I was excited when I learnt I was getting an opportunity to read A Love Catastrophe from Helena Hunting and all I need to say is Miles Thorn and Kitty Hart’s story was everything I expected and so much more.
Miles mother is in hospital and she will be needing long term care so Miles is spending all his free time getting her adjusted to life in a hospital. But that means he needs someone to watch his mothers cat, Prince Francis while he is at work or at the hospital and thats where Kitty comes in……
He stumbles across Kitty the Cat Whisperer online where she promotes her cat training and cat sitting business. What follows is an entertaining yet emotional journey as these two realise they have a lot more in common than they could ever have imagined.
This is a cute, heartwarming story with wonderful characters but it does cover some subjects people may struggle with like death of a parent and dementia but this author was compassionate with her words and this is a well written book that will make you smile even when times are dark. This is a witty, cute rom com with plenty of funny cat puns and I highly recommend it.
I was given this arc from the publisher through Netgalley.

Author Helena Hunting has an incredible ability to balance comedy with serious themes like loss and grief. 'A Love Catastrophe' is a good example of this combination.

This story features Kitty Hart, a ray-of-sunshine, cat-loving heroine, also known as "The Kitty Whisperer." Her counterpart in this opposites-attract romance is stressed-out hockey analyst Miles Thorn, who is decidedly a dog person. The two have a rough meetcute when Miles hires Kitty to care for his mom's cat, but as a friendship develops between Miles and Kitty, they realize they have quite a bit in common - including the loss of a close loved one.

The elements of grief and healing play a big role in this book, but it remains a romantic comedy at heart. There's plenty of Hunting's trademark humor throughout the story.

I'm unquestionably a cat person, but I think this is a story that even dog lovers will enjoy.

An absolute gem read. I am so happy I was lucky enough to receive the ARC through NetGalley!

In this book we meet Miles Thorn and Kitty Hart. Miles mother is currently in the hospital and needing long term care, and Miles is helping take care of her. His mother owns a cat, Prince Francis, and Miles needs someone to watch over him while he's gone for work and helping his mother adjust to life in a hospital, when he comes across Kitty the Cat Whisperer online. Kitty is a professional cat trainer and care taker. She is running her own business and promotes it on social media where she has quite the following. Miles contacts her to watch over Prince Francis and things start off on the wrong foot as he's .... a dog person. LOL. Through caring for the cat, they come to realize they have more in common than they thought and get along really easy. We then follow them on a journey of helping each other through past family struggles, loss, love, and tragedies. Not only is this the cutest rom-com, it also has a lot of heart warming content about family.

I highly recommend this book to fans of Abby Jimenez and rom-com lovers.

Sensitive Topics (CW): Death of a parent and dementia (especially in a parent)

I finished this cute cat themed rom com recently. Thank you to @netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

Kitty runs a successful cat sitting business and is known as The Kitty Whisperer on social media. She goes to meet a new client, Miles, who is handsome but unfortunately, a dog person. He is looking for someone to take care his mom’s mischievous sphinx cat while she is in the hospital. Miles and Kitty start off on the wrong foot but grow to care about each other as they spend more time together.

This book will be released on June 13th! Keep an eye out for it!

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Helena Hunting has definitely grown to be one of my favorite go-to authors. I swear she hasn't written anything bad! This book was great and I love stories that have pet characters.

Must love cats. A lot. Haha … this was cute but it does come with that warning label. As a cat/animal lover myself, there were points in the book where it went overboard but overall this was a lighthearted story full of love for humans and animals alike.

Okay but Helena does it AGAIN! I have been in such a reading funk, she brought me out of it with this quirky and sweet and just amazing story! Everything about Kitty and Miles was just so darn cute... and sexy in every way. From the way they started to the way they ended together, it just melted not only my heart but my soul.

I love Helena Hunting’s All In series and I was so excited for another hockey romance. I would not categorize this book as anything amazing however it was a good, cute romance. It was a quick and easy read and Kitty being a cat-centric social media influencer was adorable however it got a little to cringey at times.

I pawsitively loved this hilarious, sweet, and moving, slow-burn romance. Miles Thorn needs someone to watch his mothers cat while she is in the hospital. He turns to internet sensation, Kitty Hart, owner of the Kitty Whisperer, for help. She is quirky, beautiful, and the only one who can control the mischievous cat. Kitty and Miles are complete opposites, with Kitty being a cat lover and Miles only liking dogs. This sets them up for an awkward, hilarious, and disastrous first meeting, and the second wasn't much better! But Kitty can never say no to a cat in need and takes the job. As they spend time together, their attraction grows. Kitty begins to understand the stress Miles is under, and Miles sees that there are dark clouds beneath Kitty's sunshine. I loved the direction Hunting took us in this story. Her wonderfully funny romance also includes some tough themes. This allows us to find compassion by some painful truths while being able to laugh at life as well. I loved Kitty and Miles so much! They are wonderfully flawed characters who were so genuine and relatable. My heart broke for them as they struggled with guilt, sorrow, and moving on, but I admired their strength as well. They had some hilarious, awkward, and embarrassing moments but had so many warm, loving, and tender moments as well. Of course, the frisky feline, Prince Francis, who brought them together, was purrfectly entertaining! Miles worked for a hockey organization, and I enjoyed seeing the sport from a different angle, and, I was also intrigued by the social media theme with it's benefits, and its pitfalls. This delightful and hilarious romance is full of heart, emotion, and steam, and I love every word!!

