Writers & Lovers by Lily King Book Review | Writers Need to Read This

Goodreads Summary

Blindsided by her mother’s sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love affair, Casey Peabody has arrived in Massachusetts in the summer of 1997 without a plan. Her mail consists of wedding invitations and final notices from debt collectors. A former child golf prodigy, she now waits tables in Harvard Square and rents a tiny, moldy room at the side of a garage where she works on the novel she’s been writing for six years. At thirty-one, Casey is still clutching onto something nearly all her old friends have let go of: the determination to live a creative life. When she falls for two very different men at the same time, her world fractures even more. Casey’s fight to fulfil her creative ambitions and balance the conflicting demands of art and life is challenged in ways that push her to the brink.

Personal Review

What a rollercoaster of emotions. I will be frank and say that the beginning of Writers & Lovers, between 1-120 pages, were boring. It was rough and I had to push through but it was totally worth it.

As I continued reading, I came to realize that those feelings at the start were the whole point. Lily King excelled at making the reader so invested in Casey’s life. Everything she went through, we felt it too.

I came to realize this in the last 20-30 pages of the novel when I was crying and rooting for Casey. I was so proud of her and how far she had come throughout the entire novel. She finally figured it out.

I would recommend Writers & Lovers to any aspiring writers. King gives you an insight into the journey to getting published.

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