Nnedi Okorafor created a truly intriguing and absorbing universe with [b:Binti|25667918|Binti (Binti, #1)|Nnedi Okorafor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1433804020l/25667918._SY75_.jpg|45491127]. Though [b:The Night Masquerade|34386617|The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3)|Nnedi Okorafor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1495725402l/34386617._SY75_.jpg|55477512] may not be as strong as its predecessors, it still successfully ties together Binti’s coming of age arc while expanding the fun world-building elements of the previous series entries.

Picking up where the chaos of [b:Home|30038654|Home (Binti, #2)|Nnedi Okorafor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1470413227l/30038654._SY75_.jpg|50442846] left off, Binti finds herself grasping to navigate a quickly escalating conflict. This all transpires while she grapples with her ever changing identity—psychologically, culturally, ethnically, and even the matter of her species is in flux. I do wish that some of these loose strands of her character development, as well as some of the more predictable plot elements, were better developed. That said, by the novel’s end I was still very much invested in the characters and wanted everyone to be okay.

Whether they are (okay) or not, you will have to finish the series to find out.