What the Cat Dragged In
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- Author：Kate McMurray
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Reviews
Ilona
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Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of What the Cat Dragged In by Kate McMurray。 I've voluntarily read and reviewed this。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 In What the Cat Dragged In we meet Paige Danvers。 Paige is a working at the Whitman Street Cat Café where she manages the events。 One night while volunteering at an animal shelter she meets Josh。 They hit it off and spend the night together。 The morning after she discovers that Josh is in fact Lauren's brother。 Lauren as i Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of What the Cat Dragged In by Kate McMurray。 I've voluntarily read and reviewed this。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 In What the Cat Dragged In we meet Paige Danvers。 Paige is a working at the Whitman Street Cat Café where she manages the events。 One night while volunteering at an animal shelter she meets Josh。 They hit it off and spend the night together。 The morning after she discovers that Josh is in fact Lauren's brother。 Lauren as in her best friend Lauren en also her boss Lauren。 Will Paige try to make it work or will she walk away and minimize the risk of juggling love and friendship？ Unfortunately I didn't enjoy What the Cat Dragged In as much as I thought I would。 The premise is cute but the story is very predictable。 I also couldn't really connect with the main characters because I found that they lacked depth and their backstory wasn't really revealed。 Even so it's a fast-paced read。 So if you enjoy a quick romance story， then you can definitely check this one out。 。。。more
Angie
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My Review: I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley， the following is my honest review and opinion。 First off， how has no one been bringing this book up to me？ It has cats and romance！ Secondly， it is the second book in the series！ How have none of you told me about a romance series set in a cat cafe？ I am so disappointed in all my book friends right now！ Anyway， on with the review， besides the adorable cover and title， the story inside was just as adorable。 I really enjoyed t My Review: I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley， the following is my honest review and opinion。 First off， how has no one been bringing this book up to me？ It has cats and romance！ Secondly， it is the second book in the series！ How have none of you told me about a romance series set in a cat cafe？ I am so disappointed in all my book friends right now！ Anyway， on with the review， besides the adorable cover and title， the story inside was just as adorable。 I really enjoyed the characters and how even though they are in two totally different industries of work， they both struggle to find a work/life balance， something many people can relate to in their own lives。 The attraction and steam in this one is nearly instant， but the romance and relationship itself simmers nicely， building off conversations， rescue cats and city adventures。 You don't need to have read the first book in the series to enjoy this one but the relationships introduced in the first book are continued in this one so it would be nice to be familiar with all of them。 I， for one， will be going back and picking up the first book and will be following this series avidly as it continues！ 。。。more
Daniela Arena
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What the Cat Dragged In is the 2nd book in the Whitman Street Cat Cafe series。 It was a very cute forbidden romance。 I had not read the 1st book in the series but was able to understand the friendships and the group without it。 I enjoyed this book and the characters so I did go back and listen to the 1st book in the series as well。 Overall， a fun romance book with the Cat Cafe in Brooklyn as a backdrop。 Lots of NYC references， specifically Brooklyn， but other boroughs as well。
Hayley
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[ARC REVIEW] Cute Rom-com！ Paige and Josh had great chemistry and were a joy to read about。 Love a good happily ever after！ This was a sweet， and funny light read， loved it！
Online Eccentric Librarian
