Like Cats and Dogs by Kate McMurray
Whitman Street Cat Cafe, Book 1
ASIN: B08GB93PMM
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Publication date: May 4, 2021
Print length: 336 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1728214559
About the Book:
Can you fight like cats and dogs, and still be perfect for each other?
Things are getting ruff in this Brooklyn neighborhood when new veterinarian Caleb Fitch moves in next door to the Whitman Street Cat Cafe and gets on the wrong side of cafe owner Lauren Harlow. Lauren has a few things to teach the new vet on the block, and rescuing kittens is only the start...
Lauren can't ignore the fact that she is instantly attracted to Caleb, but he gets her even more riled up when he argues with her about how best to treat the cats in her care. Determined to smooth things over, Caleb comes to the rescue when a new litter of abandoned kittens is left on Lauren's doorstep, and they confront the fiery attraction that's been building between them from the start. But saving the baby kittens is only the first challenge Lauren and Caleb have to face, and when a real estate developer comes sniffing around their block, they'll have to work together, or risk losing everything...
My Review:
Like Cats and Dogs is the first book in the Whitman Street Cat Cafe. Local cafe manager Lauren Harlow and the new vet next door, Caleb Finch butt heads from the start. This book is most certainly a enemies-to-lovers trope. Some of the encounters at the beginning of the book actually seem more like hate-to-love. This book is also a super-slow burn romance so be prepared for that. Prior relationships for both characters have been rough. Neither are ready for anything in the romance department, or so they thing.
Lauren and Caleb are interesting characters. Lauren is a cat lover. Caleb is a dog lover. They don't see eye-to-eye over pet care, which causes the friction. When sparks fly though, they are scorching. Both characters spend a lot of time with their inner monologues who eventually tell them "best not to think about it," which detracted from the dialogue. Lauren and Caleb's banter brings things back around though.
This is fun story with great characters. The author wrote a spectacular story with several tropes: enemies-to-lovers, contemporary romance, and romcom all mixed together. I enjoyed Like Cats and Dogs so much that, while I was provided a copy of this book, I also bought a copy.
My Rating:
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