Book Review: 10 Things My Cat Hates About You | Lottie Lucas

Picked up 10 Things My Cat Hates About You by Lottie Lucas for the charming title (who doesn’t love a good play on a rom com title, especially with cats!) and found a sweet romantic comedy that was a perfect afternoon escape!

About the Book

Not everyone gets nine lives…
So he better be the love of a lifetime!

When Clara’s ginger cat Casper chases yet another romantic prospect out the door she’s ready to give up on love altogether. But then the fussy feline causes two meet cutes in the space of a day and suddenly Clara has two gorgeous men driving her to distraction.

But who is in control of happy ever after? Clara, fate…or the cat who started it all?

Reflection

I always love to be honest and so here it is—this book is a perfectly enjoyable read if you don’t go in with expectations. The hard part is that because of the title, I admit I thought this might be a retelling of 10 Things I Hate About You, which it is not. It actually might remind me a bit more of Bridget Jones Diary, which is still a great inspiration as far as romances go!

Clara is an art historian who dates a lot but has been unlucky in love. Like so many rom com heroines, Clara gets attached to the idea of love, but when the break ups come she doesn’t know how to reconcile her feelings so she tends to blame her ginger cat Casper for her romantic failings. Afterall, it is just as important that Casper likes her love interests as Clara!

Of course, it is clear to everyone except Clara that she just doesn’t have a good picker. She chooses the wrong men and then she is sad when they don’t work out. After a particularly disappointing break up, Clara begins to wonder if maybe she should just let Casper choose. He clearly has better taste than she does!

And soon Casper brings two men her way—a charming veterinarian and a testy professor. Both bring up different feelings for Clara. And while one is blond, handsome, and has sparkly eyes, it turns out behind the glasses, the other has eyes that are just as sparkly! (I had to throw that in there because it is just so rom com!)

So you can see where this is going… it is clear that one man looks better on paper and the other is all wrong but could be so right. A classic tale! I did think the book kept both men around too long even though it was clear who she’d end up with. Clara is also every rom com leading lady trope rolled into one, but I also didn’t mind that. All in all this is a sweet story that felt a tiny it unbalanced in the execution. A great afternoon read with plenty of laughs!