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More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/I enjoyed What The Cat Dragged In: it wasn't a perfect read but the plot flowed smoothly and easily and the main characters were likable。 I did not know this was the second book in a series until going to write this review so this is definitely something you do not need to have read the first book in order to enjoy。 I listened to the audio version and the narrator was excellent。Story: Paige Danvers works at a cat cafe More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/I enjoyed What The Cat Dragged In: it wasn't a perfect read but the plot flowed smoothly and easily and the main characters were likable。 I did not know this was the second book in a series until going to write this review so this is definitely something you do not need to have read the first book in order to enjoy。 I listened to the audio version and the narrator was excellent。Story: Paige Danvers works at a cat cafe organizing marketing events to keep the business successful。 But outside of her work， her love life is a mess。 Nearing 30， she has gone on a long string of fruitless dates and just can't seem to find the right guy。 Until she volunteers at a cat TNR night （trap， neuter， return） to help curb the unwanted kitten population。 There she meets the incredibly sexy but nice lawyer Josh Harlow and they spend the night together with hot sex。 But then Paige finds a picture of Josh with her best friend and boss Lauren - who turns out to be Josh's sister。 Paige knows Lauren will not take it well that she is sleeping with her brother; but at the same time， she is very intrigued by Josh。Most of the story can be frustrating: it's a one note of a rather non important conflict of Lauren not wanting Paige to date her brother。 It felt a bit odd since most best friends I've known would go nuts to have a best friend turn into a sister in law。 As well， it is hard to make Lauren look sympathetic when she knows Paige is a great person for Josh and Josh would be good to Paige。 It felt like artificial melodrama to have Paige constantly try to dump Josh because of Lauren （who was the heroine of the previous book in the series）。That said， it is a smooth and easy book to follow and neither character is dumb。 Paige and Josh are hard working good people just trying to find their way in the world。 The setting is NYC and there was definitely a NYC vibe that could be felt throughout。If I really had a complaint， it is that the cat cafe and the animal side of the story really didn't play all that much into the story。 Paige and Josh are oddly afraid of stray cats and make a lot of remarks about being mauled that felt odd rather than funny。 There was no real love of cats at all。 I would have liked more on that side of the story。I listened to the Audio narration and the narrator did an excellent job with the voices and acting。 I highly recommend the audio version for that reason。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
Annarella
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I can't resist to a book featuring cats and this is a book that features a lot of cats。It's an enjoyable and entertaining rom-com featuring two interesting characters and their path to happiness。I enjoyed the cats， rooted for the characters， and had a lot of fun。Recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine I can't resist to a book featuring cats and this is a book that features a lot of cats。It's an enjoyable and entertaining rom-com featuring two interesting characters and their path to happiness。I enjoyed the cats， rooted for the characters， and had a lot of fun。Recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Lisa （Two Bookish Brits）
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When I first read the except for this book I thought it would be something I would like， something I would enjoy so I decided to give it a shot。 Now， don’t get me wrong the story is good， the storyline is good but it just didn’t do it for me。 I found myself bored and not really connecting to the book which ended with me skimming chapters to get to the end。 The characters were all special in their own way and I absolutely adored that the story was surrounded by a kitty cafe， I love those places。 When I first read the except for this book I thought it would be something I would like， something I would enjoy so I decided to give it a shot。 Now， don’t get me wrong the story is good， the storyline is good but it just didn’t do it for me。 I found myself bored and not really connecting to the book which ended with me skimming chapters to get to the end。 The characters were all special in their own way and I absolutely adored that the story was surrounded by a kitty cafe， I love those places。 It’s a cute story but just not one that could keep my attention。 。。。more
Stephanie Coder
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Cute story。 Plot line is kind of slow in spots but I didn’t mind it at all。 I fell in love with the characters and cheered for them to be together as both of their situations were relatable。 Overall good read。
Andrea （Hammock and Read）
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I enjoyed this audiobook- the narrator did a great job！ This one at the end I just wanted them to talk way more！ But its a cute one with closed door steam。A lot of cats :） and loved all the Jane Austen names。
Claudia
