Books – Carmen Catena

May ’22—in review

This month was a lot more successful, reading-wise, than last month. I read a total of eight books, and four of them were 4 or 5 stars, making it to my Books That Work list: Book Lovers by Emily Henry My first Emily Henry book was People We Meet on Vacation. I then read herContinue reading “May ’22—in review”

March 22—in review

I only read two books this month. Well, I should say I only finished two books. I read a ton this month, but there were only two books that I started and finished and read cover to cover. One was a solid 3 stars (I liked it, it was fine), and Vladimir was my 5-starContinue reading “March 22—in review”

February 22—in review

I’ve been wanting to start a blog series featuring books I read each month and talking about what I think works in them and why. Reading is the best way to learn the craft of fiction, but reading for fun isn’t the same as reading to learn. So this series will be a place whereContinue reading “February 22—in review”

Favorite (Lit Fic) Reads of 2021

The second post in this Best Of 2021 series: Literary Fiction (or, the list that gave me the worst book hangovers) The Turnout by Megan Abbott Bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott’s revelatory, mesmerizing, and game-changing new novel set against the hothouse of a family-run ballet studio, and an interloper who arrives to bring downContinue reading “Favorite (Lit Fic) Reads of 2021”