Catch A Falling Star

Title: Catch A Falling Star

Author: Laura Carter

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Rating: ★★★★☆

Source: Rachel’s Random Resources / Netgalley

Blurb: Lyra Clarkson has built a career capturing other people’s perfect moments. She loves her work as a wedding photographer – despite her family’s disapproval – but she’s never quite found her own path.

Guy Walker, former rock star turned wedding singer, has hit a new low. Desperately needing cash, he’s agreed to take any gig his manager can get him, even if this new form of entertainment isn’t just singing.

As Lyra and Guy’s paths cross – in the most bizarre way possible – an unexpected kiss will change everything. But was it simply a chance encounter or is fate bringing them back together?

Now forced into each other’s lives for the entire wedding season, the unlikely pair may just figure out together how to realise both their dreams…

Review: This came so, so close to five stars! It’s rare that a book pitched as “laugh out loud” actually makes me do that. Humour is subjective and mine leans to sarcastic and/or surreal. Or a little bit rude – any book with a chapter title that mentions naked butlers is probably going to cause a giggle or two.

I loved, loved, loved the premise. Lyra is funny and sweet, and I was rooting for her from the get-go. Guy is also sweet, but clearly carrying a ghost or two. The “glue” is Lyra being a wedding photographer and Guy being a rockstar turned wedding singer. They just keep bumping into each other!

Yet, Catch A Falling Star isn’t all sweetness and light. It deals with deep issues, some better than others. This is a book about second chances and how you need to work for them, and having the confidence to grab those chances when they present themselves.

But as I said, not every issue is dealt with as well as I personally would like. Guy has family issues that don’t really get resolved. Lyra’s sister is a cow and deserved to get more pushback in my opinion. These issues didn’t, however, take away my enjoyment of this book. In fact, I’ll be keeping my eye out for more books from Laura Carter.