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I listened to the audio version and liked this book。 I did not realize it is part of a series。 This book stood perfectly well on its own。 Enjoyed the cat cafe and the couple meeting as feral cat trapping volunteers。 I enjoyed the romance and the interplay between the two main characters。 There seems to be something wrong with the timeline of the story。 The woman apparently had a corporate job for 10 years and she graduated from college。 I assume she got the corporate job after graduation， yet sh I listened to the audio version and liked this book。 I did not realize it is part of a series。 This book stood perfectly well on its own。 Enjoyed the cat cafe and the couple meeting as feral cat trapping volunteers。 I enjoyed the romance and the interplay between the two main characters。 There seems to be something wrong with the timeline of the story。 The woman apparently had a corporate job for 10 years and she graduated from college。 I assume she got the corporate job after graduation， yet she is 28 years old。 She gave it all up to work in a cat cafe as an events planner。 How long has she been working there maybe a year at the least？ Unless this woman graduated from college at 16 or 17 years old， the timeline fails。 Things like this annoy me because the author did not bother to work through her own story to determine if it makes sense。 Maybe the editor （if there was one） missed it too？ Maybe I missed something？ Another plot hole is the enormous amount of angst the female lead invested in dating her boss's brother。 BTW， her boss is also "one of her best friends"， a fact that was reiterated a few too many times。 If this woman is so worried about dating her boss's brother， why is she working for her best friend？ That is the more potentially disastrous situation。 No mention of this at all in the story。 I am able to suspend disbelief to a point; however， these two issues create a conflict that undermined the story for me。 If you like romance and can overlook stupid problems， this is a fun book。 Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Susan Johnston
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Princess Fuzzypants here: While Romance is not one of my go-to genres， I have found a good story with kitties is a lovely change-up from the usual mysteries or histories that I read。 I did read the earlier story in the series for the same reason- cat cafe with kitties on the cover has a massive draw for me。 What can I say？ I am a romantic Maine Coon。Paige is the event’s coordinator for the cafe and she gets talked into participating in a TNR program。 She meets an attractive guy and they end up i Princess Fuzzypants here: While Romance is not one of my go-to genres， I have found a good story with kitties is a lovely change-up from the usual mysteries or histories that I read。 I did read the earlier story in the series for the same reason- cat cafe with kitties on the cover has a massive draw for me。 What can I say？ I am a romantic Maine Coon。Paige is the event’s coordinator for the cafe and she gets talked into participating in a TNR program。 She meets an attractive guy and they end up in a one night stand but there is something more。 They really like each other and are attracted by more than sex but there is one major hiccup。 Josh is Lauren’s brother。 Lauren is Paige’s boss and friend。 Paige， whose dating record has been abysmal conjures up all sorts of terrible outcomes if the relationship were to falter。 They attempt to keep Lauren in the dark until one day she twigs and the cat， as they say， is out of the bag。Both Paige and Josh are mountains of insecurity but Lauren does not make things better。 She is freaked by the thought of them dating and that only adds fuel to Paige’s concerns。 This is a Romance so we know that ultimately love will out and they will be together but it was still an enjoyable read as the two find themselves as they find each other。 Four purrs and two paws up。 。。。more
Mariannne
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Thanks Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange of a honest review。So， not a surprise I didn't like this book。 I've read the first book of this serie and I really really didn't like the female MC Lauren。 This book is about Lauren's brother and Lauren's best friend love story。 And the whole plot was about the reaction if Lauren founds out。 It was so not natural， and I just didn't like the plot。___________________Merci a Netgalley de m'avoir envoyer un ARC en échange d'un avis honnête。Sans surpr Thanks Netgalley for providing an ARC in exchange of a honest review。So， not a surprise I didn't like this book。 I've read the first book of this serie and I really really didn't like the female MC Lauren。 This book is about Lauren's brother and Lauren's best friend love story。 And the whole plot was about the reaction if Lauren founds out。 It was so not natural， and I just didn't like the plot。___________________Merci a Netgalley de m'avoir envoyer un ARC en échange d'un avis honnête。Sans surprises， je n'ai pas aimé ce livre。 J'ai déjà lu le premier livre de cette série and je n'ai pas du tout aimé la protagoniste Lauren。 Ce livre suit l'histoire d'amour entre le frère de Lauren et la meilleure amie de Lauren。 Toute l'histoire se construit autour de la peur que Lauren découvre leur histoire。Ce n'était pas du tout naturel et je n'ai vraiment pas aimé l'histoire。 。。。more
