Monthly Archives: February 2023

Reading Well: Jade City by Fonda Lee

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Daniel (@MKNN)

One of the beautiful and frustrating things about genre writing is that a single magnificent idea can carry an entire work. For me, such is the case with Jade City (2017) by Fonda Lee. The setting is a pseudo-Asian metropolis, … Continue reading →

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Reading Well: A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Sofia Samatar‘s A Stranger in Olondria (2013) stands out most of all for its literaryness, it you’ll allow the word. This is a fantasy novel that reads more like historical fiction, like a finely detailed account of lives lived a … Continue reading →

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Reading Well: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{I’m always in a bit of a quandary on what to do with books in a series. I’ve sort of settled on reviewing the first book, then waiting and completing the rest of the series as a group. But I’m … Continue reading →

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Reading Well: Burntcoat by Sarah Hall

Posted on February 3, 2023 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Y’all know I love me some Sarah Hall (see my writeups of Daughters of the North, The Electric Michelangelo, The Wolf Border, and her short story collection, Madame Zero). 2021’s Burntcoat is no exception for me. This book is likely … Continue reading →

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