Review: A Cosmic Kind of Love by Samantha Young

A Cosmic Kind of Love by Samantha Young
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book by the publisher via Netgalley, all opinions are my own.

This was an awesome love story! This has a little bit of everything I love about romance. Hallie is a little bit ridiculous at times. She is a people pleaser, so she often finds herself caught in hilarious and embarrassing situations because she doesn't want to upset anyone. Chris has recently retired from NASA and the Air Force after returning from the International Space Station. How are he and Hallie connected? Hallie is planning his ex-girlfriend Darcy's engagement party and wedding, and ended up watching the video diaries he sent to Darcy while he was in space. Hallie wasn't supposed to watch them, and now she feels guilty so she films her own video diaries and sends them to Chris. As both of them are struggling with a sense of "what do I do now?" they find comfort in each other's words from afar. When they finally meet they feel like they've known each other forever. Once they finally meet they take their time getting to know each other and support each other through some family drama and baggage they each have to work through. This unlikely couple was so fun to get to know and watch blossom!

This had some great moments of humor, some wonderful character development, and it was fairly low angst. While there was some conflict between the two main characters, you knew it wasn't going to last long. For the most part they had great conversations with each other despite the fact that Hallie is a bit self-conscious and a little insecure after many years of being treated poorly by the people that are supposed to love her. She is always worried she said the wrong thing, fortunately Chris is there to reassure her that he loves her honesty and wants her to speak her mind. This has some emotional moments and just the right amount of steam to balance everything out.

I do have one minor complaint regarding the reference to Chris making Captain in the Air Force in 4 years being a really big achievement. That is pretty standard practice in the military, and basically an automatic promotion for most officers. I also feel like he would have been at least a Major or Lieutenant Colonel after 15 years, especially if he had enough time to retire. As someone who served, I'm being picky about the details here. Do they really have any impact on the plot or the story, no not really. Most readers probably won't notice and it doesn't take away from the story at all.

I absolutely loved this book from start to finish!

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