Ashleah
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3。5 stars rounded up to 4What the Cat Dragged In is the second book in the Whitman Street Cat Café series by Kate McMurray。 I also read the first book in the series， Like Cats and Dogs; you can find my review of that book here。 I listened to the audiobook version of What the Cat Dragged In， which was narrated by Suehyla El-Attar Young。 The book is about 320 pages long， and the audiobook clocks in at a little under eight hours。 Our heroine， Paige， is the marketing manager for the Whitman Street C 3。5 stars rounded up to 4What the Cat Dragged In is the second book in the Whitman Street Cat Café series by Kate McMurray。 I also read the first book in the series， Like Cats and Dogs; you can find my review of that book here。 I listened to the audiobook version of What the Cat Dragged In， which was narrated by Suehyla El-Attar Young。 The book is about 320 pages long， and the audiobook clocks in at a little under eight hours。 Our heroine， Paige， is the marketing manager for the Whitman Street Cat Café。 Her boss/best friend Lauren suggests that she should volunteer with a cat rescue organization in order to distract herself from her bad luck using dating apps。 Our hero， Josh， just had a messy breakup and has been distracting himself from that by putting in tons of hours at the Manhattan law firm he works for。 His boss requires him to do some volunteer work， and his sister also suggests the same cat rescue organization。 They meet-cute while capturing strays as part of a spay/neuter program and sparks fly， but then Paige finds out that Josh is Lauren's brother。 Oops。I found the relationship progression in this book more believable than the previous book in the series。 The covers for this series are still charming to me， but I do have one nitpick: the book mentions that our main character is blonde several times， but on this cover she's a brunette。Tropes in this book include: strangers to lovers， best friend's brother romance， secret romance， millennial angst， evil corporate law firm， and cats。I received an advanced audiobook copy of this book for review via NetGalley， but all opinions contained herein are my own。 What the Cat Dragged was published on December 7， 2021。 。。。more
Vivienne
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Cute as a kitten modern RomCom filled with cats in a cat café setting！ I love that Paige named most of the cats in the café after Jane Austen characters。 It couldn’t get any cuter。 This is a very light-hearted romance novel that’s pretty enjoyable。 I thought the chemistry between Paige & Josh were natural and sweet。 Paige’s character was really invested in her friends， so I enjoyed their interactions together but towards the 2nd half I was over the drama that wasn’t really drama？ I’m not sure ho Cute as a kitten modern RomCom filled with cats in a cat café setting！ I love that Paige named most of the cats in the café after Jane Austen characters。 It couldn’t get any cuter。 This is a very light-hearted romance novel that’s pretty enjoyable。 I thought the chemistry between Paige & Josh were natural and sweet。 Paige’s character was really invested in her friends， so I enjoyed their interactions together but towards the 2nd half I was over the drama that wasn’t really drama？ I’m not sure how to explain it， but I was still rooting for them。 I felt like the issues between the two main characters were mostly Paige’s internal angst that wasn’t as big as she thought they were。 If you’re looking for something without too much drama， sweet to read， AND you like cats， this is a good one for you。 I didn’t read the first book in this series， and don’t think that you need to。 Unless you get consumed and really want to get to know the other characters more。 😊Thanks to NetGalley & Dreamscape Media for providing me with an audiobook arc of this book in return for my honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
PeggySue
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What the Cat Dragged In by Kate McMurrayI found this book to be mildly annoying。 It seemed to be trying to be Sex in the City for a new generation with a bit of Friends thrown in。 I did not really like any of the main characters but Josh was slightly better than Paige and Lauren。 Lauren was the worst as a bossy older sister。 Even her mother said so。 I did like the cats and the gay friend was entertaining but a bit of a stereotype。 The sex was fairly explicit but also kind of cringingly not sexy。 What the Cat Dragged In by Kate McMurrayI found this book to be mildly annoying。 It seemed to be trying to be Sex in the City for a new generation with a bit of Friends thrown in。 I did not really like any of the main characters but Josh was slightly better than Paige and Lauren。 Lauren was the worst as a bossy older sister。 Even her mother said so。 I did like the cats and the gay friend was entertaining but a bit of a stereotype。 The sex was fairly explicit but also kind of cringingly not sexy。My pet peeve， sorry could not resist， was the use of the word pet instead of petted as the past tense。 I had to look this up and it is coming into common usage but I found it sounded wrong and because there are cats in the story， they say it a lot。 The narrator of thiis audiobook was good。Thanks to Netgalley for this early listen。 。。。more
