Review by grace_loves_lizards - Fledgling

grace_loves_lizards 's review for:

Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

3.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I love everything I have read by Butler so far, but also wtf: this book was actually insane. The vampire lore stuff was pretty cool and I liked the ending, however I couldn’t get over the fact that

the main character looks like a 10 year old and has sex with adults. It was really disturbing and creepy. I honestly didn’t think I could get through the first half of the book with how prevalent it was. I know folks will be like “she’s a vampire, so it’s not technically pedophilia,” but like… if you have to use technicalities, it’s still pretty gross.

Butler’s writing style is phenomenal as always and I always love the little hints she puts into names, which was really prevalent in this novel. I still love the author, but this was far from my favorite.

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