Catherine "Kater" Cheek is a writer and artist.
Oct 03
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
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 …
Jul 15
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng This novel is about women and girls and the choices they make. No, it’s about a stultifyingly banal and conventional neighborhood/town and how it changes the people who live there. No, it’s about an artist and a journalist and the way their children influence each other. No, it’s about …
May 18
Second Skin by Christian White This short thriller wasn’t bad, but it suffers from the same flaw that a lot of the other Audible Audio originals suffer from. Firstly, it had a “twist” ending that ruined the plot because it didn’t logically follow from the premise and the characters. What’s with the pointless twist endings? …
May 05
Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare This moderately adequate psychological thriller has had me questioning whether or not Audible is capable of putting out good content. Well performed content, yes, but even the producing bells and whistles got in the way of the story. It’s clever that when the narrator is talking to someone else …
