Back with her second full-length graphic novel, CANNON, Lee Lai is here to suckerpunch you with the visceral experience of one woman’s impending breakdown.

Metaphysical Hell is weird and rightfully horrifying, and it’s left me with auditory echoes of bones clattering. The magic system is opaque but interesting, and there are some hilarious snipes in the characters’ bickering.

If you’ve had a wandering interest in Kuang’s books and have been looking for a more character-driven pick, this might be the one for you.

I would whole-heartedly recommend [Mad World] to anyone with an interest in our world because, as the author writes, ‘when we see that our oppression is so closely interrelated, it becomes easier to dismantle it, and build new worlds together.’ ... I found so much to treasure in this exploration of how madness/mental illness permeates through our lives and societies.

Oscillating through various perspectives, Fierceland gives voice to those silenced by the turning tides of colonialism, steadily propelling the plot towards its inevitable conclusion. Musa navigates generational inheritances and collective responsibilities, asking what one might owe as a descendant of people who have caused wide-reaching harm, and how we navigate these relationships on a personal level.

Expansive yet tightly plotted, When Sleeping Women Wake is a deeply empathetic novel that examines the devastation of war. ... Written in atmospheric prose and propelled by an urgent narrative pulse, When Sleeping Women Wake is an immersive and compelling read.