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A Cat Cafe Christmas

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Kara Ingalls opened a cat cafe called the Meow and Furrever Cat Cafe. The idea behind it is that customers will adopt the cats from the cafe and give them loving homes. But with more cats than customers her business is quickly going south. Marketing expert Ben Reese comes up with a plan to turn the business around by Christmas.
This was a sweet Christmas themed romance, and played out like a Hallmark channel movie. I liked how the cats were all named after movie characters. The ending was sweet and overall k enjoyed this book. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy.

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Codi Gray is Codi Hall but clean. This was the perfect opposites attract but add in coffees, Christmas, and cats. I usually avoid anything that doesn't have any spice; I would read anything Codi writes, even if it were the bible and I'm Jewish. I knew going in there was no spice; honestly, the story didn't need it, and I still enjoyed the clean, wholesome romance. The cat cafe is a dream of mine, and reading about it made me want one even more. Also, the book boyfriend in this one. Swoon. The characters can be awkward sometimes, but it gives the story the tension it needs without the smut, aka closed door. The Christmas element is a back piece that can be read all year long. I love the cover and will be suggesting this to all my Christmas in July people. I will now be looking for more books with cats and cafes as this was the highlight of the book for me. Give me coffee and cats ANYDAY

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This was a cozy Christmas read that has all my favorite things, Romance, cats, coffee, and Christmas. This grumpy sunshine book was everything I needed to get into the Christmas spirit

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Being an animal lover I knew this was going to be a great read. Animals and Christmas are two of my favorite things so I was definitely excited to read this.
It had great characters, gave me all the holiday feels and wrapped up nicely at the end. Definitely worth reading.

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I have to say the little blurbs at the beginning of each chapter about the Café Cats were most definitely my favourite part. An unlikely pair, but in the end, a heart warming ending. Slightly predictable, but the motion of getting to the ending what truly what made this story a worthwhile read.

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Codi Gary quickly became one of my favorite seasonal authors. Christmas is encompassed perfectly with well rounded characters I can not help but fall for. This story was absolutely lovely, highly recommend.

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For not being a cat person, I enjoy this a surprising amount. Definitely felt like it delivered on the the warm and fuzzy holiday vibes that I signed up for!

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Being an animal lover, I enjoyed A Cat Cafe Christmas - especially the cat biographies at the beginning of each chapter!

It was a wonderful holiday read that I would recommend!

Thank you to Forever and NetGalley.

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I liked this book but didn't love it. It was cute and cozy but overall I just didn't connect with the plot, meaning it didn't really capture my attention. It may have just been a case of wrong book, wrong time because I did love Nick and Noel's Christmas Playlist by the same author. It was a quick, easy read but not overly Christmas-y.

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i absolutely adored this novel! ben and kara went for strangers-to-friends-to-lovers in a pacing that didn’t feel the least bit rushed. even though most of the novel takes place throughout december, it also spans a few weeks of november and into the new year. all of that to say that i could read this book any time of year! i’m a dog-lover but i could relate to kara’s testament to how “the pet chooses you” because they certainly make our lives happier and full of more joy. i love how all it took for ben and kara to bond over was a lil kitten and how over time, she was slowly able to turn him into a cat-lover! all i wanted to do while reading this novel was snuggle up with a blanket next to my fur-baby!

i thought the plot did a great job of juggling other aspects of kara and ben’s lives. oftentimes i struggle when novels highlights extra from one of the MC’s backgrounds while leaving the other in the shadow or when it simply feels like there’s too much going on. this wasn’t the case in “a cat cafe for christmas” and i felt like everything tied in very nicely. i especially loved the storyline of how meow and furever went from having few customers to being jam packed with locals! on a final (side)note, i loved schwartz and charity … together, their banter and laughter was contagious! i couldn’t help thinking how exciting it would be if the two of them had a spin-off sometime in the future!

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I've never read a Codi Gary romance I didn't love, and A Cat Café Christmas is definitely no exception.

Closed door romances usually aren't my thing, but Gary does such a wonderful job at developing the characters and fostering those relationships that I find myself not caring that the romance is sweet and not the least bit explicit.

Ben and Kara were adorable in the way they went from bickering to flirting; I thought both characters were realistic and well written. They both had excellent reasons for their actions, but I loved that they were both mature enough to eventually grow beyond their past and live for the future.

He does marketing. She's weary of attention after being burned in the past. He doesn't like cats. She owns a cat café and rescue. They are 1000% opposites, which made their growing romance all the cuter. Watching them grow together - for the sake of the other - couldn't have played out any better.

Full confession: I am very much a cat person. I actually have no idea how Kara a) kept talking to Ben after he said he wasn't a cat person, and b) didn't just end up keeping all the cats herself when the Meow and Furever Cat Café was in trouble. That would've been a tempting solution if that was me.

This was an adorable holiday romance, and I highly recommend this book (and any Codi Gary books) to anyone looking for more sweet than spice in their opposites attract romance.

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Christmas, coffee and cats? Sign me up. I absolutely adored this story and thoroughly enjoyed the cute vibes! Perfect for the Christmas season!

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Veterinarian Kara Ingalls, alongside her best friend Charity, opened up the Meow and Furrever Cat Café to help cats find their forever home while Charity takes over the baking and coffee aspect. As the holidays approach, they are almost at capacity with not enough cats being adopted and bills piling up. Cue Ben Reese who works for a marketing company and happens to come across the small café and one of its infatuating owners. Initially butting heads, Kata and Ben put aside their differences while coming together to find a way to save the café and find homes for the cats. Both are reeling from recent disasters of their previous relationships but as hard as they try, they cant deny the growing attraction between them.



