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The Assistants ― Camille Perri ― “We’re not only the ninety-nine percent, we’re the assistants to the one percent. There’s power in that.”
The Assistants: the reflection of the economic struggles of a generation that was promised the sky through debt. Camille Perri narrates the story of Tina Fontana, an English graduate; who has been working a dead-end job for the last few years with a miserable salary enough to allow her not to die of hunger. Working…
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The Plot ― Jean Hanff Korelitz ― “Good writers borrow, great writers steal. —T. S. Eliot (but possibly stolen from Oscar Wilde)”
“Either I was paying too much attention or the book was kind of predictable.” In The Plot, Jean Hanff Korelitz writes a colossal story that spins around being a horrible writer, a fear many of us share. In this thriller, sometimes Jacob Finch Bonner, the main character, shares the role of villain and hero. While…
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My Policeman ― Bethan Roberts ― “You have to open your eyes. you’re too bright not to. It’s such a waste”
My Policeman portraits an insufferable existence when victims and victimizers share roles in systematic violence. Inkish Kingdoms Bethan Roberts writes an excruciating novel of treason, gender roles, sexuality, and freedom. My Policeman follows the story of three main characters Marion, Tom, and Patrick. Tom has never said out loud who he is. Patrick has always…
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The Guncle ― Steven Rowley ― “Normal is a terrible thing to aspire to… aim higher.”
A must-needed representation of the almost extinct Queer Generation X Inkish Kingdoms The Guncle by Steven Rowley is one of the gayest and sweetest stories I have read this year. The approach of being a gay uncle and that the story does not go around his sexuality or his romantic life made it feel fresh…
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The Maidens ― Alex Michaelides ― “Life means nothing. Death means nothing.”
“A dark psychological and slow burner story that mixes the mysticism of the Greek myths with modern monsters and motives” Inkish Kingdoms When you are an author like Alex Michaedelis that hit the debut shelves with such force you know that your upcoming novel has to be better or as better as the first story. But…
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Indivisible by Daniel Aleman ― “Surely they will be given a chance to fight deportation, won’t they?”
Indivisible by Daniel Aleman exposes how the Immigration System breaks families apart without a second thought. I have been invested in books with the thematic of immigration. First, Of Women and Salt, which is seen from the eyes of “legal” people, but Indivisible exposes the problem first hand, and the readers are able to experiment…
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Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia ― “We are force”
‘Of Women and Salt’ by Gabriela Garcia is the voice that immigrants and nationals needed to listen to. – Inkish Kingdoms This novel is a project closed home for Garcia. Born in the States to a Cuban mother and a Mexican father, Gabriela knew from her parents the immigration situation and struggles that many people go through…
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As Far As You´ll Take Me ― Phil Stamper
As Far As You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper is a book that promised hot mess London greatness but that only managed to deliver a bland mess. – Inkish Kingdoms Let me tell you a short story about this book. Phil Stamper came to my radar one day when I was on Twitter because he…
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