A review by toolittletime
Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Bulter as always is creating a wonderful, immersive world that I wish I could have explored more (I did see online she had been planning a sequel to this!). The way this explored race and racism and different ways to build a family was really fascinating.

I found it interesting how the Ina considered themselves "above" being racist, since they're not human. But still being so symbiotic with humans, of course the best and worst of human society would affect them!

I will admit the first time I read this, the sexual relationships Shuri engages in with adult humans made me incredibly uncomfortable, so that is good to keep in mind before starting. 

By the end of the book, I really did grow to love Shuri and the little family she was creating. Except Wright, I hated him the whole book.