The first finished up my Time Hopathon with A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers. I enjoyed this book but felt it was not as good as the first. While the previous book focused on an overarching task and getting to know several characters that become a found family, this one only focused on 2 characters. The plot did become apparent about 90% of the way through the book but the ending felt rushed. I much preferred the flashbacks helping us get to know Pepper and the enhanced humanity and wanted more time focused on that. Overall, I will read the third book and I gave this one 3.5 stars.
Next I picked up Speak: A Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson. I did not read the novel that this was based on but I feel that was probably a better medium for this story. This is a story about a young girl being raped and the aftermath. How she deals with it, how her friendships and grades suffer as a result and how she gets justice were all discussed. The artwork was bleak which matched the tone of the story. Overall I enjoyed it but am not sure this weighty topic was fully explored like it could be in a traditional novel. I gave it 3.5 stars.
Lastly, I listened to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling. I'm glad to finally wrap up my re-read of Harry Potter. Its been immensely enjoyable and I'm glad to come back to it. I gave it 5 stars.
While I read a total of 17 books in the month of February, I did not follow my original TBR very well. I only crossed-off 7 books.
1. Beartown by Fredrik Bachman
2. Hunger by Roxanne Gay
3. Refuge by Dina Nayeri
4. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
6. How to Train your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
7. Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
8. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
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10. Blankets by Craig Thompson
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12. The Unseen World by Liz Moore
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15. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman
16. The Diary of a Teenage Girl by Phoebe Gloeckner
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