A review by thecaffeinatedreader
Fledgling by S.K. Ali

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The characters are great, even the horrible ones, they're so well fleshed out and all given such depth that I didn't ever dread having a different character chapter. I loved them all.

Only to leave you wanting more. Luckily this is a duology, unluckily we have to wait for the second to release.

I'll be frank it's easy to draw the parallels between this and what is happening in Palestine. So again it's dystopia but so relatable to these times now that I think it made it a much more effective read in this climate. I also greatly enjoyed discussing this book with the read along group and we went so much more in depth, there's so much nuance and background work; so many little details that boggle the mind. And I love it.

Reads like this are important, Dystopian reads, books so easily set up to be labeled as banned, these books are the ones that should be getting the spotlight. I loved this book, you can tell by this loose cannon of a review and I hope that something I've said has made you intrigued enough to look at it or pick it up.

5/5 HUGE cups of coffee from me, it's gone on my favorites shelf and I look forward to book 2.