into a nightmare.
Marketing guru Ben Reese hatches a plan to put the café in the “green” by Christmas, Kara realizes that she’d be a fool to turn down his help. And so what if he turns out to be an excellent problem solver and nerdy-hot—he can’t even handle fostering one little kitten.

Firstly, chapter headings? Wow! It was so adorable filled with one cat & quote per chapter.
The plot was really easy going & I adored the theme behind it.
But for me the romance kinda felt flat and okayish. I wanted more chemistry & bonding. Sad to say this won't be a romance that I'll be remembering for days to come.

Thank you Netgalley & Publisher for the arc in exchange of an honest review.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/5
🌶️🌶️- Closed Door
🌚🌞Grumpy•Sunshine
👯Great Friendship Dynamic
🌀ADHD representation
‼️TW!! Imprisoned Ex
📖Releases: October 4, 2022

One thing I can officially admit to is I’m a crazy cat lady 😂 There is no hiding that fact so I was super excited about reading this one. Coffee, cats and a grumpy/sunshine trope…some of my favorite things!

Things I loved:
▪️Watching the guy who ‘isn’t a cat person’ fall in love with the kitten he’s fostering ❤️ So precious.
▪️Great friends dynamic with Charity for Kara and Schwartz for Ben. Both whom I really liked.
▪️The subplots for both Kara with her Ex and Ben with his Ex. It added an additional interesting layer to the existing story line.
▪️That each chapter started with a cute graphic and description of one of the many foster kitties available for adoption from the cafe. So cute!
▪️The community outreach. Everyone coming together to save a small business.
▪️Watching both Mc’s go through personal growth after both being hurt by past relationships.

I liked this book. The ending was satisfy and sweet. I’m hoping Charity and Schwartz get their own book which I will definitely be reading! Thanks to Netgalley and Hachette Books for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

A cute holiday enemies to lovers holiday rom-com with a cat cafe thrown in. Can't lie - my favourite part was the kitten Chaos, who stole the show for me.

A Cat Café Christmas is a light and fun contemporary romance, and though I always thought of myself as more of a dog person, I think now I need to get myself a kitten. I loved the cat bios at the start of every chapter as well as the cute sketches.

The enemies to lovers, opposites attract romance between Kara and Ben is filled with fun banter and has a great slow-burn feel. Both characters have a bit of baggage and are hesitant to jump into a relationship, but they connect when helping to save Kara’s business and find a home for a special cat. They both have interesting backstories and are struggling with recent heartbreaks, so their hesitation makes a lot of sense. I like how they slowly begin to connect and develop feelings for each other despite their fears and past hurts.

I also enjoyed the friends in the story. They’re such a great support to Ben and Kara, and I would love to have a Friendsgiving like they do. Considering some of the toxic and abusive relationships Kara and Ben experienced, their respective friend groups are refreshing and exactly what both need to help them through the difficult times. They also add some fun, comedic moments to the story while helping Kara and Ben realize they have feelings for each other. They form a type of family, even though they aren’t related, which is one of my favorite tropes.

The story has a lot of small-town charm and an abundance of adorable cats, which adds to the charming setting. Messages of healing, friendship, and finding love again add to the optimistic and hopeful tone of the story. A heartwarming holiday romance set in a cat café, this is a fun and cute read. Cats, romance, Christmas, small-town charm, and great messages make me feel like this would be a perfect Hallmark movie.

Special thanks to NetGalley and Forever Publishing for providing me with a copy of the book. All thoughts are my own.

Thank you to Netgalley and Grand Central Publishing for this advanced readers copy of A Cat Cafe Christmas. This was a light, enjoyable read about a man who works for a marketing firm and the woman he helps who runs a cat cafe. The love story was predictable but the emotional baggage both characters had added depth to the story. A good read, not just around the holidays.

I was really looking forward to this book, as I’ve always wanted to visit a cat cafe, and I adore Christmas. This was a cute book overall, but I was looking for something a little deeper and because of this it took me awhile to finish. I loved the cats, the Christmas aspect, Kat and Ben’s banter, and the Adhd/anxiety representation. This read like a lighthearted Hallmark movie - which does not translate as well in book form, apparently. It’s cute, but just didn’t have anything to really pull me into the book. Read this if you’re in the mood for a nice light read and no emotional baggage.

What could be better than a Christmas full of cuddly cats, yummy bakery treats and hot drinks? How about two heartbroken, love shy souls falling (and fighting) in love, surrounded by cute fluff balls. Not enough? Throw in funny best friends providing lots of laughs, a picturesque main street and charming café customers. Need more? Watch out for the horrible ex with an axe to grind. I absolutely adored this Christmas book and it's sweet romance!! Now excuse me while I go find a cat to snuggle.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for access to this arc.

A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gary is a light-hearted and sweet holiday romance, that is everything you will need for the upcoming snowy season.