The Book Boyfriend Project
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This was such a cute read！ I love the best friend’s brother trope and this was a fun iteration of it！ I enjoyed that both main characters has some personal growth that they needed to achieve before they could come together as a couple。 And I’d be lying if I said that I didn’t enjoy the cat cafe backdrop and all the fur baby time on the page！
Celine
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you netgalley for sending me the eARC in exchange for an honest review。What the Cat Dragged In is a light and cute rom-com， that follows Paige， who works in a cat café， and Josh， her love interest。The cat café setting was cute and I liked the ideas Paige had to engage children with reading and arts&craft。I did find the pacing a bit slow and felt that some of the drama was stretched a bit - they got together quite quickly and it seemed like there had to be a reason for it not to work becaus Thank you netgalley for sending me the eARC in exchange for an honest review。What the Cat Dragged In is a light and cute rom-com， that follows Paige， who works in a cat café， and Josh， her love interest。The cat café setting was cute and I liked the ideas Paige had to engage children with reading and arts&craft。I did find the pacing a bit slow and felt that some of the drama was stretched a bit - they got together quite quickly and it seemed like there had to be a reason for it not to work because there was still half a book left so I found that it all dragged out a bit， personally。However， it's a fun romcom and great if you're a fan of cats and cat cafés！ 。。。more
Trio
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Kate McMurray's What the Cat Dragged In is the second book in their Whitman Street Cat Cafe series。 I listened to this one first， and had no trouble following along。 You can definitely enjoy these as standalones， though， full disclosure， now I've got to get the details of Caleb and Lauren's story！This is a pretty low-angst romance， filled with wonderful scenes of these 'late 20 somethings' finding their way in the borough of Brooklyn。 It's been over twenty years since I lived there， but some thi Kate McMurray's What the Cat Dragged In is the second book in their Whitman Street Cat Cafe series。 I listened to this one first， and had no trouble following along。 You can definitely enjoy these as standalones， though， full disclosure， now I've got to get the details of Caleb and Lauren's story！This is a pretty low-angst romance， filled with wonderful scenes of these 'late 20 somethings' finding their way in the borough of Brooklyn。 It's been over twenty years since I lived there， but some things sure haven't changed a bit。 Kate McMurry truly captures the essence of what makes this such a unique， charming， and often frustrating place to live。。。 and date。Poor Paige！ The early scenes of dates with completely incompatible guys will crack you up！ There's a good deal of lighthearted humor throughout the whole story， but there are serious moments too。 Sibling drama， best friend spats， work and ethics debates - everything with which this socioeconomic group has to deal。Very enjoyable， and nicely performed by Suehyla El-Attar Young， who does a great job with all the different characters' voices。 Well done。thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for providing an audio copy of What the Cat Dragged In， all opinions are my own 。。。more
Nicole
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What drew me in initially was the cat on the cover and the title。 Since I don’t often see enough romances have cats in them; it was nice to have another romance read involve cats。 If you couldn’t already tell， I’m a huge cat person。 Anyways as for the book， I actually quite enjoyed this。 It was such a fun and entertaining read; perfect to read/listen in one sitting。 The audiobook was also great。I loved both Paige and Josh together， but also as individual characters。Their chemistry was realistic What drew me in initially was the cat on the cover and the title。 Since I don’t often see enough romances have cats in them; it was nice to have another romance read involve cats。 If you couldn’t already tell， I’m a huge cat person。 Anyways as for the book， I actually quite enjoyed this。 It was such a fun and entertaining read; perfect to read/listen in one sitting。 