In this book we meet Lyra who is a girl who feels an obligation to her family to be there for them because she feels guilty for things that have happened like her father’s strokes. She keeps having run ins with a now ex rockstar who happened to be her favorite.

This ex rock star is our main male character Guy, who is battling with his own demons between expectations, life experiences and not feeling like he deserves to be happy.

We deal with two people battling themselves and the crap that we sometimes face through life, but in the end we get our happily ever after. I honestly laughed, I cried and very much enjoyed this book. It was very much a hallmark with a bit more spice set in the UK. If that sounds like something you would like please do yourself the favorite and read this book.

Thank you Netgallery, Boldwood Books, and Laura Carter for choosing me to be an arc reader for this book.

Laura Carter is an author I've always randomly picked up, never from recs or socials, and yet, she never ever fails me. time and time again, I dont understand how she's not bigger than she is, recommended everywhere!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a wonderful book. I enjoyed it from the very first page!

An enjoyable romance, not a lot of comedy. Mostly drama with a dual perspective. Touches on subjects like medical issues, addiction, etc. Nice idea for a plot and the story worked well. Though I still found Lura’s treatment from her sister, family and sisters friends to be abysmal. Not sure why she ever put up with that.

My Thoughts: catch a falling star is quite possible one of the cutest spicy romances I’ve read in a while. I just couldn’t put it down I was thoroughly invested in the lives of both Lyra and Guy.

Both equally flawed and feel like they have a lot of making up to do and ground to cover & both hiding secrets the whole book felt more like an even playing field which doesn’t normally happen in a romance there’s normally a lot of oneupmanship which can sometimes leave you unsure of who’s side to take.

It’s laugh out loud funny right from very start!

A dual P.O.V. Romance with main characters you can really get behind who help each other confront their pasts and fall in love in the process whilst discovering the big secret that we as readers have known all along.

What more could you want? 😍

Swoonworthy and quite possibly my favourite Laura Carter book yet, I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to these guys.

Oh my goodness - this book is an absolutely beautiful well written romance with some intense emotion and some of the best romance I've ever read. Lyra and Guy are truly meant to be together, and time proves that - Lyra is a wedding photographer, and Guy is a former rockstar. They had a chance to connect 7 years prior but due to an emergency that chance meeting was pushing.... but once again they meet and it just so happens to change their lives.

The struggles, the past loss and trauma that they both faced, all of the familial drama, and the intense personal growth was so well done. The chemistry was beautifuly written, and the banter was top-level banter. I can't wait to check out more books by this author!

This was such a fun book - I adored Lyra and had so much respect for her and how her life panned out. Guy was very interesting and his character had a lot of depth. I really enjoyed this rockstar romance!

truly just my honest opinion here, this one wasn't for me. nothing wrong with the writing itself, but it relied a bit too heavily on tropes and realism was so out the window within the first chapter that it was hard to get me back on track. i can see why other people enjoyed it, as the author actually did a great job at attempting to build a world of characters beyond the main couple, but it was too cheesy for me. the whole "i'm going to ruin her" approach to a male character is not enjoyable for me to read and just. everything about it was predictable. just personally didn't really connect with this and it dragged me into a little slump. probably didn't help that i'm not european and sometimes it was just. so that.

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were interesting, and the love story was really intriguing.

I really wanted to love this book. But this book wasn't for me. I couldn't get into the book at all it was a dnf

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As a sometimes-wedding coordinator, I love all things wedding related. That’s what sparked my interest to read this book. But it was much more than that. This is about a “used to be” rock star turned wedding singer and a “would have been” doctor turned wedding photographer who get a second chance at love. It is about 2 people who have some work to do on their own issues, and need to grow to love themselves in order to love each other. This book demonstrates the grumpy-sunshine trope very well. I loved the female main character’s (Lyra) quirks and emotions. She made me laugh with her antics – which are sometimes embarrassing for her. The main male character (Guy) is more broody and grumpy, but wants to get better.
The side characters and plot surrounding Guy’s former rock band enhance the story and give depth to his character. The past history of both Lyra and Guy show their motivations and cause you to care for them to get a happy ending. The love scenes are mostly closed door but this does not hinder this book from being romantic or from feeling the hot chemistry between the two of them. Overall, I enjoyed this book and was satisfied with the book as a whole. I had fun with the wedding antics and found family aspects. I recommend this book for those looking for a light-hearted contemporary romance with depth.

