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© Victoria Gryson 2025
Nobody is just a cat lady.
Kit McCafferty’s life is quiet, unremarkable and filled with cat hair. In the magical city of Coldstream, located on the border between Scotland and England, Kit is viewed as little more than mildly eccentric and mostly harmless. She passes her days caring for her family of five cats, feeding the local feral moggies, and maintaining relatively good relations with her neighbours.
All that changes, however, when a teenage werewolf shows up at her door in the desperate hope of renting out a nearby vacant flat. Kit knows that the smart move is to tell him to leave. The last thing she needs is to become embroiled in complicated shapeshifter politics. But something about the secretive young werewolf tugs at her heartstrings.
It’s not long before Kit ends up caught in a maelstrom of mysterious crime and magical wrong-doing. Fortunately, there’s far more to Kit McCafferty than meets the eye and she has a few dark secrets of her own.
Of course, anyone with an ounce of intelligence knows that you underestimate a cat lady at your own peril.
I was so excited for this book. I mean, it’s about a Cat Lady? (just add the Crazy, and voila! 😉 )
But unfortunately, it fell a bit flat. 🙁
As always… this could very well be a me thing, if so, then I’m super happy you enjoyed it!
For me, it felt like it was missing that spark, that excitement that pulls you into the story. I kept waiting for that moment of immersion, but it never quite happened.
Was it because there was little to no worldbuilding (beyond a bit of info on the city of Coldstream)?
Or was it because our main character had little to no backstory? Well, yes, we know her previous occupation and a bit about that, but that was it.
Where did she come from, why is she there (except to live a quiet life) and how the hell does she know the true names of all the cats?
All I can say is that I’m sad. I really wanted to like this book, but it’s not my cup of tea 🙁
I won’t be continuing the series, which is a shame because I’ve enjoyed other books by this author.
It’s a sad sad day 🙁
© Victoria Gryson 2025