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A review by nikkisbooknook
A Cosmic Kind of Love by Samantha Young
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A smorgasbord of sweet, smexy, lighthearted comedy with a dash of family angst!
Hallie has somehow acquired the title of goodtime girl. She works hard as an event planner but her warring parents just continue to disparage her profession and insert her into the middle of the divorce. Hallie has taken people pleasing to a new level and consistently gets walked all over!
Her new client, Darcy, comes from a powerful, wealthy family and is in the iddle of organising her extravagant engagement party. She accidentially sends Hallie the video diaries of her astronaut ex. Hallie knows she shouldn't be watching them but she feels such a pull towards Chris that she just can't seem to help herself.
Chris feels like such a fraud. He can't seem to give everything he needs to his NASA career, doesn't want to go back to the Air Force and feels a distinct lack of anger towards the way Darcy ended about engagement. When he's contacted by NASA about some videos he has been sent, he tells them to forward them. Now he's viewing Hallie's virtual diary, much like she watched his from space! He feels a bit of a heel but Hallie is such a breath of fresh air he can't help himself!
When Chris and Hallie finally meet the attraction is mutual but both are wary of throwing themselves into a new relationship with their relationship history. Both come up with excuses to see each other and eventually they give in to the attraction but the angst isn't quite over. Chris's father and Hallie's toxic family and ex don't seem to be willing to let them flourish!
Wonderfully emotion-filled story with humour, hot chemistry between the MC's, and fraught family ties. Chris's only real family is his aunt - who gives him everything his late mother would have - including tough love when it's needed. Similarly, Hallie's warring parents leave a lot to be desired and she relies on her bestie and her fiancee for love. Chris and Hallie may look a lot different and have different upbringings but they share a lot of values and have similar outlooks on life and that in turn makes their relationship that more realistic.
I received an early reader copy via NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.
TW: Emotional/Verbal Abuse by partner/parent, cheating (not by MC's)
Hallie has somehow acquired the title of goodtime girl. She works hard as an event planner but her warring parents just continue to disparage her profession and insert her into the middle of the divorce. Hallie has taken people pleasing to a new level and consistently gets walked all over!
Her new client, Darcy, comes from a powerful, wealthy family and is in the iddle of organising her extravagant engagement party. She accidentially sends Hallie the video diaries of her astronaut ex. Hallie knows she shouldn't be watching them but she feels such a pull towards Chris that she just can't seem to help herself.
Chris feels like such a fraud. He can't seem to give everything he needs to his NASA career, doesn't want to go back to the Air Force and feels a distinct lack of anger towards the way Darcy ended about engagement. When he's contacted by NASA about some videos he has been sent, he tells them to forward them. Now he's viewing Hallie's virtual diary, much like she watched his from space! He feels a bit of a heel but Hallie is such a breath of fresh air he can't help himself!
When Chris and Hallie finally meet the attraction is mutual but both are wary of throwing themselves into a new relationship with their relationship history. Both come up with excuses to see each other and eventually they give in to the attraction but the angst isn't quite over. Chris's father and Hallie's toxic family and ex don't seem to be willing to let them flourish!
Wonderfully emotion-filled story with humour, hot chemistry between the MC's, and fraught family ties. Chris's only real family is his aunt - who gives him everything his late mother would have - including tough love when it's needed. Similarly, Hallie's warring parents leave a lot to be desired and she relies on her bestie and her fiancee for love. Chris and Hallie may look a lot different and have different upbringings but they share a lot of values and have similar outlooks on life and that in turn makes their relationship that more realistic.
I received an early reader copy via NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.
TW: Emotional/Verbal Abuse by partner/parent, cheating (not by MC's)
Content Warnings
Minor: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship