A review by calamitymeat
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It's such a shame Octavia Butler died so suddenly and tragically almost immediately after writing this :( I really would have loved for this series to continue. 

I was having an AWFUL time reading it however. Damn she sure does know how to make people uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

Its not TECHNICALLY pedophilia, but she is graphically describing sex between two characters when one has the body of a 10 year old. And she goes out of her way to describe how small and tiny and young and petite the character is. It's kind of gross but you also have to understand that's kind of the point