In my opinion, Helena Hunting can do no wrong. If she writes it, I will happily read it. A Love Catastrophe was the perfect combination of RomCom and reality. With leads that are in relatable jobs and are awkward around each other, this story was a sweet quick read that had me grinning the whole way through. Partly due to all the puns!

While being cute and heartwarming it also covered some big issues, Helena approached them with such grace and realism, every emotion in the book was felt by myself as a reader.

Add in some furry (or not) four legged friends sprinkled all over this book and you have yourself a feel good read that I couldn’t put down.

So this book was super cute. Super, super cute with a nice side of sizzle. You've got cats, a great Dane (we needed more of his character), a sunshine main character, a grumpy love interest, a naked sphynx cat, more cats and did I mention cats?

Surprisingly, this romance dealt with heavy topics - grief of a deceased parent and taking care of a parent with dementia. At times, this was a sad read and the romance took a backseat to the serious issues.

However, it was still a nice book to read if you are looking for a cozy romance.

I mean the main character's name is Kitty and she's the Kitty Whisperer. :)

Thank you NetGalley and Grand Forever Publishing for an e-copy of A LOVE CATASTROPHE to read.

I rate A LOVE CATASTROPHE four out of five stars.

Although I DNF’d this book halfway through, I am still star rating what I did manage to get in. The romance was cringey and lack luster at best, and this was definitely not for me.

This was a quirky cute romance, but I found all the cat stuff/references overdone at times. The characters were well developed and the subject matter of dealing with ailing parents was done with sensitivity and tenderness. Thank you to NetGalley and Forever Publishing for this ARC.

A Love Catastrophe was a fun romantic comedy with deeper storylines involving dealing with loss and taking care of a family member with dementia. Kitty is the perfect quirky character I've come to love in Helena Hunting novels. Seems like a nice beginning to a new series for Helena Hunting. Thank you to NetGalley and Forever/Grand Central Publishing for the chance to read this novel.

Must Love Cats

Love Catastrophe was an easy to read romcom. It was quirky. Kitty Hart, yes her legal name is Kitty. She has found her calling as the Kitty Whisperer - a cat trainer/ cat sitter. She has the introverted awkward thing down, with sentences like “wish I could pluck that last sentence out of your ears and shove it back into my word hole.” There were so many plays on words! I had no idea that the pads of a cat were called “toe beans.”

I loved Pucked by Helena Hunting and was excited to see some hockey references thrown in. Miles is a NHL analyst. That was really a fun addition. I thought this was an easy read. The connection between Miles and Kitty evolved from a deep friendship. I enjoyed how they were able to support each other. They both needed to be loved that way.

Be aware there are some situations in this book that aren’t light and fluffy. Content warnings for:
Death of a parent (in the past - described)
Dementia
Death of a sibling (child) (in the past - described)

I love Helena Hinting and her writing style so much and this was not an exception. This was fantastic and one of the few I haven’t read yet but I loved it so much and kept turning the pages.

I am a sucker for a romance that has adorable characters and Kitty and Miles were top of the range adorable. Kitty is a professional cat whisperer and Miles is in need of help with his mother's cat (who he's not all that thrilled with initially). Their instant chemistry is adorable but the connection the create after realizing similarities in life reagrding loss really tugs at the heart strings. I'm 100% a dog person but this cat centered book was pawsitively fantastic. I have one question though - can we have a Hattie and Josh story next?!

Another purr-fect read that I didn’t want too put down. My emotions were all over the place. I am in love with Miles and Kitty’s story. This book hit close to home and hence why it was emotional for me. It was sweet, definitely had me laughing and a smile on my face and of course I got teary-eyed. Helena is an author that is an instant one-click and this book wasn’t disappointing at all. Truly a amazing read with characters I will never forget especially Prince Francis.

Kitty Hart & Miles Thorn are a quirky pair, both are absolutely adorable in their awkwardness. They've been through a lot in their lifes. Loss of a sibling, loss of a father, family breakdown & divorce, dementia.
They meet when Miles hires Kitty to care for his mum's cat, Prince Francis, when she is hospitalised with dementia. A first meeting involving a water pistol & a rugby tackle.
This is a fun light-hearted rom com with a shimmer of emotion. Helena balances all the tough topics sensitively but effectively to keep the story light but not belittle the reality of the feelings.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Read if you like:
🐱 kitties 💕💕
🐱 hockey romance
🐱 opposites attract
🐱 grump vs. sunshine ☀️
🐱 HEA
🐱 Harry Potter references ⚡️

My favourite characters were all the animals OBVIOUSLY, but I also really liked the two main characters! I very much enjoyed their banter, and I was rooting so so hard for them to end up together and get there happily ever after.
I really really enjoy chapter titles!! It brings me back to my childhood almost where all the books I read had chapter titles, and it also gives me a little foreshadowing of what’s to come in the chapter 💕
I laughed-out-loud a few times while reading this book, and I really really appreciate that from a novel! I need some humour along with my romance.
Another lovely read from Helena Hunting! This was a very enjoyable, light-hearted love story that broke up my usual death and murder books 🤣 I really liked both Kitty and Miles, and I absolutely loved the interactions between Miles and grumpy old Prince Francis 🐱 🤪