diff --git a/src/createClient.ts b/src/createClient.ts
index 3a9dd6f..8e1fe35 100644
--- a/src/createClient.ts
+++ b/src/createClient.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
     DecoratedResponse,
     DecoratedResponsePromise,
     Modifiers,
-    SoFetchRequestInit,
 } from "@/types";
 import { callbackStore, mergeHeaders } from "@/utils";
 
@@ -53,14 +52,14 @@ export const createClient = (options: ClientOptions = {}): Client => {
     };
 
     const _createMethod = (methodInit: RequestInit) => {
-        return (info: RequestInfo, init: SoFetchRequestInit = {}) => {
+        return (info: RequestInfo, init?: RequestInit & { json?: unknown }) => {
             const result = (async (): Promise<DecoratedResponse> => {
                 /**
                  * Combine the incoming RequestInit with the default RequestInit
                  * and set "content-type" header to "application/json" by
                  * default if JSON is passed as the request body.
                  */
-                const { json, ...requestInit } = init;
+                const { json, ...requestInit } = init ?? {};
                 const combinedRequestInit: RequestInit = {
                     ...methodInit,
                     ...requestInit,
@@ -211,6 +210,10 @@ export const createClient = (options: ClientOptions = {}): Client => {
     };
 
     return {
+        request: _createMethod({
+            ...options.defaults?.request,
+        }),
+
         get: _createMethod({
             method: "GET",
             ...options.defaults?.get,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 25e1059..4e3162f 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ import {
     NetworkError,
 } from "./errors";
 
-export type SoFetchRequestInit = Omit<RequestInit, "method"> & {
-    json?: unknown;
-};
-
 export type Callbacks = {
     onRequestStart: (details: { request: Request }) => Promise<void> | void;
     onSuccessResponse: (details: {
@@ -79,12 +75,20 @@ export type DecoratedResponsePromise = Omit<
 };
 
 export type Client = {
+    /**
+     * Perform an HTTP request using any HTTP method (defaults to GET)
+     */
+    request: (
+        input: RequestInfo,
+        init?: RequestInit & { json?: unknown }
+    ) => DecoratedResponsePromise;
+
     /**
      * Perform a HTTP GET request
      */
     get: (
         input: RequestInfo,
-        init?: SoFetchRequestInit
+        init?: Omit<RequestInit, "method"> & { json?: unknown }
     ) => DecoratedResponsePromise;
 
     /**
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ export type Client = {
      */
     put: (
         input: RequestInfo,
-        init?: SoFetchRequestInit
+        init?: Omit<RequestInit, "method"> & { json?: unknown }
     ) => DecoratedResponsePromise;
 
     /**
@@ -100,7 +104,7 @@ export type Client = {
      */
     post: (
         input: RequestInfo,
-        init?: SoFetchRequestInit
+        init?: Omit<RequestInit, "method"> & { json?: unknown }
     ) => DecoratedResponsePromise;
 
     /**
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ export type Client = {
      */
     patch: (
         input: RequestInfo,
-        init?: SoFetchRequestInit
+        init?: Omit<RequestInit, "method"> & { json?: unknown }
     ) => DecoratedResponsePromise;
 
     /**
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ export type Client = {
      */
     delete: (
         input: RequestInfo,
-        init?: SoFetchRequestInit
+        init?: Omit<RequestInit, "method"> & { json?: unknown }
     ) => DecoratedResponsePromise;
 
     /**
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ export type Client = {
      */
     options: (
         input: RequestInfo,
-        init?: SoFetchRequestInit
+        init?: Omit<RequestInit, "method"> & { json?: unknown }
     ) => DecoratedResponsePromise;
 
     /**
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ export type Client = {
      */
     head: (
         input: RequestInfo,
-        init?: SoFetchRequestInit
+        init?: Omit<RequestInit, "method"> & { json?: unknown }
     ) => DecoratedResponsePromise;
 
     callbacks: {
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ export type Client = {
 
 export type ClientOptions = {
     defaults?: {
+        request: RequestInit;
         get: Omit<RequestInit, "method">;
         put: Omit<RequestInit, "method">;
         post: Omit<RequestInit, "method">;
diff --git a/test/f.test.ts b/test/f.test.ts
index 1d3f85b..b1118e6 100644
--- a/test/f.test.ts
+++ b/test/f.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,30 @@ const mockConsoleError = () => {
 
 const HOST = "http://that-is-so-fetch.com";
 
+describe("f.request()", () => {
+    test("When no method is specified it performs a GET request and returns a response", async () => {
+        nock(HOST)
+            .get("/api/user")
+            .reply(200, { firstName: "Shane", lastName: "MacGowan", age: 65 });
+
+        const response = await f.request(HOST + "/api/user");
+        expect(response).toBeInstanceOf(Response);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(response.statusText).toBe("OK");
+    });
+
+    test("You can provide an HTTP method", async () => {
+        nock(HOST)
+            .put("/api/user")
+            .reply(200, { firstName: "Shane", lastName: "MacGowan", age: 65 });
+
+        const response = await f.request(HOST + "/api/user", { method: "put" });
+        expect(response).toBeInstanceOf(Response);
+        expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(response.statusText).toBe("OK");
+    });
+});
+
 describe("f.get()", () => {
     test("It performs a GET request and returns a response", async () => {
         nock(HOST)