The audiobook was also great。I loved both Paige and Josh together， but also as individual characters。Their chemistry was realistic and their individual motivations were understandable and relatable。 Though I’m not a fan of the ‘one night stand’ trope—I like more development before the first kiss/time— it was nice to see their relationship develop throughout the book。 The side characters were also really great。 Like to be honest， I would love to be friends with them。 Also side note: can we see Evan’s story in a future book？ And I should probably read Lauren and Caleb’s story as well （I wanna see how they got together）。 Overall， I enjoyed my time listening to the audiobook and I definitely plan on reading more from this author。 Thank you to NetGalley for sending me an audio-arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Chelsea
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This book was sweet and pure and a lovely addition to the first book。However for me it felt too rushed at the start and I really did not feel a connection to the characters。
Katy
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What the cat dragged in by Kate McMurray4 starsPaige is very unlucky in love after trying online dating and having none go past the first date。 At a volunteer event for cats。 Paige meets a handsome guy named josh who she finds out is a first-year lawyer that works all the time， Also he's her best friend's brother。 Unfortunately， Paige realizes this could be something more than a one-night stand， which makes everything more complicated。My thoughts:Such a cute light-hearted romance， definitely has What the cat dragged in by Kate McMurray4 starsPaige is very unlucky in love after trying online dating and having none go past the first date。 At a volunteer event for cats。 Paige meets a handsome guy named josh who she finds out is a first-year lawyer that works all the time， Also he's her best friend's brother。 Unfortunately， Paige realizes this could be something more than a one-night stand， which makes everything more complicated。My thoughts:Such a cute light-hearted romance， definitely has its frustrating moments。 I know dating your best friend's sibling can be the difficult cause of some drama but Paige was overthinking way too much。 If I was Paige's friend I would have smacked her for just not getting over it。 Yall are adults talk it out。 Josh is such a sweetheart and tries to help Paige any way he can and even gives her time while she's trying to figure it out。 It does end good there is a lot of banter and just that adorable feeling that makes you just want to say awww over and over cause the chemistry is strong between Paige and josh。 This book is the second book in the Whitman Street Cat Cafe series。 I didnt know that and im going to have to go and read the first one now 。。。more
Lila Bogart
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Rating 3。5/5In what the cat dragged in we follow Paige Danvers， an event manager with zero luck in the romance department， and Josh Harlow， a newly graduated lawyer who is trying to take off in his new career。The first half of the book I absolutely adored。 I must admit， though， I am a fan of a good insta-love story。 And that is definitely what this was。 From the time Paige and Josh looked at each other， they were lost。 However， with most stories where the main characters get together so quickly， Rating 3。5/5In what the cat dragged in we follow Paige Danvers， an event manager with zero luck in the romance department， and Josh Harlow， a newly graduated lawyer who is trying to take off in his new career。The first half of the book I absolutely adored。 I must admit， though， I am a fan of a good insta-love story。 And that is definitely what this was。 From the time Paige and Josh looked at each other， they were lost。 However， with most stories where the main characters get together so quickly， it can fall short with keeping tension。 That is where Lauren steps in。 She is Josh’s older sister。 Lauren and Paige are very good friends and even work together， and Paige would do anything to keep this friendship。 When she and Josh begin to grow closer， she worries it will affect this friendship。 This had a good setup。 Paige decided they should keep their relationship to themselves， even after they continue seeing each other for a slew of concerns。 My main issue with this book was how easy and willing Paige always seemed to drop Josh， despite what we are told she is thinking/feeling。 Later in the book， you learn why it is this way， but I think it makes their relationship feel less serious， even after everything。 I also feel that some of the other side characters could have been fleshed out some more。 Overall， it was a cute book。 I loved the cat cafe and the friendships that were shown。 They felt like people you could actually know， and I really liked that。 I listened to the audiobook and I think it also helped bring the book to life。 I would definitely be interested in reading more about this group。 。。。more
