A review by katieinca
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

4.0

It's almost like Butler read [b:The Passage|6690798|The Passage (The Passage, #1)|Justin Cronin|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327874267s/6690798.jpg|2802546] and said "oh really, this is the best we can do for a modern re-imagining of a vampire tale?" and then wrote this in response, except that this came out five years earlier. It's got genetic engineering and creatures that are-and-aren't vampires, but they're matriarchal, generally don't kill the people they feed from, and the one with the greatest powers is the young female with the dark skin.

Con: Butler's dialog often feels more like a Socratic dialogue than anything real people would say.
Pro: Suddenly we find ourselves in the midst of an exciting courtroom drama!