A review by hayleysreads
Clade by James Bradley

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Good book, creepy in post pandemic 2021. Quite grounding & brings you back to the truth of our future. I liked the concept, would have liked a little more detail /depth on each story in the different chapters. It is essentially a series of short stories/snapshot looking at different characters within the family - this could have gone much more into detail on the different characters & experiences, also showing people from different backgrounds who are less privileged, or from different countries. Or it could have been a series of short stories. I’m not sure it worked & some of the family links were a little tenuous. But In some ways it did work , showing how we are all connected. 

I don’t get why bees are on the cover, they’re not that central to the plot. I would have gone for a cover with some kind of glitchy techy family tree.