Tea
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MehThe writing is decent。 The characters are fine， I guess。 The narrator for the audio was very good。The story was boring。 The conflict was so forcibly manufactured that it was unbelievable。 The so-called "best friend" was a horrible， selfish person and I definitely have no desire to read book one of this series since she's the main character。 The female lead was so wishy washy that i didn't feel like she deserved the happiness of a HEA。 If there was a third book about the gay co-worker， I might MehThe writing is decent。 The characters are fine， I guess。 The narrator for the audio was very good。The story was boring。 The conflict was so forcibly manufactured that it was unbelievable。 The so-called "best friend" was a horrible， selfish person and I definitely have no desire to read book one of this series since she's the main character。 The female lead was so wishy washy that i didn't feel like she deserved the happiness of a HEA。 If there was a third book about the gay co-worker， I might read that since he and the male lead of this story were the only likeable characters in the book。 Conceptually cute， would not recommend 。。。more
Helen
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Thank you to @NetGalley for the ARC！Summary:In this book （second in the series）， Paige is a young millennial who has found her career passion in working at a shop with cats。 She meets Josh， an up-and-coming lawyer who is trying to find the best career path for himself， the brother of one of her best friends， and they immediately connect。 However， as they connect， they grapple with the difficulty of dating a relative of one of your best friends as well as the difficulty of overcoming past relatio Thank you to @NetGalley for the ARC！Summary:In this book （second in the series）， Paige is a young millennial who has found her career passion in working at a shop with cats。 She meets Josh， an up-and-coming lawyer who is trying to find the best career path for himself， the brother of one of her best friends， and they immediately connect。 However， as they connect， they grapple with the difficulty of dating a relative of one of your best friends as well as the difficulty of overcoming past relationships。 Pros:-Cute love story with some fun tropes -Sweet friendships interlaced into love storyCons:-Story was not all that attention-grabbing-Shallow characters without much development 3/5， cute， but didn’t grab my interest all that much！ 。。。more
Melissa Lynn
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Thank you Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for an eARC copy of What the Cat Dragged In， by Kate McMurray。 Book #2 of the Whitman Street Cat Cafe， this story follows Paige， the event planner for the pet shop， who is cursed to suffer bad dates， until she meets Josh。 Who just happens to be her best friends brother。 And perfect。 Too bad she’s terrified of the repercussions if they break up and screw with her job and her best friend。 3。75/5 rating。 This was super cute of a book！ A sweet， basicall Thank you Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for an eARC copy of What the Cat Dragged In， by Kate McMurray。 Book #2 of the Whitman Street Cat Cafe， this story follows Paige， the event planner for the pet shop， who is cursed to suffer bad dates， until she meets Josh。 Who just happens to be her best friends brother。 And perfect。 Too bad she’s terrified of the repercussions if they break up and screw with her job and her best friend。 3。75/5 rating。 This was super cute of a book！ A sweet， basically insta-love plot， where the MC’s didn’t really fight， but more of have to decide of the pro’s v。 con’s of the relationship。 I enjoyed reading it but was just hoping for more drama/angst。 It had the best friends sibling trope， and some spicy scenes as well which was nice for a romance reader。 。。。more
Erica Bartsch
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This book is incredibly easy to read and feels like a warm hug。 I think some could consider this book boring because there is no huge drama or big issues。 It is two average， everyday people meeting at random and figuring out life as they go。 Nothing is over-the-top or unrelatable。 I could picture all of this happening in the real world。 The characters feel real and easy to understand。 They each have their own internal battles， but the battles are those of an average human with a good life。 This This book is incredibly easy to read and feels like a warm hug。 I think some could consider this book boring because there is no huge drama or big issues。 It is two average， everyday people meeting at random and figuring out life as they go。 Nothing is over-the-top or unrelatable。 I could picture all of this happening in the real world。 The characters feel real and easy to understand。 They each have their own internal battles， but the battles are those of an average human with a good life。 This book isn't going to leave you feeling emotionally drained。 It is an adorable little palate cleanser with a teeny amount of spice。I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Angelica Bailey
