Trigger warning for rape. In the nineteenth century, a woman could be diagnosed with hysteria […]
A Radical Act of Free Magic, by H.G. Parry
H.G. Parry draws her sprawling historical fantasy to an abrupt close in A Radical Act […]
The Matchmaker’s Lonely Heart, by Nancy Campbell Allen
Not everything I choose to read is an intellectual puzzle or a heartbreaking exploration of […]
The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, by Tom Lin
I apologize, dear readers, for the sporadic posting over the summer. I just got back […]
The Captain’s Daughter: Essential Stories, by Alexander Pushkin
Why did no one tell me Alexander Pushkin was funny? Before I read this collection, […]
Dust Off the Bones, by Paul Howarth
I have a few rules about reading. If a book doesn’t hook you within 50 […]
The Kingdoms, by Natasha Pulley
Beware of Scottish standing stones! It was true in the Outlander series and it’s true […]
The Dictionary of Lost Words, by Pip Williams
One small part of my job as a librarian is to help explain what words […]
In the Palace of Flowers, by Victoria Princewill
Trigger warnings for rape and intimate partner violence. One of the most useful questions I […]
The Savage Instinct, by Marjorie DeLuca
Trigger warning for psychological abuse. In 1873, Mary Ann Cotton was executed for the murders […]