Writers and Lovers is my favorite kind of literary fiction. It's (for lack of a better term) highbrow enough to fall into that "literary" category, while not being so highbrow that it's unrelatable, or so out there that it feels unattainable.

Casey, the protagonist of the story, is not all that likable, but she is interesting enough. She's 31, a struggling writer, making a living as a waitress, living in a rented garage, and mourning the recent and unexpected death of her mother. She's very clearly at a loose ends, and becomes more so as the book wears on.

Honestly, that loose ends feeling? Highly relatable right now. I feel you, Casey, I do.

But I digress. Casey is kind of muddling her way through life, trying to finish her novel, barely making ends meet, making bad relationship choices. She's kind of self-centered and likes to throw a pity party - which is honestly sometimes earned and sometimes not. And honestly, who of us hasn't been there at some point in our lives? I know I have...so I forgave her for those transgressions.

It's kind of hard to write a review for this book. Not because I'm afraid of spoiling anything necessary, but because the enjoyment of this book is in sharing in Casey's journey. It's in seeing her fall apart and try to put herself back together. And that's a hard thing to describe. Does anything particularly exciting happen in this book? No. But turns out, I'm a sucker for a good character-driven story, and this is certainly one of those.

Definitely worth the read.