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This romantic comedy was really adorable， and had me smiling and laughing frequently。 The use of the best friend's brother trope was so well done， and I loved the forbidden aspect that came along with it from Paige and Josh trying to keep it away from Lauren。Paige has hit the disaster zone in the dating world， and can't seem to catch a break。 When her best friend and boss urges her to drop dating apps and find a distraction for a bit she volunteers for a cat rescue organization。 She hadn't expec This romantic comedy was really adorable， and had me smiling and laughing frequently。 The use of the best friend's brother trope was so well done， and I loved the forbidden aspect that came along with it from Paige and Josh trying to keep it away from Lauren。Paige has hit the disaster zone in the dating world， and can't seem to catch a break。 When her best friend and boss urges her to drop dating apps and find a distraction for a bit she volunteers for a cat rescue organization。 She hadn't expected it but while there she actually meets a guy with real relationship potential。 Josh is a recent law school graduate who is putting in a ton long hours at a Manhattan law firm as he gets over a messy breakup。 He finds himself at the same volunteer event as Paige when his boss requires him to do some volunteer work。 It doesn't take long before sparks fly between them and they are drawn to each other。 The only problem in their relationship is after a steamy night together， Paige discovers Josh is Lauren’s brother and dating him would be a spectacularly awful idea especially with her track record in dating。 But they both feel too much to just walk away from each other。 They have to be careful or one small misstep could have chaos erupting amongst friends， family and their jobs。I absolutely loved this story so much， also made me what to read Lauren and Caleb's book even more now too。 It was a sweet and light rom com that had a good dose of drama amongst the sweet parts。 Thank you NetGalley for an arc of this novel。 。。。more
Andrea Wenger
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When event planner Paige hooked up with lawyer Josh， she didn't know he was her best friend's brother。 Now， they can't seem to stop running into each other。 As a first-year associate， Josh doesn't have time for a commitment。 And Paige's long string of failed relationships have kept her wary。 But when they're together， it just feels right。 Can they find a future together？This book is delightful， full of witty banter and swoony romantic scenes。 It's smart and funny， and I enjoyed the audiobook per When event planner Paige hooked up with lawyer Josh， she didn't know he was her best friend's brother。 Now， they can't seem to stop running into each other。 As a first-year associate， Josh doesn't have time for a commitment。 And Paige's long string of failed relationships have kept her wary。 But when they're together， it just feels right。 Can they find a future together？This book is delightful， full of witty banter and swoony romantic scenes。 It's smart and funny， and I enjoyed the audiobook performances。 I look forward to more in the series。 Thanks， NetGalley， for the audio ARC I received。 This is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Ajla
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It was alright。 I picked this because I love books that have to do with the best friend's brother and anything that is somewhat of a forbidden romance。 While I thought the book was cute and it was a quick read there wasn't anything special about it。 I feel like the only thing that was special about the book was the cat cafe setting but other than that there wasn't anything that really made me say wow or make me think about the book days after I was done with it。 I also felt like there could have It was alright。 I picked this because I love books that have to do with the best friend's brother and anything that is somewhat of a forbidden romance。 While I thought the book was cute and it was a quick read there wasn't anything special about it。 I feel like the only thing that was special about the book was the cat cafe setting but other than that there wasn't anything that really made me say wow or make me think about the book days after I was done with it。 I also felt like there could have been more groveling involved which I would've enjoyed more if there was and if there was less of instant love but other than that if you are looking for a quick and lighthearted read this might be the book for you。 Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an EARC。 While I did receive an ARC the thoughts in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Lisa
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