Queen B’s Decree: A holiday themed romance featuring a cat cafe? It’s like this book was written for me. And yet, I was dissatisfied by the end.
Kara and Ben have a little frenemy meet cute, and even though both are kind of awkward, their banter was fun and they seemed to eventually become real friends. They both have relationship baggage but I appreciated them talking about it and working through it…mostly.
Now, my main feeling of “meh,” came from something that is entirely petty, so I think most people will read A Cat Cafe Christmas and not even care about this part. But Ben’s main baggage is that his fiance broke up with him and then immediately started dating his brother. ET TU BRUTE??? And his family just wants him to “get over it” because she and the brother are in love and it means that she and Ben were never right for each other. Maybe I read too many relationship stories on Reddit, but this one got to me and ruined the mood of the book for me.
If you take out that “meh” part, the rest of A Cat Cafe Christmas is adorable and sweet and full of fun kitties and happiness.
Book: A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gary
Series: standalone
Genre: Contemporary
Hotness: mild salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: enemies-to-lovers