One of the good things about the HUB Challenge is that it is chock full of graphic novels and audiobooks. I can listen while I drive and whip through graphic novels quickly. So, although I only have one novel on my list, I read 4 books! The two graphic novels were rereads, but the other two were new.
Can I just say, Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner blew my mind.
I had checked this out from the library earlier this year, but the first page didn’t grab me, so I returned it and never checked it out again until the Challenge began. I’m glad it was on the list because this is an amazing book. While reading it, I had visions of 1995’s Richard III with Ian McKellan,
set it an alternate fascist England. And that is where this book is set. Dystopian historical fantasy is the genre category I’d give this book. Standish Treadwell lives is Zone 7, a terrible place where where outcasts and political anarchists are sent. So when Standish and his only friend and neighbor, Hector, make their way to the other side of the wall, they see what the Motherland has been hiding. And Standish has to decide if he is willing to risk everything to expose the truth.
I listened to Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger, which I wrote about last week. I enjoyed it so much, I downloaded the second book in the series, Curtsies & Conspiracies.
The two graphic novel rereads were Relish by Lucy Kinsley and Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang.
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