My Reader’s Guide to The Three Lives of Cate Kay discusses this January 2025 Reese’s Book Club pick that has been pitched as The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets First Lie Wins. What is this book about and will you like it? Let’s discuss. My Reader’s Guide to the Three Lives of Cate Kay has a character list, protected spoilers and a link to my book club discussion questions!

Reader’s Guide to the Three Lives of Cate Kay
- Jen’s Quick Take on The Three Lives of Cate Kay
- Character List for The Three Lives of Cate Kay
- Protected Spoilers for The Three Lives of Cate Kay
- Link to my Book Club Questions for The Three Lives of Cate Kay
Jen’s Quick Take on The Three Lives of Cate Kay

- The Three Lives of Cate Kay is part fictional coming-of-age story, part queer romance, part philosophical discussion on ambition vs loyalty
- I see the comparison between the journey of Evelyn in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo to Cass’s journey in this story.
- I don’t always love stories with many narrative POVs, but I thought they worked really well.
- The Three Lives of Cate Kay IS a very discussable book, and I hope you’ll check out my Book Club Discussion Questions!
- This is both a Reese’s Book Club Pick AND a Book of the Month pick!
Character List for The Three Lives of Cate Kay

Main Characters:
- Anne Marie Callahan/Annie Callahan/Cass Ford/Cate Kay: title character who is a small town girl turned bestselling author (under a pseudonym)
- Amanda Kent: Anne Marie’s best friend from the age of nine
- Ryan “Ry” Channing: girl from Kansas who moves to LA and becomes a famous actor
- Sidney Collins: Cass Ford’s lawyer and former girlfriend
Minor Characters:
- Jake Fischer: reporter for Vanity Fair who decides to try to find out Cate’s identity
- Kerri Kent: Amanda’s younger sister
- Patricia Callahan: Anne Marie’s mother
- Matt: Ry Channing’s agent
- Janie: Ry Channing’s manager
- Richard Riley: theater teacher at Amanda and Annie’s high school
- Sarah: barista that Ry has a crush on
- Brett Stephens: Plattsburgh cafe owner who gives Cass a job
- Melody Huber: literary agent who finds The Very Last from the slush pile and then steals it when she gets fired
- Janet: Amanda’s physical therapist
Characters from The Very Last:
- Samantha Park: reporter in New York in the early 2000s
- Jeremiah: Samantha’s best friend and fellow reporter
- Persephone Park: Samantha’s daughter
Spoilers for The Three Lives of Cate Kay
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My Book Club Discussion Questions for The Three Lives of Cate Kay

You’ll get a two page full color book club discussion guide with fourteen thought-provoking questions!
I seem to be reading a lot of *discussable* books lately. I’ve been calling them book club style books.
It’s weird, but they are not usually books I would read or enjoy but they work for me on audio so that’s what I’ve been veering towards. And I get the the ALC’s from Libro.fm – so there’s that lol
Yep, that’s what I call them. Tell me which ones you’ve liked!
so who does Annie end up with,, Ryan or Amanda?
It’s in the post! Rhymes with lion.