The Light Brigade

If there are two subgenres I usually avoid, they are military sci-fi and time travel. There are exceptions here (mostly John Scalzi and Connie Willis), but as a whole, I find the former boring and the latter frustrating and convoluted. Hurley has really done something here. I think I enjoyed it because it's a solidly anti-war story that is all too timely and the time travel elements fit neatly into the theme, the disjointedness serving as much to compare to the trauma of war and violence as to the progression of the plot. I enjoy Dietz as a protagonist, especially towards the end. It's complex, gripping story. Probably avoid if you have any triggers around war or graphic violence (there are no punches pulled here), but otherwise try it out even if you don't usually bend towards these subgenera.