Trigger warning for rape. Mona’s adventures as a house cleaner, secret photographer, and occasional sufferer […]
Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune, by Roselle Lim
The news that her agoraphobic mother has passed away sends Natalie Tan back to San […]
The Stationary Shop, by Marjan Kamali
Marjan Kamali’s The Stationary Shop is not a perfect book, but it is one of […]
Sharp Objects, by Gillian Flynn
Trigger warning for self-harm. Camille Preaker, the protagonist of Gillian Flynn’s torturous novel Sharp Objects, […]
The Electric Hotel, by Dominic Smith
The Silent Era of film has always attracted me. I love stories set around the […]
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, by Michelle McNamara
Traditionally, true crime follows a chronology that covers the history of a series of crimes. […]
Last Day, by Domenica Ruta
On the night of May 27-May 28 on an alternate earth, people around the world […]
Let’s Pretend this Never Happened, by Jenny Lawson
Jenny Lawson has a strange brain. Some readers may be familiar with her odd thoughts […]
Beautiful Revolutionary, by Laura Elizabeth Woollett
Like Laura Elizabeth Woollett, the author of Beautiful Revolutionary, I am fascinated by the story […]
Pretend I’m Dead, by Jen Beagin
Trigger warnings for drug abuse and incest. Mona has a strange life. Not only does […]