What’s better than a book which is set around the corner from where you live? So every page you can really visualise it! Nothing!

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Lyra has built her career capturing other people’s perfect moments, as a wedding photographer. So when Guy Walker, a former rock star now wedding singer begins to work all the weddings Lyra has booked (including her own sisters) she can’t help but start to fall for him. But as they start to get closer, there’s something that he doesn’t know, and Lyra hasn’t told him. They nearly met once before. The night that both of their lives changed forever…

Honestly when I realised where this book was set I was so excited reading it. There’s just something about familiar places in a book, that really can make it come to life.

If you’re a fan of grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity or a second chance romance, Catch a Falling Star is 100% up your street. I absolutely loved Lyra and I just needed her to stand up for herself more! There also are moments when you just don’t like Guy, but he has such a redemption story, he’s hard not to love by the end!

Thank you Laura Carter, Boldwood Books and Netgalley for another amazing advanced reader copy. I can honestly say that this is such a great book and I really recommend it to any romance fans!

Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book. The opinions written are completely honest and my own.

Perfect book to read by the pool or wherever you chose really. The characters are lovable and semi relatable. There was conflict that was resolved in a logically good book that reminds us you need to works of your relationships in like to keep them mombing

I am kinda disappointed this one it just wasn’t my taste, the opening of the book it made it hard to get into, and I feel that really just affected my enjoyment of the book. 3 star. I do love a good HEA and I did enjoy these characters getting their shit right 2nd time round

I loved Lyra and Guy in this sweet romance story. I have read other books from Laura Carter so had high hopes for this one, I definitely wasn't disappointed.

I rated this book 3.5 stars. Lyra is a wedding photographer for a struggling business following her dreams who disappointed her family by not following in their footsteps of becoming a doctor. Lyra’s “perfect” sister did. Guy is a wedding singer/naked butler who was a rockstar until the death of the bands lead singer who was Guy’s little brother. It was a very easy and quick read, I think the name of the book was very cute and does actually make sense in regards to the story line, I just found the actual storyline a bit boring and not very fleshed out or developed. We don’t really resolve Lyra’s family issues, but we do start to make progress on Guy’s issues. I found their romance just ok, it didn’t really do lot for me, I didn’t really feel much connection or tension between them.

A wonderful read!
This novel drew me in from the very first page and kept me hooked until the end. The characters were vibrant and relatable, the writing was engaging, and the story had just the right balance of heart and humor. Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.

Lyra meets Guy when she is a photographer at a hen night. Things have changed a lot for both of them since the past time they met. What will happen this time round. A great read, I liked how it was told from both points of view.

This was such a brilliant romantic read. I loved the characters and the humour and the writing is excellent. It really kept me engaged throughout.

Laura Carter's 'Catch a Falling Star' is a sweet and sentimental second-chance romance. The tale elegantly unwinds as wedding photographer Lyra by chance runs into her childhood idol, ex-rock star Guy, now a wedding singer. Their adventure is brimming with cheeky repartee and unshakable chemistry, which makes it a genuinely compelling read.

The author masterfully interweaves lighter, humorous moments with more introspective emotional exploration, especially around themes of regret and discovering one's way. The supporting cast provides charm and richness to the story. Although the initial tempo is sedate, the story comes into bloom as a sweet and pleasing romance that will leave you smiling. Ideal for readers who love feel-good, character-based love stories.