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A review by esotericelixir
They call me the cat lady by Amy Miller
3.0
TW: Attempted Suicide (graphic), Drug Use, Child Death, Bullying, Mental Health Facilities (not particularly well written)
Bechdel Test: Yes
As soon as I saw the title of this book, I knew I had to read it. I love cats and I'm not ashamed to say that I'm somewhat of a cat lady
"After calling goodbye and blowing kisses to each of her five cats, she left for work."
Nancy started of very endearing and relatable to me A woman who is battling some demons from the past which has her isolate herself from the outside world, but surrounding herself with her cats.
The general tone of the book at the start was nicely paced and started to get you into Nancy's headspace, but I felt that it lost its way about a third of the way through. The flashbacks into the past were integral to the story, however I don't feel like they were utilised to their full capacity.
It then started to fall into a "helping others will make me feel better about myself" type of book, which while I get that - from personal experience you shouldn't distract yourself with other peoples problems, no matter the parallels you can gleam and apply to your own situations. I would have liked for Nancy to have worked on her issues a bit more and not have it based around other people.
Unfortunately it was just an okay book for me. Some people may love it, but I just wasn't feeling it.
*thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Bechdel Test: Yes
As soon as I saw the title of this book, I knew I had to read it. I love cats and I'm not ashamed to say that I'm somewhat of a cat lady
"After calling goodbye and blowing kisses to each of her five cats, she left for work."
Nancy started of very endearing and relatable to me A woman who is battling some demons from the past which has her isolate herself from the outside world, but surrounding herself with her cats.
The general tone of the book at the start was nicely paced and started to get you into Nancy's headspace, but I felt that it lost its way about a third of the way through. The flashbacks into the past were integral to the story, however I don't feel like they were utilised to their full capacity.
It then started to fall into a "helping others will make me feel better about myself" type of book, which while I get that - from personal experience you shouldn't distract yourself with other peoples problems, no matter the parallels you can gleam and apply to your own situations. I would have liked for Nancy to have worked on her issues a bit more and not have it based around other people.
Unfortunately it was just an okay book for me. Some people may love it, but I just wasn't feeling it.
*thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.