Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Catherine Cheek
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Nov 04
Book Review: A Darker Shade of Magic
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab This refreshingly original novel helped restore my faith in high fantasy after so many D&D McFantasyland adventures. It’s set in London and London and London, three different Londons in parallel universes with differing amounts of magic in each, the most familiar of which being “Grey London” which …
Oct 30
Book Review: The Murmur of Bees
The Murmur of Bees by Sofía Segovia This family-epic magical-realism novel set in Mexico around the turn of the century has all of the ingredients of a truly magnificent novel, but I found it tedious and a pain to finish. For me the thing that will stick with me the longest is the anguish of …
Oct 18
Book Review: Pretty Things
Pretty Things by Janelle Brown I wanted something that had a heist plot, and Audible recommended this one, probably because one of the narrators was the same who read Bluff, which I enjoyed so much. The main characters are Nina, an art thief, and Vanessa, an heiress turned instagram star. Nina, who turned to theft …
Oct 03
Book Review: Creatures of Want and Ruin
Creatures of Want and Ruin by Molly Tanzer I was hoping for an escapist adventure to take my mind of current events, and two women fighting demon-worshippers bent on the destruction of the world seemed like just the ticket. Ellie and Fin felt like genuine characters with significant stakes, and the setting (Long Island, NY …
Aug 12
Book Review: The Merciful Crow
The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen Honestly, I picked this book because I’m a sucker for corvids. Anything related to crows or ravens automatically gets my attention. A fantasy novel in which people are divided into castes based on birds? Wow, it’s like it was written just for me. Owen seems to have based her …