This was a cute little holiday romance read perfect for all the cat lovers out there 🐱 Each chapter began with a small description of each of the cats living at the café which I loved reading their name and cute little bios. I had a love/hate relationship with our female MC Kara, the story tries to spin as enemies to lovers but Kara’s initial reason for not liking seemed a little harsh when all he was trying to do was help out. Also their attraction was immediate so It was hard to really grasp the enemies to lovers part. Ben was an absolute gem of a human being and I love how patient he was with Kara who obviously still has walls built up given the fiasco with her ex. I wish Kara and her ex Worthy’s confrontation had a little more detail, there was so much built up and then it sort of just fizzled out. It was a little hard for me to really connect to the romance between the two MC’s on this one but I di enjoy the dual POV and allllll the cat love, especially little chaos 😈 Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC of this novel in exchange for my honest opinion. This title is now available to purchase!

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A Cat Café Christmas was a delightful read featuring a romance between a woman trying to save her cat rescue and the man helping her.

Veterinarian Kara Ingalls will need a miracle if she's going to keep the Meow and Furrever Cat Café open past the holidays. Helping cats find loving homes is a dream come true for Kara but now she may lose it all. Ben Reese isn't a cat person so after he finds an abandoned kitten, he brings it to the Meow and Furrever Cat Café. After meeting Kara, Ben offers to help come up with some marketing strategies to save the café. Kara knows she'd be a fool to turn down Ben's help, even if he isn't a cat person. But as Kara and Ben work together to save the café, their tentative friendship becomes so much more.

The premise of A Cat Café Christmas immediately caught my attention and I was excited to read a romance set at Christmas that's full of cats. The book fully delivers on the promise of adorable cats at Christmastime and I loved that. I was so happy as each cat found it's new home and I have to say Matilda's journey was my favorite out of all of the cats. As a bonus, at the start of each chapter there's a little cat illustration with a description of one of the rescue cats. I loved the addition of those and I looked forward to each new chapter to see another one.

The romance between Kara and Ben develops slowly as the two didn't get off on the right foot when they first met. After that a series of misunderstandings slowed things down even more before they eventually worked things out. At that time the two strike up a friendship which I thoroughly enjoyed that was full of great banter and cute moments. Because they both have trust issues after past relationships gone wrong, they're hesitant to get involved with each other which was understandable. I was happy with the progression of their romance and I liked how they worked out the issues that cropped up between them. The romance in this is not on the steamy side with the scenes instead playing out using vague descriptions. Personally I prefer my romances to be more on the explicit side but readers that prefer less steam should enjoy this one.

Overall A Cat Café Christmas was a fantastic book and I would highly recommend it if you're looking for a cute, holiday romance.

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I honestly went into this with very low expectations. I mean I love cats, and cute romance novels, but they are usually just okay.

I was very surprised by the depth of the characters. I especially loved how the chapters had adoption ads for each cat in the cafe.

I thought it was a great read!

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This was such a sweet and lighthearted second chance romance. I thought the chemistry between the two characters was great and realistic. I found the plot to be good as well! If you love cats and holiday romances, you will love this book!

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4 ⭐️

#EnemiesToLovers
#Miscommunication
#HeFellFirst
#GrumpxSunshine

This was the cutest little Christmas themed rom-com centered in a cat rescue cafe 🥺 Literally a book after my own heart! I LOVED the cute little profiles of all the cats at the cafe before each chapter. Such a cute touch!

Kara has such a big heart and unfortunately someone took advantage of that. Ben was personally traumatized when his brother marries his fiancé. Kara needs advertising for her fledging cat cafe, but does not want the social media scrutiny. Ben, however, does so anyway and becomes enamored with this feisty sweetheart. This book really is such a sweet journey of a rom-com and was a nice warm cozy hug.

Special thanks to Forever (Grand Central Publishing), NetGalley, and Codi Gary for this eARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

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This was so stinking cute! I was immediately grabbed and didn't want to put this one down. An absolutely PERFECT Christmas story!!

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Rating 4.5

Oh my gosh, this book was super cute! I loved the two main characters and how they interacted with each other. The banter in the beginning made me smile and was really well written. This book definitely made me want to get a cat and get some coffee. Overall, I would definitely recommend this one and can't wait to read more from this author.

Thank you so much for the gifted copy.

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3.5 Stars Rounded Up.

I received a reviewer copy of A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gray from the publisher Forever from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

What It’s About: Veterinarian and animal lover Kara Ingalls is struggling. She opened up the Meow and Furrever Cat Cafe with her best friends to help find adoptable cats homes along with serving up some delicious pastries. However, they have more cats than customers and they are gonna need a Christmas miracle to keep the cat cafe out of the red! When Kara's path crosses with Marketing star Ben Reese, things don't initially go well but as they are pushed together more than ever, he might just be the solution she's been looking for on multiple fronts.

What I Loved: I loved the idea of going to a cat cafe for the holidays! It was so cozy to get to know all of the cats and I loved that they were part of the story. As someone who does not have a cat, it felt like I could curl up at night and read a romance in bed while getting to know a cat was a substitute for having a cat. I really liked our two main characters and found their stories compelling and their chemistry a lot of fun!

What I didn’t like so much: I found myself a bit frustrated by some of the characters actions. A lot of the responses seemed to fail to consider other's trauma, but also some of the responses to certain circumstances seemed extreme. The third act frustrated me a lot and made me want to stop reading. Then the wrap up just felt a bit cheesy.

Who Should Read It: People who love cats. People who love cozy Christmas romances that don't entirely focus on Christmas.

Summary: A romance set at a cat cafe over the holidays.

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