This second chances and opposites attract novel is full of cute and cuddly cats and damaged lead characters in a Cat Cafe.

Get a blanket and sit by the fire to enjoy this holiday read

This book really surprised me as I am not usually a fan of holiday books or books centered on animals but I really enjoyed it. Kara is a veterinarian who opens a cat cafe with her best friend but prefers to stay in the back instead of up front with the customers. One morning wile going into work she sees a huge line to get in and strikes up a conversation with the gentleman beside her named Ben. Turns out he is behind a marketing campaign that is trying to increase business for the area and Kara is not happy about it! Slowly Ben and Kara begin to work together to save the cafe and we also learn about Kara's hesitance to be in the media. This was such a warm and fuzzy holiday story and if you are a fan of cute cats being featured at the beginning of every chapter then you should check this one out. Thank you Forever Publishing and netgalley for my gifted copy for review, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Publishes October 4, 2022.

This made me smile. Kara, a vet, and her friend Charity, opened a cat cafe hoping to find homes for cats without them but it's not doing well financially largely because her rotten ex stole her savings. Enter Ben, a marketing expert who brings a crowd but who is pretty growly. Then he finds a small kitten, who ends up being named Chaos (so appropriate) and needs help from Kara. These two start off in a bit of a polite but distant relationship but you know what's going to happen. I liked that Gary was sensitive about Kara's ADHD, that each chapter opened with a bio on an adoptable cat,. and that it's just a nice story. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

What's not to love about a heartwarming holiday story set in a cat cafe? This was a delight to read, from the intro text and cat drawings about the available adoptable cats at the start of every chapter to the holiday setting and 25 days of Catmas promotion. There was a strong friendship storyline between Kara and Charity, partners at the Meow and Furrever Cat Cafe. And a light-hearted romance between Kara and Ben that was fun to read and not too steamy. Plus, enough cat stories sprinkled throughout to keep this cat mom satisfied and wishing she could adopt another fur baby.

Thank you to Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the opportunity to read and review.

A Cat Cafe Christmas was so cute! I really enjoyed this authors other Christmas romances and this was great as well. The chapter headings with the cat sketches and shelter descriptions of the cats and their personalities was lowkey my favorite part. All the characters were interesting and I enjoyed their backstories and personal growth.

Note to those that care, this is a closed door romance so if you are looking for steam you won’t find it here. I don’t personally care either way but I know some do so I like to mention it!

Thank you Forever for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. 5 stars for a DVD as I cannot comment on the overall quality of the book. I am not a regular romance reader but that it's not too say I don't enjoy the genre nor am I over critical. I understand the hallmarks of the genre are different than a thriller and should be "judged" accordingly.

I was lured in by this cute cover. It's odd because IRL cats scare the crap out of new, but they are so cute in cartoons lol. Anyways, I think a lifelong romance reader would thoroughly enjoy this book. There is great body rep which I appreciate. Personally I didn't connect with the story or humour, which is always the make or break for me. There is nothing wrong with this book, it just was not for me.

Veterinarian Kara meets Business Guy Ben in a classic rom-com tiff, launching them into an enimies-to-lovers journey. Kara's passion project cat cafe is struggling financially and Ben's business consultation comes in handy for that. I'll be honest in that I wasn't really feeling their chemistry too much, I thought their stint as ~enemies~ wasn't very convincing and that they never really didn't like each other. This was more typically a novelization of a Hallmark Christmas movie as opposed to a traditional sexy romance novel-- it was very PG. There's of course some drama: will the cat cafe raise enough money to keep its doors open? Will Ben and Kara deal with their relationship baggage and learn to trust again? Will they get all of cats adopted before Christmas? Time will tell.

This was a good lead-in to my annual Christmas rom com traditions, but I wouldn't jump to recommend it beyond people who are into the genre like I am.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! What initially drew me to it was how it reminded me of one of my favorite Hallmark Christmas movies and it did not disappoint. Both Ben and Kara were burned by past relationships and didn't want anything more than being friends after a rough first meet *insert wink*. One of my favorite things were the chapter headings with the descriptions of the cats, exactly how I'd imagine their Instagram feed! I loved the side characters as well. This book was a super cute, I couldn't put it down.

This was my first time reading something by this author and it was quite an enjoyable experience. The story caught my attention from the beginning and held it all the way through. It's a sweet holiday romantic comedy where two grumpy people, who are each dealing with past pain, come together and form a beautiful relationship. This was a quick and easy read, but left quite an impression. The book definitely left me with a smile on my face and a happy feeling afterwards. The characters were interesting and well-developed with realistic qualities that gave them an authentic personality and were easily relatable. The story was delightfully cute and I really enjoyed it. If you're looking for a fun, quick and light read, that will put you in the holiday spirit, then you definitely will want to pick this one up.
I received a complimentary copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.