February 2024 Reading Wrap-up
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Goodbye February! This month I excelled at consistency. I think I read a little every day until the last couple of days of the month when I visited my sister. At least I got to see her cat, Chester! My reading list also contains so many good reads. I’m super happy with what I picked out to read.
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa
A continuation of a January read. This was such a sweet retelling of Pride and Prejudice with such heart. Two aspects that threw me off while reading were first, the modernization of the dialogue and second, Oliver’s need to call everyone ‘boy’. For the first, it didn't bother me too much but I’m just used to reading and watching the movies with the original cadence of language. As for the latter, I think the author was trying to make everyone seem younger, and maybe I missed something in the canon of this story that they were but it stuck out to me. Besides that, I loved following Oliver as he shows the world, and his family, who he really is while falling in love.
Of One Blood; Or, the Hidden Self by Pauline E. Hopkins
A reread where I didn’t like it as much as the first time. I’m shocked! Don’t get me wrong, I still like this book. The beginning section does gothic so well and the second half is this dreamy, afrofuturistic adventure. This book has a lot to say and does it in a subtle but direct manner.
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Another reread but I loved this book infinitely better. A case of the right book at the right time! Loved this book. So much heartache and tragedy without losing hope.
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation (Vol. 5) by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
The end of the series and the first series completed between me and my sister’s mini book club. I enjoyed the conclusion! The extras were interesting and overall I’m glad to have spent the time reading.
Home by Nnedi Okorafor
The second in the Binti series. This did not suffer from the middle book syndrome. I really felt Binti’s mental struggle here. The events with her family and culture were well written and struck home. The action is also so good.
The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor
Last but certainly not least. The finale of this series. I was so sad to say goodbye to these characters. This post is my immediate feelings after finishing.
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
I was so excited to read this and that excitement was not misplaced. The world-building was immaculate. Seeing how Djinns, magical folk, and humans all lived together in Cairo felt so immersive. Fatma is also such a cool character. She’s strict and hard in some aspects but still has a vital flame and softness to her. I also loved her relationship with Siti, a mysterious and captivating character. This book was a queer femme adventure in Cairo, in 1912, full of magic, mystery, and mythology.