June sure flew by, didn't it? Anyway, now that means that I've completed 12 out of 24 books of Book Riot's 2019 Read Harder Challenge ! The tasks I completed this month required me to read a book by an AOC set in or about space and a n #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America . For the tasks, I selected Binti (Binti #1) by Nnedi Okorafor and North of Happy by Adi Alsaid . Read on to see my mini reviews and what's next for July: ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ ❋ Binti (Binti #1) by Nnedi Okorafor is a short YA sci-fi novella, but I can't recommend it enough. Nnedi Okorafor is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. There is so much more I'd like to know about Binti's world, but this little glimpse was just about perfect. Plus, this story got me more interested in looking up information on Binti's people the Himba. I have a feeling you'll like Binti if you like Octavia Butler. Now I'll absolutely need to read the rest of the s