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About CatLadyHatty

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I came to this challenge via Pajiba and the renewed joy I found in fiction in 2020. Excited for this challenge!

CatLadyHatty's Reviews:

The Secret History Meets Never Let Me Go…

Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

January 13, 2021 by CatLadyHatty 7 Comments

I still remember the emotional gut punch of reading Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go for the first time, and likewise the fascination I had with Donna Tartt and The Secret History – way back when that was her only novel and Lit students thought she was cool because she was friends with Bret Easton Ellis. Oh the late Nineties/early Aughts. I found Catherine House to be an atmospheric hybrid of both. Told from the point of view of Ines, a young woman running away from some tough experiences […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Elisabeth Thomas

CatLadyHatty's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Elisabeth Thomas ·
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Formulaic Comfort to Start the Year

Home Before Dark by Riley Sager

January 8, 2021 by CatLadyHatty 3 Comments

As a reader or viewer I expect and even enjoy the predictability of a formula in certain genres – romance immediately comes to mind of course. And I likewise seek out twisted and shocking unpredictability in my suspense thrillers (essentially a formula of its own with a goal of being unpredictable). With a mystery I want to be whipped about, teased with red herrings, and for the solution to fall into place at just the right moment in both the narrative and my realization. My […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Riley Sager

CatLadyHatty's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Riley Sager ·
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