Reviews - The Catch: The long-awaited debut novel from award-winning writer, Yrsa Daley-Ward

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The Catch: The long-awaited debut novel from award-winning writer, Yrsa Daley-Ward

Yrsa Daley-Ward

3.64 AVERAGE

adriannagraz's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Interesting and not what I expected! I wouldn’t recommend this to everyone, but I enjoyed being on the author’s journey and felt entranced by the characters despite not liking them

Content Warnings

karinwestbrook's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wolfsonarchitect's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

Didn’t like the characters

ktrain3900's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What a wild ride! Did I always know what was going on? No. But how can you when the two main characters (twins) are contradicting each other's narrative from chapter to chapter? I found the writing captured the confusing experience of mental illness without trivialization, a not insignificant achievement. By the end I felt I had enough sense of the catch, per se, even if I didn't get every nuance or follow every small detail. I liked how themes of women and creativity and race and family and mental/physical health and friendship and work all intersected and were addressed. A wild ride.