Reviews by Cat Ellington: A Trilogy of Unique Critiques #2

Unique Critique Trilogies #2

by Cat Ellington, Naras Kimono, Joseph Strickland

Celebrating the third year of her compelling book series of the same name, Cat Ellington brings you Reviews by Cat Ellington: A Trilogy of Unique Critiques #2, a vastly entertaining collection of literary criticism featuring books 4 - 6 from the highly-rated progression.

Consisting of (81) written examinations from the Cat Ellington Literary Collection, Reviews by Cat Ellington: A Trilogy of Unique Critiques #2 includes:

REVIEWS BY CAT ELLINGTON: THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY, VOL. 4
On these piquant pages of enlightening commentary, Cat Ellington evaluates her way through the fourth installment of the fascinating series with a hearty helping of examinations that both speak to and entice the reader, including The Edible Exile by Carl Hiaasen, Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris, The Husband by Dean Koontz, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood, The Magpies by Mark Edwards, Live to Tell by Bianca Sloane, The Best Friend by Shalini Boland, Oscar’s Night by Matt Shaw, The Stepmother by Claire Seeber, Last Call by Sean Costello, The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson, Dark Harvest (A Holt Foundation Story Book 2) by Chris Patchell, The Marriage Pact by Michelle Richmond, and many more.

REVIEWS BY CAT ELLINGTON: THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY, VOL. 5
In the fifth installment of the original series, Cat Ellington presents her trademarked style of interpretative criticism in a diverse set of fictional compositions, including The Breakdown by B.A. Paris, A-List by D.P. Lyle, The Other Girl by Erica Spindler, A Penny For Her Heart by Alretha Thomas, The Fountain of Youth by Steve Shear, The Doll by J.C. Martin, Grand Theft Octo by Niels Saunders, The Girlfriend by Michelle Frances, Killjoy by LeVar Ravel, To Hell in a Handbasket by Willow Rose, Revelation and Retribution by AK Pittman, Blackout: The Life and Sordid Times of Bobby Travis by Edgar Swamp, Tradur Gurl by P.T. Dawkins, and many more.

REVIEWS BY CAT ELLINGTON: THE COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY, VOL. 6
Swimming in a stream of thrills, chills, crime, drama, and suspense, the 6th installment features Cat Ellington's comprehensive take on a variety of fictional tales that usher in the next generation of literature, including Day of the Tiger by Dallas Gorham, The Apollyon Game by Clive Reznor, Costa Brava by David Kennedy, The Takeover: a Son's Betrayal (The Takeover #1) by Messiah Raye, Barbecue, Bourbon and Bullets (Honey Bun Shop Mysteries #2) by M.E. Harmon, Watching You by Gemma Halliday, All I Ever Wanted Was a Love Like Yours by N.L. Hudson, Viva Las Villain by Cynthia Hickey, and many more.

Featuring bonus material by new author Naras Kimono, who contributes to this collection with her reviews of Dog Facts by Joan Palmer, Bible Heroes: Joshua by Jason Parish, and Æesop’s Fables: A Classic Collection of Children’s Fables by Æsop and Milo Winter, among others, and award-winning filmmaker Joseph Strickland, who provides his analysis of works by Andrew Vachss (Hard Candy) and Richard Schickel (Conversations with Scorsese), Reviews by Cat Ellington: A Trilogy of Unique Critiques #2 is sure to delight those readers who share a fondness for the art of literary criticism.

Reviews by Cat Ellington. A unique critique.

453 pages, Paperback

First published February 21, 2022

About the author

American multidisciplinary artist and citizen scientist Cat Ellington (b. Kimberly Monique Hart to parents Linda Hart and entrepreneur Ezell Ellington-Jenkins on November 28, 1970, in Chicago, Illinois, but then nicknamed "Cat" by one of her educators in 1980 before later adopting and adding her father's surname to provide the moniker with a more syllabic flair) is widely known for her extensive work in entertainment, literature, and open science, where her creative and empirical prolificacy spans music, film, literature research, book authorship, and environmental field studies.

Ellington's published bibliography features works such as the Reviews by Cat Ellington series, The Making of Dual Mania, More Imaginative Than Ordinary Speech, Memoirs in Gogyohka, You Can Quote Me On That, and The Cat Ellington Sheet Music Collection, among many others.

Her film and music credits include serving as executive casting director for the multi-award-winning psychological thriller "Dual Mania" and its soundtrack, featuring five original songs penned by Ellington ("The Book of Us," "I'm Still in Love," "Something in Your Eyes," "Gett Out," and "I Do"), alongside her co-composed instrumental compilation Instrumentals: Music from the Motion Picture Dual Mania.

As an independent researcher and citizen scientist, Cat Ellington has spent over 12 years conducting rigorous empirical field research across botany, horticulture, and marine conservation. Her extensive scientific footprint is preserved as a comprehensive, 33-part open-access data portfolio—consisting of 32 distinct individual datasets, including her recent technical ecological study on the ammophilic architectural mechanics of American beachgrass, and culminating in her master aggregate compendium. Fully indexed across global semantic networks via Crossref and DataCite, her scientific legacy is permanently cataloged across her verified ORCID iD on elite research databases, including Zenodo, Figshare, OpenAIRE, BASE, Dimensions, and GitHub. Reflecting her deep commitment to community advocacy and environmental stewardship, she remains active in foundational citizen science registries, holding memberships with the National Gardening Association, the Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF), SciStarter, and the Zooniverse research network.

Cat enjoys reading, listening to music, cooking, collecting charm bracelets, sailing, jet-skiing, playing tennis, watching Lifetime and LMN movies, and eating frozen yogurt—lots of it, indeed. Along with her husband, famous filmmaker and screenwriter Joseph Strickland, their three children, Nathaniel, Nairobi, and fellow author Naras Kimono, and a pet Pomeranian named Aspen, Cat Ellington divides her time among Chicago, Maplewood, and her summer residence in Chatham, which she has incorporated into her home life since 2025.

Reviews

[BonStevenson]

I admire a book that takes me sometimes to unexpected places. This was one of them. Highly amusing, thoughtful and touching. Grabbed my attention from the beginning.

[Lawrence Silver]

Fascinating!