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Was I supposed to dislike the main character by the end?

The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan

June 9, 2025 by Jen K 1 Comment

This novel kind of fell apart for me after the midway point. I was enjoying it during the first part but once all the reveals have occurred, there isn’t quite enough substance there to hold it together. Post reveal, there is just more space to think about it all, making the character choices more frustrating and revealing the weakness of some of the premises. The novel is set up as a memoir – Cate Kay is the author of the one of the most famous […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: faux memoir, Kate Fagan, LGBTQ

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:64 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: faux memoir, Kate Fagan, LGBTQ ·
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