Audiobook Review – Binti: Home (Binti, Book 2) by Nnedi Okorafor, Narrated by Robin Miles (4/5 stars)

Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Length: 4 hours and 10 minutes
Publisher:‎ Tantor Audio
Release Date: January 09, 2018
ASIN: B078JG38VX
Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Binti series
Source: Borrowed Audiobook from Library
Rating: 4/5 stars

“It’s been a year since Binti and Okwu enrolled at Oomza University. A year since Binti was declared a hero for uniting two warring planets. A year since she found friendship in the unlikeliest of places.

And now she must return home to her people, with her friend Okwu by her side, to face her family and face her elders.

But Okwu will be the first of his race to set foot on Earth in over a hundred years, and the first ever to come in peace.

After generations of conflict can human and Meduse ever learn to truly live in harmony?”

Series Info/Source: This is the second book in the Binti series. I borrowed this as an audiobook from my library.

Thoughts: This was a well done continuation of the Binti series. Binti travels home with Okwu (who is serving as an ambassador for his people). Binti knows that the changes she has gone through may cause issue with her reclusive tribe; and they do. In addition to that, there is a lot of friction with Okwu’s presence even with the new treaty in place. Has Binti outgrown her home world and will she be able to complete her pilgrimage as planned and salvage the trip back home?

This was well done. I really enjoyed the thoughtfulness behind this. It really takes a look at how sometimes you outgrow the place you thought was home. It also discusses issues where a treaty is made but there is a lot of bad blood between the two races that are under treaty. Unfortunately, it ends on a huge cliffhanger which I dislike. Still, I am eager to listen to the third book in this series.

I listened to this on audiobook and the narration was very well done. I would recommend listening to this whole series on audiobook if you enjoy audiobooks.

My Summary (4/5): Overall this was an excellent continuation of the Binti series. I enjoyed seeing Binti’s home world and appreciated seeing how she had changed in the year since leaving home. This does end on a cliffhanger, so I would recommend having the third book on hand. I am excited to pick up “Binti: The Night Masqurade” to see how this series is tied up. I would recommend this to those who enjoy science fiction with afrofuturism themes and to those who like reading about different types of aliens and their interactions with the human species.