Trigger warning for brief description of rape and mutilation. I always read historical fiction about […]
No Man’s Land, by Richard K. Morgan
Duncan Silver’s Great War never ended; it was only the enemy that changed. After he […]
Nonesuch, by Francis Spufford
Iris Hawkins knows what she wants. She wants a fun night with a man. She […]
The Fortune Tellers of Rue Daru, by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore
In the heart of Paris, in the heart of the community of Russian exiles, Zina […]
Lavender House, by Lev AC Rosen
Trigger warning for references to suicidal ideation and depiction of suicide. We meet Evander Mills […]
When They Burned the Butterfly, by Wen-yi Lee
Every large city has its gangs. The gangs of Singapore have something more than muscle […]
The Hunger We Pass Down, by Jen Sookfong Lee
Trigger warnings for rape, child sexual abuse, forced prostitution, other forms of abuse, and suicide. […]
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), by Rabih Alameddine
Raja’s mother drives him insane. He spends a lot of Rabih Alameddine’s affecting new novel, […]
The Women, by Kristin Hannah
When her family receives word that her brother has been killed in action in Vietnam, […]
The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands, by Sarah Brooks
The Trans-Siberian Express, which runs between Beijing and Moscow, is the only safe way to […]